Example sentences of "has a [adj] function " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cummings suggests that the microcomputer is a powerful generator of discussion which should be fostered and not ignored and states that Language has a triple function in education : for communication as a thinking tool and a shaper of leanings . |
| 2 | In addition to its formal dimension , this use of metaphor also has a political function . |
| 3 | Humour has a similar function as any copy of The Dandy or The Beano will demonstrate . |
| 4 | So both G A B A and glycine are er physiological neurotransmitters er and it has a s the glycine receptor have a has a similar function of hyperpolarizing the membrane when open , inhibits action potential . |
| 5 | Placing Irigaray 's work in the context of Freudian and post-Freudian theory , Whitford suggests that Irigaray 's apparently very traditional and essentialist use of symbolism has a strategic function , like that of Derrida 's analyses , designed to draw attention to the underpinnings of Western metaphysics , in order to undermine them . |
| 6 | A screen , on the other hand , not only has a specific function , but is also an integral part of the overall design , and will therefore be looked at in quite a different way . |
| 7 | Notice that , unlike the accumulator array , where each accumulator had generalized functions , each control register or portion of a register has a specific function , although it is accessed or manipulated by instructions in a general way . |
| 8 | When this word has a demonstrative function , it always occurs in its strong form ( before vowels ) , e.g. ‘ There it is ’ ‘ Put it there ’ Weak forms : ( before consonants ) ‘ There should be a rule ’ ( before vowels ) ‘ There is ’ In final position the pronunciation may be or . |
| 9 | An explanation has a sharing function if the speaker is producing it in order to share his knowledge with other people , and so extend their understanding . |
| 10 | The zoo has a practical function , because its stables also house the Emperor 's war monsters : the Griffons , Pegasi and other creatures he rides to battle . |
| 11 | Dogmatics thus has a critical function in relation to the present witness and preaching of the church , recalling it to its basis and assisting it to uncover and hear what it is called to say today . |
| 12 | In England pop culture has a simultaneous function — inextricably intertwined to a degree unmatched anywhere else in the world of exploitation and expression : exploitation as the product of an industry at the sharp end of the new conditions of capitalism , expression by virtue of its position — which has occurred by default — as the main area of activity in our society which freely admits voices of both youth and change . |
| 13 | Thirdly , it has a textual function : it must be well constructed as an utterance or text , so as to serve the decoding needs of the hearer . |
| 14 | Here relationships are ordered , certainly ; each person of the Trinity has a differentiated function , but all are equal . |
| 15 | Blurring has a double function . |
| 16 | It has a unique function which can not be commanded , it simply happens automatically once per day for the character carrying the book as soon as that character suffers any lost Wounds from a melee or missile attack . |
| 17 | One point of contact between institutionalised writing and the social situation , for instance , is that the ‘ text ’ has a communicative function and so one can ‘ talk meaningfully of a sender/addressee , a message , a receiver/addressee , and a purpose ’ ( ibid. ) , even if the communication is not face-to-face and the audience is attenuated over time and space . |
| 18 | The placement of verbs in initial position in the Portuguese text has a communicative function : it thematizes processes as the writer 's point of departure , an arrangement particularly suited to the reporting of academic research and scientific methods . |
| 19 | So silent viewing has a diagnostic function too . |
| 20 | His sense of the delicate interrelation between reading , meditation and prayer is set out at the beginning of the chapter on contemplation : Here meditation has a mediating function : a process in which insight is received like a gift , much as the process of analysing a poem mysteriously yields a new integrated perception of its whole meaning which transcends the conscious process of study . |
| 21 | As such this theory may , m practical terms , have no quarrels with Hobson and McCarley 's hypothesis that REM or dreaming sleep has a positive function in the learning process . |
| 22 | Opinions differ about whether intonation has a grammatical function . |
| 23 | Consequently , it is wrong to say that it has a grammatical function . |
| 24 | Each chain has a specialised function . |
| 25 | The Magistrates ' Court therefore has a dual function : to try minor cases ( summary offences ) and to consider whether on indictable offences there is sufficient evidence for a Crown Court trial ; this process is known as committal proceedings . |
| 26 | Hence medicine under capitalism has a dual function , both liberating and controlling . |
| 27 | The RSJC has a dual function . |
| 28 | 5.15pm Time to go home to Batley unless she has a special function to prepare for , drinks in the VC 's office , or a dinner . |
| 29 | Each integrated circuit has a special function , such as memory for example . |
| 30 | So I think it has a social function , as well as a formal educational function . |