Sentence examples for had constituted a from inspiring English sources

The Renaissance preoccupation with the natural world had constituted a certain "realistic" bias.

The Chinese had constituted a significant minority on the West Coast since the middle of the 19th century.

He said that the financial crisis had constituted a kind of "final exam" for the two candidates, one that Obama had passed and McCain had failed.

In this respect, "White Christian America" had constituted a visible mainstream, a set of aspirations, a shared touchstone for our "democracy of manners".

Asked whether the six changes, including the decision to rest the captain, Wayne Rooney, had constituted a gamble, Hodgson said: "I suppose I have to turn the question round.

This month the chief executive of G4S, Nick Buckles, acknowledged in a parliamentary committee hearing that his company's failure to secure a guaranteed security staff of 10,400 had constituted a "humiliating shambles".

This would have constituted a big shift.

But neither of these would have constituted a crime.

Even being himself may have constituted a problem.

Could I have constituted a damsel in distress?

If Charles Isherwood had used that phrase in the theatre review, it would have constituted a rave.