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Although many programs require it, my own does not, and back at my old haunt, Columbia, the graduate-admissions Web page declares, “Our department does not require the GRE Subject Test in English literature, which we regard as unsubstantive and not predictive of the quality of graduate work.”

The GRE | clusterflock 2009

What is most striking to me about the Rolling Stone piece is how the criticisms it uncovers are mundane, cliched, and unsubstantive.

Eric Alterman: Think Again: Foolish Loudmouths in the Military and in the Media 2010

Indeed, what is most striking to me about the Rolling Stone piece is how the criticisms it uncovers are mundane, cliched, and unsubstantive -- just like the critique one hears over and over in the media about the progress of President Barack Obama's foreign policy.

Eric Alterman: Think Again: Foolish Loudmouths in the Military and in the Media 2010

Obama is an unknown running a "glamour" campaign (not meant as an insult, by the way ... it's not that he's unsubstantive, but that he's riding high on all sorts of policy unrelated things like looks, rhetoric, and personal background).

Compare And Contrast: Hillary Camp's Approach To Obama Vs. Approach To Edwards 2009

Although many programs require it, my own does not, and back at my old haunt, Columbia, the graduate-admissions Web page declares, “Our department does not require the GRE Subject Test in English literature, which we regard as unsubstantive and not predictive of the quality of graduate work.”

The GRE | clusterflock 2009

Some of my commenters are people who would want my side to lose, and they will have an incentive to say really uncivil and unsubstantive things.

Bob Wright proposes a "competition to see who can be more civil and at the same time be more disagreeing in a substantively contentious way." Ann Althouse 2008

Throughout the campaign, Sean's tactics were almost exclusively unsubstantive and negative, hinging on indeterminate musings and speculation.

Radio Treason: Hannity Continues Radical Anti-Obama Fearmongering 2008

If Bob thinks some of what we do is too unsubstantive to be good as he defines good, that's his problem.

Bob Wright proposes a "competition to see who can be more civil and at the same time be more disagreeing in a substantively contentious way." Ann Althouse 2008

The drawn out, incredibly expensive and unsubstantive campaign showed one thing -- that poverty and inequality are the central issue facing the country.

The World's Toughest Job 2007

Too often people like YoloMike will show up and attempt the same unsubstantive attacks, but it gets difficult when the author there is willing to provide his data for auditing, while those he attempts to audit refuse to expose their methods.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Ecologists vs. Economists: 2007