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v. - Set up or lay the groundwork for; Create and charge with a task or function; Form or compose; To compose or represent.

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  • Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature.
  • That means the 24 Republicans need to win constitute less than a third of those.
  • Fact is, the people who think the administration is bad enough to be run out midterm constitute a fairly thin group.
  • WHITFIELD: Does the "f" word constitute free speech?
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