Word: functional
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Last week the Secret Service hit back in court with a novel defense the Administration has been testing in public for a while. In a sealed court filing, lawyers for the Justice and Treasury departments argued that agents can refuse to testify because they are shielded by a "protective function" privilege similar to the one that covers spouses, doctors and clerics...
...network news chiefs insist nothing so drastic is being contemplated just yet. Though pummeled by competition from cable, local news and the Internet, the evening-news programs still have an important function. They are the flagship broadcasts for the network news divisions, they showcase well-paid and highly respected news stars, and they still make money. Though their ratings have dropped steadily, the decline has been less steep than the slippage in network viewership overall. In the latest Nielsen ratings, ABC's World News Tonight (ranking second behind NBC's Nightly News) was watched by 7.5% of the nation...
...political will of the major powers. TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell agrees: ?Most people at the U.N. believe that Kofi had no choice in Rwanda. He would have needed enough troops and the major powers? willingness to get involved,? says Dowell. ?Peacekeepers are traditionally small forces whose major function is to monitor a cease-fire; they are not designed to attack other military forces.? In other words the report is unlikely to besmirch the reputation of the world?s senior diplomat...
Officially recognized by the College, the club is nevertheless limited to a strictly social function. For insurance reasons, activities that outing club members participate in are not "official Outing Club trips" but "individual outings...
...time for the College to re-evaluate their postering policies. First, allow posters to be hung on the green posts and strings roping off the Yard. Unsightly to begin with and intended only to keep students off the preserved-for-Commencement grass, these posts would serve a more significant function if used for legitimate postering. Second, return to the tradition of banners on Holworthy Hall, which were discontinued due to the 1994 renovations of that building. These banners would allow large-scale announcements of a major events and help replace the need for multiple-poster plastering of the walls...