ReadyCase is a multi-function iPhone case.

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But there is a fine line between form and function in the case of custom bikes.

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This would mean regulating consistently in two ways--regulating the function, in this case taking deposits and making loans, and secondly, regulating the entity in terms of its financial soundness.

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We have to say, that sounds like a bit like a case of form over function: the Up can detect when you're sleeping, as can the pricey new Basis band.

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Alternatively, an adviser may function as a broker, in which case he or she executes your instructions and perhaps advises on other matters.

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The case also centred on the zoom function activated by touch.

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Because, as is the case with microcredit, which has proved to function much better when loans are made to women rather than men, women are proving far more responsible and philanthropic (in the broad sense of the word) than men in making good use of (in this case, technological) innovation.

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Cell phones function much like debit cards in that they use a data chip (in this case, a SIM card) to store balances and enable withdrawals.

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In any case, the leverage available to hedge funds and private equity is largely a function of banks' willingness to lend.

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The case against Google rests on certain assumptions about how the markets in which it operates function.

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