A large majority of the false alarms had no recoverable depth, which constituted the major difficulty of our taking in 3D.
Trade with the native peoples and the export of deerskins constituted the major sources of income, complemented by naval stores (turpentine, tar, and other pine products) after 1710.
Collectively, the dances constituted the major ceremonials of the Northwest Coast peoples; known as the spirit dances, they were performed during the winter months.
Beginning in the late 19th century, treaty port cities such as Shanghai and Guangzhou (Canton) constituted the major areas from which industrialization developed in China.
Frasch-process sulfur produced at the Gulf Coast salt domes constituted the major source of U.S. sulfur production and dominated the world market until approximately 1970.
Day-Lewis and Bardem had been considered shoo-ins for their performances, two of the most talked about of the year, but the victories for Cotillard and Swinton constituted the major surprises of an evening that generally went with form.
Except for small doses, machine radiation is much cheaper to use than radioactive isotopes, like cobalt 60, which constituted the major source of radiation before machines came into use.
On the spying program, they said the president was deeply immersed in details of the nation's surveillance practices but was focused on those areas that constituted the major threats to the United States.
Until the 1970s derivatives from methyl- or methoxyl-substituted benzidines constituted the major group of disazo dyes, but they are no longer produced in many countries because they are carcinogens.
Until the mid-1970s, public funds constituted the major income source for public museums and in many cases contributed a considerable percentage of the income of those operated privately.
However, protein constituted the major component in all samples.
