The findings also help to resolve a long-standing debate about the evolution and original function of feathers.

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The original function of the building had been forgotten for centuries, but it is now fascinatingly restored and offers a tragic insight into the darker side of German history.

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Female desirability begins to be constructed in terms of irrational fashion and the high heel - once separated from its original function of horseback riding - becomes a primary example of impractical dress.

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Casio's original Dynamic Photo function, which creates composite moving images using the camera's own high-speed image processing technology, now does even more.

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One, as you well know, the original loan agreements are a function of either late November or early December.

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As in the original Borderlands, there are four different character classes, which function largely identically in terms of weapon usage and health, but each have their own unique power.

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But you will notice that this second, ongoing, value-added is not directly a function of the money amount that they invested in the original hardware or software.

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But, strangely, because software is really a form of idea rather than mechanical function, the patented software is not strictly limited to the original hardware implementation it was conceived for.

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