substantive agreements
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Chinese and US leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump concluded a summit in Beijing with some symbolic wins that made for good optics domestically but produced few substantive agreements, analysts said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
However, in the U.S., those substantive agreements were overshadowed by Harris’ comments in Guatemala, where she starkly told would-be migrants: “do not come.”
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2021
The annual talks between the U.S. and China have yielded few substantive agreements, in part because relations have grown more complex with China's increasing power.
From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2014
However, the annual talks have yielded few substantive agreements.
From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2014
It remained for Secretary of State Dean Rusk to make the point that President Johnson's peace offensive is based not on rigid proposals but on wide-ranging probes for areas where substantive agreements are possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
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