When a reporter remarked that some Democrats had expressed a desire for more substantive meetings, the governor-elect was unable to resist his most famous movie line.

Its first substantive meeting took place at the association's annual conference in Omaha last week.

Neither committee has held a substantive meeting.

It was to have held its first substantive meeting last Friday.

"When we have our Social Security meetings, and those are often very detailed, substantive meetings, he's consistently upbeat."

He has said that he recalls no other substantive meetings with Mr. Allen on the topic.

During his earlier campaign he had one substantive meeting on the deficit.

They embraced and promised to accelerate preparations for a substantive meeting in the next few weeks, both men said afterward.

There were very few substantive meetings in Philadelphia.

It was their first substantive meeting since an attempt at reconciliation over economic policy broke down late last summer.