It was not until the late 1700s that the trombone was employed in the opera orchestra with any regularity, and then its primary function was to evoke feelings of awe in scenes involving the spiritual or the supernatural.

NPR: Young Tuba Player Gets Nod from Phila. Orchestra

But then the problem occurred, if the objective is owning a word in the mind, what is the role and function of a visual?

FORBES: Why Visual Marketing is Important for Brands Today

The quantity of oil you can find in the first place, and then extract, is entirely a function of technology.

FORBES: Buckeye Oil Billions Will Unleash an Ohio Manufacturing Tech Boom

But there was then a delay while the votes were counted in the copperbelt, where the privatised mines are beginning to function well again, and many voters favour Mr Mwanawasa.

ECONOMIST: A victory for rigging and a split opposition