Word: function
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...press reactions and reactions abroad on the protocol involved in connection with funerals," he said. "I had served as Vice President for three years, and it had never occurred to me and I never had it brought to my attention so vividly that it was the duty and the function of the Vice President to be present at all official funerals. In the light of your interest and other interests, I may have made a mistake by asking a Chief Justice to go and not asking the Vice President. I will bear in mind in connection with any future funerals...
...economic growth was a triumph of the free enterprise system. But much of the rising confidence in the ability of the U.S. to break "cyclical patterns and maintain its prosperity rests on Johnson's own demonstrated talent for creating the conditions under which the free enterprise system can function most efficiently. He appreciates the vital distinction between Government action which stimulates the economy and that which stifles it. In meshing the disparate parts of the highly complex system, he would rather coax than coerce. Johnson has earned the trust of both busi ness and labor. He may overestimate...
...weekends, Yalies do not have to sign in guests, and visits may last until 1:15 a.m. on evenings when an official school function, such as a dance, lasts until 1 a.m. It is also Yale policy to allow girls at all meals...
...first thing an effective student government must be able to do--a function recent so-called "governments" have conspicuously failed to perform--is present the demands of the students. For instance, for more powerful light bulbs over the toilets in Lamont...
Then, and this is an entirely distinct function, a student government must be able to represent student opinion. In response to the question, "What jobs do you think a student government ought to perform?.", seven randomly selected CRIMSON editors gave no answer, and one randomly selected Lampoon editor cried, "Down with the CRIMSON...