Example sentences of "[noun sg] consists [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Maxwell concluded that ‘ we can scarcely ; avoid the inference that light consists of the transverse undulations of the same medium which is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena . ’
2 The second group consists of the even-toed ungulates such as the hippopotamuses , giraffes , antelopes , and camels , goats and sheep , wild and domestic .
3 This process consists of the following steps :
4 The military consists of the armed forces ( land , sea and air ) whose primary function is to defend the state against external enemies or to enforce the will of the state against other states .
5 For example , would set " length " to 15 since the sting consists of the 12 characters of BBCBASIC(Z80) followed by 3 spaces .
6 ‘ But chief of and top of his knowledge consists in the Holy Scriptures .
7 The procedure consists of the following stages :
8 The Standard Grade course consists of the three elements TRANSLATION , INTERPRETATION and INVESTIGATION and is well designed to cater for the aims mentioned above .
9 This monograph consists of the nine papers presented at a two day international symposium held at the University of Manchester in April 1988 .
10 From the learner 's point of view the most valuable part of this book consists of the 49 problems and answers .
11 Their model consists of the following equations : where DM is the rate of growth of the money stock , B is the real value of the government borrowing requirement and S is the real current account balance of payments surplus .
12 The integument consists of the following layers : ( i ) the cuticle , ( ii ) the epidermis , and ( iii ) the basement membrance ( Fig. 2 ) .
13 The fully modified system consists of the following equations :
14 Good meadow hay consists of the same grasses and clovers as a good pasture .
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