insubstantive

But since it involves no deep connection to another human being, it is insubstantive in nature and thus the hit can only be sustained in ever-increasing doses.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Anthony Weiner and Why Powerful Men Self-Destruct Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

But one of the main union negotiators, the GMB's Brian Hutton, said discussions on the four pension schemes – health, education, civil service and local government – had either stalled or were insubstantive.

Public sector strikes end in propaganda war 2011

But since it involves no deep connection to another human being, it is insubstantive in nature and thus the hit can only be sustained in ever-increasing doses.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Anthony Weiner and Why Powerful Men Self-Destruct Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

But since it involves no deep connection to another human being, it is insubstantive in nature and thus the hit can only be sustained in ever-increasing doses.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Anthony Weiner and Why Powerful Men Self-Destruct Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

So much of our politics is insubstantive or irrational, and we often talk about our disagreements in terms of psychology, personality, and taste.

Jedediah Purdy: How to Be a Liberal-Conservative-Socialist-Anarchist Jedediah Purdy 2011

But since it involves no deep connection to another human being, it is insubstantive in nature and thus the hit can only be sustained in ever-increasing doses.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Anthony Weiner and Why Powerful Men Self-Destruct Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

It's a two-way street, and trying to throw up such insubstantive buffers for your candidate of choice further obfuscates the issues.

Lanny Davis: It's Hard To Criticize Obama "Without Being Accused Of Playing Race Card" 2009

In her insubstantive speech, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle didn't even bother to mention John McCain but at the very end, like a side note.

Robyn Ewing: Palin's Speech: "A Rhetorical Lynching" 2008

To his great surprise, the following day, twenty four other passengers whom he had failed to note as regulars in his car (possibly because their reading material was insubstantive) were now carrying deep books about German music as well.

Getting under the covers Roger Sutton 2006

Before I start with substantive, and insubstantive posting, let me give a huge thanks to John for the opportunity to contribute.

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