Sentences with phrase «than substantive»

An agreement between a native title party and other interested parties, binding them to a particular process rather than substantive issues.
In general, merit pay plans are more likely to be symbolic than substantive and more likely to be promised than delivered.
The off - color story, for example, becomes more important than the substantive issue.
Initially, the term «principles of fundamental justice» had been interpreted to refer narrowly to the principles of natural justice, which define procedural, rather than substantive fairness.
A persistent problem is that the ministry is happier with administrative rather than substantive reform.
The rules themselves are stated as rules of procedure, rather than substantive powers or rights.
Avoid using an overly large or ornate font; your header should not command the reader's attention more than the substantive parts of your resume.
The issues he raises are technical rather than substantive.
Green J. reviewed the caselaw on the issue, and concluded that in that case, where the intention of the judge was to impose two years (24 months) and not twenty - five months incarceration, and where the error, although not clerical or administrative in nature was «an error, a slip of the tongue or clerical change rather than a substantive change,» he concluded he still had jurisdiction to make the necessary amendment to the sentence.
(To me, on a quick reading, the result sounded like more of a technical one than a substantive one, as opposed to the lower court's ruling that C. had failed to make an understandable case that any infraction had occurred, or might have occurred.)
Slaw and 3 Geeks, of course, both emerged from the practice support rather than the substantive law side of the profession (both have their roots in the law librarian, KM and legal research areas).
Sometimes this process anxiety is even more distracting and disconcerting for the client than the substantive legal issues, and frequently the «hand - holding» that is required to deal with these issues is the kind of work that lawyers avoid, not realizing the potential it has to strengthen the client relationship.
A new poll shows voters are only supporting the Conservatives due to a dislike of the government, rather than any substantive support for David Cameron's party.
However, such irregularities, Mayrand explained, were more of a technical and bureaucratic than substantive nature.
Very often this diversity is delineated entirely in terms of the sex, race, or ethnicity of the person or group speaking rather than any substantive difference in moral or political aims.
There were, however 2 «5s» and 9 «6s» which revealed more dissatisfaction with the way the statements were framed than substantive disagreement.
«But Andrew Cuomo is more interested in the appearance of action than substantive results for New Yorkers.»
That's how one labor source who attended last night's pre-SoS union summit at the Albany Crowne Plaza described the get - together, which, as far as I can tell, was more of a «we're all in this together» pep rally than a substantive planning session for how to respond to the looming budget battle with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Sanders» seventh Democratic presidential primary win in his last eight tries against Clinton proved more symbolic than substantive Saturday.
But the Vergara plaintiffs» team was much more interested in the spectacular than the substantive.
After a book's chapters, stories, and target audience are well established, most books benefit from line editing — an editorial stage that is less involved than substantive editing but more involved than copyediting.
It's more psychological than substantive, but that's how many negotiations go.»
Not that both these issues are not important, Duh they are, but lets stand guard to the greater threat of politicians and «leaders» exploiting these causes for mass appeal rather than substantive solutions with real impact rather than token efforts.
We both know that kim is being disingenuous, but the response that a bunch of non-researchers also believe in AGW is more of a political argument than a substantive one.
Mandatory mediation in the civil context is perceived as more of a procedural goal to reduce the issues in dispute or find a reasonable settlement, rather than a substantive objective of conciliation.
Proactive firms understand that it takes more than substantive training to develop highly effective associates and new partners.
If you're spending too much time on emails rather than substantive work, you can adjust your practice and set aside 1 hour a day to manage emails and make sure you spend the rest drafting documents instead.
Frequently, and frustratingly at times, it may seem to firms that the client in fact pays more attention to the invoices they receive than the substantive legal advice being offered.
After well over nine months, enough has been said and written about the Jackson reforms but little if any attention has been given to what now seems to be a clear picture of the driving force behind these changes: civil justice for personal injury claimants is to be rationed, based upon the simple value of the claim rather than its substantive merits.
Mr. Hebron next addresses his concerns through the UCAB (University Council Appeals Board) process — alleging his grades have been affected by matters «other than substantive academic judgment».
Even nicer than the substantive «hygge» is the adjective «hyggelig», which can mean something like cozy or pleasent.
While every state has an endorsement called the HO - 300 which changes the standard HO - 4 renters policy to meet state specific provisions, these are usually matters of simple phrasing rather than substantive changes.
Far from stemming the tide, the recommendations of the national commission were only selectively adopted, leading to reforms more symbolic than substantive, say the 11 members of the Hoover Institution - based Koret group (who also serve as editors and editorial board members of this journal).
In England and Wales, the rules of criminal procedure are what govern the issue raised in the question, rather than the substantive laws relating to the various charges which might be brought; and while the substantive laws in England and Scotland are often fairly similar, the procedures are usually very dissimilar.
A Process or Framework agreement is an agreement between a native title party and other interested parties, binding them to a particular process rather than substantive issues.
Significantly, these revisions are clarifications rather than substantive changes.
Apple crisp — we'll also lump in apple cobbler or apple crunch, since the differing nomenclature is regional more than substantive, in my reading — is just wonderful.
Weingarten's post comes after she told Capital on Friday that Cuomo's comments to the New York Daily News likening public education to a monopoly were political rather than substantive.
The issues now animating advocates, dreamers, and disrupters on both sides are more symbolic than substantive.
Wyoming has struck back, although sometimes its target seems more symbolic than substantive.
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