Word: functional
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...this rally just reflecting the government's huge stimulus? The recovery in the stock market is really a function of the fact that corporate profits continue to be pretty strong, and that's because there is low wage pressure and, overall, companies have done a pretty good job of running efficiently...
Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti, former dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and a member of The Laboratory’s Executive Committee, said he hopes the space will function as a “two-way street” that helps “translate ideas into action...
...Constellation” features a bare tree draped with an antebellum American quilt, surrounded by a representation of the night sky. “Stranger Fruit,” a performance set at the installation, will function in three parts: rock/alternative vocalist Imani Uzuri will sing excerpts of Rumi’s poetry in the style of Negro spirituals; the Harvard KeyChange will perform an a cappella remix of “Strange Fruit,” a song condemning lynching that was popularized by Billie Holiday; and members of KeyChange will hold a call-and-response with Uzuri...
...Basically our idea is a portable, collapsible, rugged-use water purification and transportation device that models the form and function of a biological cell,” says Silvestri...
...players sit in their places. Tanya delicately eats her HUDS bagged lunch and folds the Saran wrap before putting it beside her on the couch. Carefully, she unscrews the top of her stainless steal thermos and pours hot water into the lid of the thermos, which serves the double function of a cup. Noncombat is generally relaxed, where dialogue is heavy, strategic, and goofy...