Some manufacturers, too, remain unconvinced that battery-powered cars will ever make up a major segment of the market.
With the birthrate plummeting, immigrants are bound to make up a growing segment of the population.
Huckabee, however, has strong support among social conservatives who make up a large segment of the Republican electorate in Iowa.
Science books now make up a significant segment of the 5,000 children's books issued each year, although specific figures are not available, according to a trade group.
In Lower Manhattan, for example, Buddhists make up a large segment of the students in two schools, Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral School and Transfiguration School.
Former Gov. Jim Florio and Jon S. Corzine both tried to appeal to the elderly, who are expected to make up a large segment of the Democrats who vote in the June 6 primary.
Deloitte recently projected 99 million millennials versus 77 million boomers now make up a larger segment of the luxury market.
"Underbanked" consumers make up a growing segment of the American population, according to Javelin's findings.
What about older women, who make up a growing segment of the workforce or aging populations in prison?
With the extraordinary longevity, centenarians make up a special segment of the elderly population.
Blacks and Latinos make up a disproportionately large segment of the prison population.
