constitute

Example Sentences

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As in ancient Athens, those most vocal about the need to protect children from corrupting influences insist that such drastic measures constitute a defense of rather than an attack on democratic values and social cohesion.

From The Wall Street Journal

In July regulators will publish new standards, including definitions for what constitutes a semisolid, a “solid-liquid” or all solid-state battery.

From The Wall Street Journal

While controversial in South Africa, courts have ruled it does not constitute hate speech and should be considered in the context of the struggle against white-minority rule that ended in 1994.

From Barron's

Much of the reporting constituted "inadmissible reporting based on suspicion", the statement said.

From BBC

"Section 33 constitutes, in a way, one of the cornerstones of the Canadian Charter," Quebec argues in legal briefings.

From BBC