Word: functioning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...survey tested students in six subjects and then correlated their scores with 500 variable representing factors of home and school influencing achievement. The researchers then used a method known as regression analysis to trace variations in performance as a function of variations in home and school environment...
...FUNCTION of Harvard Dames is almost purely social. Even though they have some offerings in skill-teaching areas (crafts, cooking, book discussions), the big attendance is at the social functions. The bridge group is the all-time big attraction. Feminists whose goal is to be the equal of men in whatever they do should find nothing wrong with that. After all, as one Harvard student's wife said, "If you're working all day to support your family and you come home tired at night to a husband who's studying, you just want to get out of there...
...distinguishing feature about the social activities of most of the world is that they arise as a function of some other activity. In high school we associate with people who have the same business as we do, that is, going to school. As undergraduates our friends are generally again engaged in some common business when we meet them--like sports, photography, or scholarship. In the non-academic world, friends or acquaintances are products of work or of community...
...Agnew's affair [Oct. 22] clearly showed the importance of the watchdog function of a free press in a democratic society. Congratulations for your action...
Much of the responsibility for stacking up this varied attack falls to the Crimson's adjuster, Bill Emper. As adjuster, Emper must function effectively both as a linebacker and defensive back...