Word: function
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...letter to Committee Chairman Sam Ervin, the President declared that producing the material "would unquestionably destroy any vestige of confidentiality of presidential communications, thereby irreparably impairing the constitutional function of the office of the presidency...
...space sickness and were learning to live with a balky gyroscope, one of the three essential for maneuvering and maintaining the stability of the ship. One gyro had already broken down, and failure of a second might force curtailment of the mission. But as long as it continued to function, the astronauts had a steady platform in the sky; they made good use of it by photographing everything from simmering volcanoes on earth to giant storms on the sun and the ever-brightening comet Kohoutek. During their observations of Kohoutek, they have watched its tail double in length to more...
...pushing a "back to basics" (i.e., emphasizing reading and math) program in his state: "Employers complain to me that the kids can't fill out a job application, they can't spell, they can't read, they don't have much capacity to function properly." In Oakland, Calif., where a third of the high school seniors have reading and math skills below eighth-grade level, Director of Pupil Personnel Robert Williams recommends that employers consult teachers before hiring high school graduates...
...little effect in short-time athletic endeavors like pole vaulting and races such as the 100-yd. dash or the 440-or 880-yd. runs; it does not substantially increase the speed at which an athlete can perform. But it does increase the length of time an athlete can function at top speed, and thus for middle-and long-distance runners, it could provide an enormous-and unfair-advantage...
...took the first dramatic steps toward separation in the 1530s, when Henry VIII broke with the papacy. Last week the Anglican communion and the Church of Rome took a significant step toward reunion. A joint international commission of the two communions issued a statement of broad agreement on the function of the Christian ministry...