Word: functions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...feeding a major share of Harvard thousands is but one of the many duties handled by the new secretary. His primary function is to act as adviser, leader, and sponsor for Yardling social activities...
President Conant warned that while rigorous analysis and critical evaluation of all ideas is the function of the University, there is the danger of overly-destructive criticism, leading to the development of "sentimentalists who reject critical analysis and cynics who reject ideals...
...with it; the alarm clock nature uses is the changing length of the day. Unconsciously, the animal's inner organism watches the duration of daylight. When the days have lengthened (or diminished) long enough, the reproductive organs of both sexes begin to grow. They are ready to function at the ideal mating season...
...your Aug. 19 issue there is a quote about harnessing atomic energy for rocket propulsion. Said an Air Forces spokesman: "Even contemplating the problems makes the viscera of some of us refuse to function...
...slow explosion would have to stream out in one direction, giving a powerful, sustained push in the opposite direction. The obstacles blocking either approach were admittedly enormous. "Even contemplating the problems," said an Air Forces spokesman last week, "makes the viscera of some of us refuse to function...