The end result was that Peter and the team were able to function effectively without being dragged down by bad feelings, jealousy, and awkward relationships.

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That's not fair... and the IMF doesn't function properly as a result.

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Indeed, company formation and the jobs that result are solely a function of delayed consumption on the part of individuals.

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Allergies usually result from an overactive immune function that may detect and eradicate malignant cells from the body, researchers said.

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And that the Keynesian view of interest rates holds that they are the result of chaotic animal spirits and do not fulfill a truth-telling function.

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And that is a function of -- that is a result of his approach to this problem, the focus on al Qaeda that he felt had been lost in previous years when the focus was shifted from al Qaeda in Afghanistan and bin Laden onto Iraq.

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