Word: functions
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...fire caused by a lit cigarette guts a suite in Lowell House and sends one student to the hospital. Fire alarms in Lowell House failed to function, leaving most residents unaware of the flames until police arrived...
...addition to providing Berkowitz with an explanation of their dismissal of his complaint, the elected members stated in their letter that they had conducted an investigation of the function and jurisdiction of their committee...
...Having earned a Ph. D. in chemistry before assuming the helm of the University, Conant was hand-picked by Roosevelt to function as the president's liaison to the scientists at New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory--the physicists and military experts who made the United States a nuclear power...
Having earned a Ph.D. in chemistry before assuming the helm of the University, Conant was hand-picked by Roosevelt to function as the president's liaison to the scientists at New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory-the physicists and military experts who made the United States a nuclear power...
...carriers -- Continental, American, Northwest and U.S. Airways -- announced a 4 percent hike in their standard domestic leisure rates over the Memorial Day weekend. If, as expected, other carriers follow suit, this third raise for 1999 will zoom fares to an 11 percent increase for the year. It?s a function of classic demand in the midst of a booming economy, says TIME senior economic reporter Bernard Baumohl: "Airlines are experiencing record high traffic by passengers, which has been pumped up by low unemployment, consumer confidence and a rise in personal wealth." At the same time, he notes, airlines have faced...