This assertion, which the High Court has now dismissed, is both inappropriate and inconsistent with the nature of the function of this advisory body.

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There are quite a number of other ways to for an association to be recognized as a thought leader, which is a function of the nature of the membership, the resources that can be accessed and ingenuity of the association.

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But Sullivan, who saw himself as an artist in touch with nature, had a third idea of function.

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What makes this function is the long-term nature of much corporate legal work.

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"The worst impact is the loss of biological function that these wild animals fulfil in nature, " he told the BBC.

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While the form and function may be very much inspired by nature, the practicalities are very much in the human realm.

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Ms. Buchanan, co-author of the bestseller "The Daring Book for Girls, " says she set out to create a multimedia story that took advantage of the protean nature of the latest e-readers, which can function as a book one moment and a photo album or movie player the next.

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But this too, Mr Midler writes, is more form than function, since the tests are by their very nature more limited than the ways to circumvent them.

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It makes sense to have the game function this way, and the open-world nature of the game really makes it a much more interesting, addictive shooter than most.

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