You can go so far as to say that any words which produce good music constitute a good libretto.
And the words these men say or do not say to each other constitute a conversation and a divide.
Texaco's lawyer says that the words constitute "a clear violation of Texaco policy."
But Carner's friendly words constituted a reference, not a defense.
How many duplicated words constitute plagiarism, or perhaps it is a question of which ones?
It is difficult to define which words or phrases constitute jargon.
These words may well constitute the opening remarks of a campaign to establish a new, independent Scottish foreign policy.
It was as if the writer thought these words constituted a sentence, or at least a complete thought.
"When did you conclude that the Governor's words constituted a crime?"
But some governments' efforts to control information have often meant those words constituted little more than an unfulfilled hope.