Sentence examples for that they constituted from inspiring English sources

Composers, in turn, were irritated by the suggestion that they constituted some sort of moneyed behemoth.

But the Hungarian counter-terrorism police determined that they constituted a serious threat.

Rather it appears that they constituted a priesthood serving several religions.

In the 7th century the Turkic Oğuz people were so numerous that they constituted 24 tribes.

The texts on the reverse became so detailed that they constituted a miniature lecture on the chosen subject.

For years now, European consumers have been so frugal that they constituted a drag on overall economic growth.

Else admitted the facts of 10 of the allegations against her but denied that they constituted unprofessional conduct.

Earlier rescue efforts had been blocked by the European Commission on the grounds that they constituted unfair state aid.

Although such payments were traditional and had been considered normal business practice, a court ruled that they constituted bribes.

"My judgment is that they constituted an appalling episode of serious, gratuitous violence on civilians which resulted in the death of one man and injuries to others.

But they found, in their single "not guilty," that whatever the motives of Rachel Lambert Mellon, known as Bunny, were when she gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Edwards, the government did not prove that they were to influence an election that they constituted an illegal campaign contribution and so, in effect, their use was more personal than electoral.