consist

[kənˈsɪst]

Definition:
1. Originate (in).
2. Have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in.
3. Be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous.
4. Be composed of.

Use 'consist' in a sentence:

1. Our deeds must consist with our words.
2. The high density nuclei consist of the pontine nuclei, inferior olivary complex and so on.
3. His work as a consultant consisted in advising foreign companies on the siting of new factories.
4. This year's event consisted of readings, lectures and workshops.
5. Indeed, while you might assume that an exhibition of Land Art would consist only of records of works rather than the works themselves, Long's photograph of his work is the work.
6. Bike rage can consist of shouting at other road users, making obscene gestures or threats, hitting or punching, or in rare cases, even more violent acts.
7. They show comprehension to consist not just of passive assimilation but of active engagement in inference and problem-solving.
8. With a conventional mortgage, the payments consist of both capital and interest.
9. The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.
10. What will life consist of on other planets?
11. So what should a real interview consist of?
12. It can consist entirely of a single text file.
13. Happiness does not consist in how many possessions you own.
14. The election broadcast consisted largely of talking heads.
15. The lungs consist of millions of tiny air sacs.
16. A regular breakfast can consist of soybeans, an egg, a bowl of congee, corn, a sweet potato, meat and two kinds of fruit.
17. It consist of more than 400 elements.
18. Its functions mainly consist of data handling, data analysis and file management.
19. Most consist of timber frames that rest on stone blocks.
20. They always consist of a single, inlined region.
21. Such self-help networks, which encourage and support ethnic minority entrepreneurs, consist of "primary" institutions, those closest to the individual in shaping his or her behavior and beliefs.
22. Miscellaneous assets largely consist of payments owed but not yet received from other banks.
23. Numerals consist of two types: cardinal numerals and ordinal numerals.
24. The first approach would consist of focusing on road transport solely through pricing.
25. The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices.
26. With a conventional repayment mortgage, the repayments consist of both capital and interest.
27. A student's education does not only consist of learning academic subjects.
28. Calendars consist of time intervals.
29. When teams consist of experienced employees from hierarchical organizations who have been conditioned to traditional organizational culture, cooperation may not occur naturally.
30. What does brain exercise consist of?
31. The material consisted only of already published, unclassified information.
32. The board consists of vertical and horizontal lines.
33. And what about artists such as Mondrian, whose paintings consist exclusively of horizontal and vertical lines encasing blocks of colour?
34. When teams consist of experienced employees from hierarchical organizations, who have been conditioned to traditional organizational culture, cooperation may not occur naturally.
35. The simplest diagram would consist of a single node.
36. Apart from a small team of paid staff, the organisation consists of unpaid volunteers.
37. The letter consists of six closely typed pages.
38. The restaurant is upstairs and consists of a large, open room.
39. A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
40. The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.
41. Their diet consists largely of vegetables.
42. Their diet consisted largely of vegetables.
43. The exam consists of an essay and an unseen translation.
44. The division will consist of two tank companies and one infantry company.
45. The performance consisted of dance, music and mime.
46. Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea.
47. The exercise consists of stretching and contracting the leg muscles.
48. Most of the fieldwork consisted of making tape recordings.
49. Sunlight consists of different wavelengths of radiation.
50. The technique consists of injecting healthy cells into the weakened muscles.
51. But they show comprehension to consist not just of passive assimilation but of active engagement in inference and problem-solving.
52. The next tranche of managers consists of assistant general managers and board directors.
53. True education does not consist in simply being taught facts.
54. Output consists of both exports and sales on the domestic market.
55. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide.