Human societies will thus continue to search for new sources of water, but the cost of procuring water is a function of the combined cost of extraction, harvesting, transportation, treatment, storage, and delivery.

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This power enables the entire water generating system to function.

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It may improve or even transform customer service or remote plant management, but it does not disrupt the basic function of providing water to people, nor will it transform customer needs such as drinking, showering or washing their SUVs.

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Their lives revolved around their kabangs, dugout wooden boats that have distinctive notches carved out of their prow and stern that function as steps into the water.

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While it stands up to rainfall, spillages and the obligatory throw-the-phone-into-a-bowl-of-water test, the device won't function underwater.

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It figures that using less water and energy to execute a basic household function, while looking cool doing it, works pretty well for consumers.

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It does however serve an important function, in helping the region drain water better.

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"It's possibly a function of how many people are in the water" in New Zealand's cooler climate.

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Approximately 2 percent of the watches produced are tested for winding performance, accuracy, function of the movement, general performance and water tightness.

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One theory to explain what is happening is that water molecules agitated by microwaves are attracted to water-seeking areas on the surface of proteins, influencing their ability to function.

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