Their other sources of food consisted of wild game and the roots of wild plants.

This source of electricity may consist of batteries of moderate size or a portable hand dynamo.

Other internal sources of stress consist of shyness in a child, emotions, gender, age and intellectual capacity.

A source of strain must consist of two, and at least two, conflicting social facts.

The source of energy is non-specific, but typically consists of visible light, near infrared, radio waves or microwaves.

His main source of employment during the 1930s consisted of work as a carpenter.

Another source consists of people who don't read The Times but write to me because they've been rallied by a Web-based organization.

A third source consists of reactions of the molten metal with grease or other residues in the mould.

Another important source consists of referrals from the exchanges.

In other words, the textbook definition ignores that the largest source of investment capital consists of financial institutions, not individuals or households or governments.