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
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
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
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