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substantive agreements

British  
/ səbˈstæntiv /

plural noun

  1. collective agreements that regulate jobs, pay, and conditions

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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, now in their fifth year, have yielded few substantive agreements, in part because relations have grown more complex with China's increasing military, diplomatic and economic clout.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2014

However, the annual talks have yielded few substantive agreements.

From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2014

He still felt that summit meetings without a probability of substantive agreements ought to be avoided, since they only "create euphoria."

From Time Magazine Archive

For both the U.S. and Egypt, the purpose of all the cordiality was to maintain the momentum created by the Egyptian-Israeli accords on the Sinai, in the hope that more substantive agreements may follow.

From Time Magazine Archive