The basic contours of the system were in place.

At least the basic contours had emerged by 1556, when, for example, Jesuits from Seville concentrated on nine nearby villages.

But the basic contours are much the same as in recent seasons.

Simple designs such as bolt circles or basic contours do not necessitate importing a CAD file.

Democratic planning must determine the basic contours of our economy, although that doesn't mean that we don't see some role for markets and a private sector in the future.

Not Obamacare, but the basic contours of the bailout/stimulus?

Accompaniment is heterophonic - the jinghu player follows the basic contours of the song's melody, but diverges in pitch and other elements.

After he records the basic contours, his long-time illustrator, Diane Shea, works on the figure for about a week, filling in the details.

But the basic contours of the argument are the same throughout the country, and it is an argument infused - like just about every argument in American politics - with race and culture.

Meanwhile, though, the basic contours of their deception seem unmistakably clear.