Indeed, one might say, though a little misleadingly, that it is not so much the substantive topics which distinguish disciplines, but their theoretical interests.

He is also playing it safe, refusing to answer reporters' questions about substantive topics, including the recently foiled terrorist effort to mail explosives to the United States.

The press will take it out on Clinton in other ways, on more permissable, more substantive topics.

They continued to talk after dinner, this time on more substantive topics.

Getting to Know Him Mr. Grassley said he purposely steered clear of legal issues and simply wanted to get acquainted with the nominee before they discussed more substantive topics.

He also published numerous research articles on such substantive topics as intelligence, attitude change, the relation between attitudes and behavior, validity generalization, differential validity/selection fairness, and selection utility.

Negotiators said they had made progress, and hoped to move on to substantive topics soon.

Grounded theory research is a systematic research process that works to develop "a process, and action or an interaction about a substantive topic".

Other substantive topics included work on historical cohort effects, cognitive development, a dual-process conception of lifespan intelligence, and the study of wisdom.

The Journal focuses on substantive topics and on critique and innovation in theory and method as well as issues in cultural and social analysis.