When money is created for political purposes, including the purposes of special-interest groups, it is less useful for its natural social function, the facilitation of trade.

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He envisions a sophisticated regime that sanctions certain limbs and settings for sporting events like the Olympics, where the goal is hardware and software that approximates, but will not surpass, the function of natural limbs.

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Solar panels, geothermal energy and rainwater collection will ensure that the massive manse can function through any natural calamity.

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Natural lawns can perform this function as well as mowed turf does.

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To the function-based repurposing of natural-wonder materials, like silk and cashmere.

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Perhaps this was a function of his personality and his natural nobility and pride in his heritage.

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Long-term natural gas prices are predicted to increase as a function of both supply and demand fundamentals.

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We have spent far less on our physical and natural infrastructures than will be necessary for either to function in a way that is optimal for our present and future existence.

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The degree of commitment the nation should make to natural gas as a strategic resource (accepting but managing the impact of development), is very much a function of the size of the prize.

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