Literally, return the control from this function, and take the value of the next expression, and return that as the value of the whole computation.

正如字面意义上说的，从这个函数返回，然后取得下一个表达式的值,并把这个值作为整个计算的结果返回。

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The only thing that you have to put in the function prototype, ; again, is three things; one, the name of the function; the return value; and its arguments.

你唯一要加入到函数原型中的东西，是有三个东西，一，函数的名字;,返回值，和它的参数。

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And again, a related problem that people run into is side-effects. You call a function and it returns a value, but maybe it, on purpose or on accident, modifies one of the actual parameters.

另外，一个人们常碰到的相关问题,就是副作用，你调用一个函数它返回一个值,但是故意或者无意的,它可能会修改一个实参的值。

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Generally, the ability of an association to grow its membership is a function of the perceived value it can deliver.

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But the deeper question is how much does the abuse of the Like function undermine their value, and by extension the value of the search results based on them?

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But the the position statement also said that hospital departments must be adequately staffed and that the public and policy makers needed to value "the unique function of the nurse and nursing".

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