Word: functioned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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WHEN I was in high school, I played football. Football games in the late 1950's were still public events through which the community attempted to express its group identity. For me, as for many other members of the team, this representative function worked its way back into the home, for fathers had played football for the same town team, as had brothers. Thus, for many of us, there was the combined problem of actively competing to belong to the team which in its turn signaled authentic membership in community and family traditions. The emotional and physical exertion of this...
...development of Cable TV will almost certainly result-to some degree at least-in the decentralization of television. Systems like the 42-channel installation in San Jose have the potential to change the function of television entirely. No longer do the channels have to be dominated by commercial programming. A cable station could be operated by technicians with programming controlled by the public. A staff could be set up to teach citizens groups who would like to make their own programs. Educational and vocational instruction could be given by television. And citizens could monitor the functions of the government rather...
...this context, it becomes obvious how the profit motive and resulting structure of the television industry are solely responsible for its paltry content. The very fact that television programming is bought by commercial sponsorship means that the primary function of any program is to sell the product that sponsors...
When he was named President-elect two weeks ago, Bok suggested that Sacks be appointed acting dean. Sacks said yesterday that his job will be to "fill the function of dean and make whatever decisions are necessary...
...sense this is a service to you. But its primary function is to enable them to receive the money for the abortion directly from you. In most cases you must wire them the money before they will make the appointment. This leaves you no recourse when (if) you find out that the price for the actual procedure was between $25 and $60 less than what you paid. This fee for their services, which you are not told about, is far more than a standard doctor's fee, for far less attention...