Word: function
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Democratic Party is committed to making the U.S. Postal Service function properly...
Already in trouble, Carter made the tactical situation worse two weeks ago by denouncing a laboriously worked-out congressional compromise on the budget, a move that many Congressmen regarded as interference with their function. The mood of the House turned angry, and the gas tax provided a splendid target for that anger. House Speaker Tip O'Neill blocked all action on the bill as long as he could, but the size of the vote showed how overwhelmingly outnumbered...
Ironies abound. Neither war nor peace prevails, and although both the military occupation and the colonial system clearly are coming to their ends, only military and colonial rigidities allow life on the island to function at all. The cynical attitudes of otherwise good men come glaringly into view...
Today the league serves much the same kind of function, but most of the people it assists come from urban ghettos all over the country. Jordan puts particular emphasis on jobs, even in these times of high inflation. Says he: "My common sense tells me that the more people who work in this society, the better it is." Under Jordan, the league has added 17 affiliates, giving it a total of 117. Its general fund budget has grown from some $4.4 million to $6.6 million, which comes mostly from contributions by foundations and corporations. Thus the league in a sense...
...mating. Today's I.U.D.s are effective (up to 98%) for different reasons. Inserted into the uterus, they cause a minor inflammation of the uterine lining that prevents the fertilized egg from implanting in the uterine wall after its journey through the fallopian tube. Certain types of I.U.D.s also function by releasing copper or the hormone progesterone...