Word: functions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...apply against a nation that is not actively engaged in a shooting war. The idea that the past four months of embargo had no effect is naive at best and deliberately misleading at worst. Even a completely secure operation could not expect to substantially undermine Iraq's ability to function so soon...
...Queen's blue-blooded servants, played by Kelly matthews and Tom Chick, function as narrators for Cocteau's brand of Shakespearean prologue; they provide important information at the beginning of each of the first two acts. Although Matthews and Chick allow the opening scene to drag unnecessarily, they become more comfortable with their characters in the middle of the play. Then matthews' prissy, huffy countess and Chick's obsequious, inspid duke become enjoyable to watch...
...calculus courses of the past almost never had graphs or data. They started with a function," Hughes Hallet said. "The other fields frequently find it hard to recognize what was calculus...
...wheels turning inside." The "wheels" are genes that regulate growth. Some, called oncogenes, activate the process of cell division; others, known as tumor- suppressor genes, or anti-oncogenes, turn the process off. In their normal form, both kinds of genes, working together, enable the body to perform the critical function of replacing dead or defective cells. But slight alterations in the genetic material, whether inherited or caused by environmental insult, can provoke the rampant cell division that leads to cancer...
...imposed by any state agency or authority shall be no more than the fee that was in effect on or before June 30, 1988. The state secretary of administration would determine the amount to be charged for any service, registration, regulation, license, fee, permit or other public function, except for the rates of tuition of fees at state colleges and universities or any fees or charges relative to the administration and operation of the state courts. Any increase of decrease in a fee, or the establishment of any new fee, would require the approval of the Legislature. Any increase...