Word: functionally
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Fans, not just children, have to ask one more question: Why must our stars fall so spectacularly and fail us so egregiously? The suspicion here is, Because we want them to. Indeed, it may be the prime instructive function of celebrities to show us, in their early radiance, what we could dream of being--and in the murk of their decline, what we fear, or know, we could become. --With reporting by Desa Philadelphia and Jeanne McDowell/Los Angeles and Jill Underwood/San Diego
...finest such institutions in Asia. The problems of mental health are well understood in India, and we have departments of psychology in numerous institutions around the nation. Indian society also has a built-in support system whereby gurus and spiritual teachers help disturbed people, whereas in the West this function has been taken over exclusively by psychiatrists. Karan Singh Member of Parliament New Delhi...
...ability of the laser beam to create plasma within the cell, vaporizing matter in the process, makes it invaluable in the field of mechanobiology—which is primarily concerned with the importance of mechanics and structure in the regulation of cell form and function, as well as tissue development, Ingber said...
...move, change shape and grow, and thus is critical for tissue development and wound healing. The nanosurgical method we developed...allows us to manipulate structures in the nanometer scale. We hope to use it to study how molecular filaments and structural elements in cells contribute to their form and function,” he said...
...soldier slugs a suspect across the face. That's no problem. As long as he is able to function after the questioning." Brigadier General Bambang Darmono, outgoing military commander of Indonesia's troubled Aceh province, admitting that troops are allowed to rough up detainees...