"should not constitute" is a valid and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is used to express the idea that something should not be considered or accepted as part of a certain group or set of criteria. For example, "The presence of one or two negative reviews should not constitute a rejection of the entire product."
Collective deleveraging, as currently being done, should not constitute the core response; macroeconomic insurance should.
He had the facility to reach across the generations and re-energise the debate about what should and should not constitute the common good.
As a doctor, I believe medical care should be completely separate from corrections; bad medicine should not constitute part of the punishment.
The April 16 memorandum allows interrogators to place a detainee "in a setting that may be less comfortable" but should not "constitute a substantial change in environmental quality".
While agreeing, at least in principal, that it would be salutary to find a successor, Mr. Wagner has taken the view that the vote should not constitute any sort of ultimatum, or even encouragement, for him to step down.
"It is difficult for a modern state not to intervene, at least to prevent a brutal, arbitrary situation from developing," he said, but added that it should not constitute a "license to kill".
Being autistic shouldn't constitute a "free pass" from following the rules, but on the flip-side, autistic children also shouldn't be punished for how they express themselves.
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The scarcity of public funding in some of the countries perceived as poorly-resourced should therefore not constitute a deterrent to the systematic development of infant hearing screening services in these countries.
He dismissed the majority view that gays are politically empowered and should not be viewed as constituting such a class.
They should also instruct same-sex couples that the service to be conducted does not constitute a marriage ceremony and should not be held out as such".
