Word: functional
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Christopher Plummber had rendered Warwick American-style, the result would have been ludicrous. Happily, he has adopted all the confidence of the cynical Englishman looking down upon fifteenth century France. He is also an amusing, if unnecessary, intermediary between play and audience; through distinguished diction he fills this function well...
Publicity man Hank Johnston, whose main function is that of writing releases and sending out free photographs, struck the first blow for the Crimson that same Thursday at a football luncheon. Asked to comment on the story, Johnston said bluntly, "Nobody, just nobody ever outplays Meigs...
...said the need for his committee might not be as great now as it has been in the past, but that its function as a "watch-dog" group is still important...
Later, at the same function, he recalls that after the inevitable exchange of names, home towns, and courses. If the girl he is dancing, with "has a full set at teeth and is not notoriously eczematous, someone else will cut in and recommence the sparking...
...problems on a world calc. Both of these activities have been investigated many times-not only by the Legion's special committee, but by citizens whom President Eiscnhower named and by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In all three instances, the groups cleared UNESCO of going beyond its legitimate function...