The letter constitutes a critique of the Soviet government as it then stood, warning of dangers he anticipated and making suggestions for the future.

A letter of complaint, he said, does not constitute proof.

He also urged the attorney general to determine whether the letter constitutes incitement, a crime in Israel.

The first letter of the serial constitutes this code.

His letters to his fellow students constitute the novel.

He thought the letter too vague to constitute any meaningful threat to the plan, and decided to forge ahead.

The letters, then, "constitute a species of autobiography, starting in 1928 and ending only with Perelman's death" in 1979.

"Yet it is difficult to conclude that the letter constitutes grounds for sanctions."

Aristide has also denied that a letter he left behind constitutes an official resignation.

You should note that neither this letter nor the enclosed documents constitute an offer.