It was not until the French Revolution that substantive steps were taken to end discrimination toward Cagots.

Since the general's speech, there has been little sign that substantive steps have been taken to ease tensions there.

But the King mentioned no substantive steps toward giving the P.L.O. sovereignty over the West Bank.

The USSR agreed in the treaty to take substantive steps to amend its legislation in that sense by 1991.

Opponents call the reforms window dressing anyway, since substantive steps for moving toward democracy have not been addressed.

Although it wants to concentrate on its high-flying media properties, Westinghouse is taking substantive steps to put its soon-to-be-orphaned industrial properties on sound financial ground.

It is a first substantive and important step.

His most substantive step in that direction was his campaign to rework First Boston's bloated compensation structure.

Those moves have brought criticism from bond analysts who have been urging the state to take substantive steps to cut spending.

Yet, there are no signs of substantive steps to retire.