Consist \Con*sist"\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]st"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Consisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consisting}.] [L. consistere to stand still or firm; con- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, stare to stand: cf. F. consister. See {Stand}.] 1. To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.
He is before all things, and by him all things consist. --Col. i. 17.
2. To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.
The land would consist of plains and valleys. --T. Burnet.
3. To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in.
If their purgation did consist in words. --Shak.
A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. --Luke xii. 15.
4. To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.
This was a consisting story. --Bp. Burnet.
Health consists with temperance alone. --Pope.
For orders and degrees Jar not with liberty, but well consist. --Milton.
5. To insist; -- followed by on. [Obs.] --Shak.
Syn: {To Consist}, {Consist of}, {Consist in}.
Usage: The verb consist is employed chiefly for two purposes, which are marked and distinguished by the prepositions used. When we wish to indicate the parts which unite to compose a thing, we use of; as when we say, ``Macaulay's Miscellanies consist chiefly of articles which were first published in the Edinburgh Review.'' When we wish to indicate the true nature of a thing, or that on which it depends, we use in; as, ``There are some artists whose skill consists in a certain manner which they have affected.'' ``Our safety consists in a strict adherence to duty.''
The $280 million offering will consist of $55 million of traditional tax-exempt munis, $200 million of bonds subject to the so-called alternative minimum tax and $26 million of fully taxable bonds.
The U.S. government contribution will consist of a guarantee for those loans: if the Soviets fail to repay in three years, the United States would pay the banks 98 percent of the principal and about half the interest.
Cells consist of several machine tools served by automated materials-handling equipment and controlled by a computer that can make a variety of parts without a human operator.
The oil and gas company said the properties consist of seven wells in Oklahoma and Arkansas with reserves of about 94,000 barrels of oil and 17.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
Peoples and Swarovski said the Zale board will be reconstituted soon to consist of an equal number of Peoples and Swarovski designees.
The company said the recapitalization plan would consist of a substantial cash distribution, freely tradable securities and common shares.
The NATM or Shotcrete method activates the loadbearing capacity of the soil by a combination of the sequence and pattern of excavation and support elements. Support will primarily consist of sprayed concrete (Shotcrete) reinforcement and steel girders.
Morrow said Kelly could create a suitable acquisition vehicle by buying or spinning off as an independent company one or more of Beatrice's profitable subsidiaries, which consist of Hunt-Wesson Inc., Swift-Ekrich Inc. and Beatrice Cheese Inc.
He estimates that a quart of his fluids, which consist of powders and nonconducting liquids such as mineral oil, can be made for around $3.
Mr. Sassa said TNT South will consist of a single eight-hour block of programming, which will be repeated with slight variations, three times a day.
With the distribution, Copperweld will consist of its mechanical and structural steel tubing and bi-metallic product businesses.
The offering will consist of the sale of about 5.9 million shares at the subscription price of $13.80 a share.
With Michael Dukakis' selection of Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate, the 1988 Democratic presidential ticket will consist of two millionaires.
The extra years of English, math, social studies and science tend to consist of basic or general or remedial courses, not advanced work, according to a study by the Center for Policy Research in Education at Rutgers University.
The death squads consist largely of active and off-duty police officers who make extra money by killing petty thieves at the behest of shopkeepers and others.
The transaction will consist of a swap of debt instruments held by Chugai for the newly created common stock, Vicon's chief executive officer, Donald N. Horn, said.
The package would consist of $10.25 billion of three-year notes, $10 billion of 10-year notes and $9.25 billion of 30-year bonds, she said.
Lunches consist of rice and curries or buns with fish or eggs and are supposed to provide 600 to 800 calories.
The 34-mile-long tunnel will consist of two one-way rail tunnels and a smaller service tunnel between them.
The commission could consist of, say, four members of Congress, four businessmen and four academicians.
It is to consist of British and Indian businessmen and will be chaired by Mr Robert Evans, chairman of British Gas.
As a result, and in the absence of realistic alternatives from the candidates themselves, much of what is called campaign coverage will consist of an unbroken circle.
The awards consist of a statuette with a lemon on top, with the consumer group that nominated the ad actually collecting the trophy.
They consist of 80,000 units, each exchangeable into 200 common shares of Sceptre and a 1,000-dollar, 8% debenture convertible into common at the rate of six dollars ($4.51) of debentures for each share.
The unit's assets largely consist of certain video and lottery technology that Syntech currently is licensed to use, the company said.
King Broadcasting owns six television stations in the Northwest and Honolulu, and its cable operations consist of 13 systems serving more than 200,000 subscribers in Washington state, Idaho, Minnesota and California.
The deal, expected to consist of about $400 million of bonds, could be increased to as much as $500 million.
The clouds' effectiveness increases if they contain more water or if they consist of smaller droplets, the researchers said.
U.N. envoy Diego Cordovez, making his comments a a news conference after returning from the Afghan capital of Kabul, said the proposed government would consist of "recognized independent and impartial" Afghans.
The tire maker said the buildings consist of 1.8 million square feet of office, manufacturing and warehousing space on 353 acres of land.