Yes, you read that right, but its function isn't actually as obvious as you'd imagine.
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But its function is two-fold: planning tool and beautifully photographed coffee-table book.
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The term chief of staff is not as popular in corporate hierarchies as it is in government circles but its function is vital.
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Sure, the Xbox is grander in scope than the Zune ever was -- over 50 percent of time spent on the Xbox 360 is with non-gaming applications, for instance -- but its primary function is still games, as it has been for the history of the brand.
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My sense is that the human mind is not to be found in the structure of the brain, but rather in its function.
Scott also had a standard-issue Omega Speedmaster on hand with a stopwatch function, but its dial was dark, and the markings and buttons small, Bonhams said.
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But the subunits most critical to its function are mitochondrial in origin.
Purser: As you correctly point out, the regulation states that the right to the protection of personal data is not an absolute right, but must be considered in relation to its function in society.
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He said the department's registration function for accounts had its limitations, but that this was "not unreasonable".
Lending Tree might not be willing to out the bad guys, but I do give it credit for a function on its site that enables customers to compare the various components of their refinancing offers side-by-side.
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The trojan is able to carry out many tasks, he added, but taking over computers for Bitcoin mining appears to be its primary function.
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Of course, the Fed didn't decide to provide the brokerage firms with funding out of the goodness of its heart, but instead to insure the bond markets would continue to function.
The exchange's function as a securities marketplace fits this definition, but what of its duty as a self-regulatory organization (SRO) to regulate its members and listed companies?
It won't win any awards from design aesthetes either: function was prioritized over form with its retro stylings -- but the real achievement here has been to cram that much power into this tiny box.
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The ship is designed to conduct only one primary mission at a time, but its small size, high speed and stealthy design make it well suited to function in treacherous coastal areas where bigger warships seldom venture.
Guinea worm disease is usually non-fatal, but causes crippling pain and can immobilize its victims from being able to work, farm and function.
Canon may be most familiar as a camera company, but 50% of its third quarter revenue came from office products such as laser printers and multi-function devices.
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There is an impasse, which means that TNK-BP will probably function on autopilot for a while, managed by five senior executives but without direction from its own board.
But Vertex just announced that the second corrector drug, VX-661, also improved lung function at its two top doses when combined with Kalydeco.
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But its critics often fail to acknowledge that hip hop is neither sociological commentary nor political criticism, though it may certainly function in these modes through its artists' lyrics.
So we've totally redirected our FBI now from its traditional function to homeland security, and much of the same thing is going in the CIA. But as we're doing that, we cannot lose site of that part of the world, and the interests that we have there.
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