function - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • gene: Many biotech and pharmaceutical companies have also been attracted to the ease with which fish can be used to study the function of genes.

Converse of object

  • perform: I started out arguing that a phone only needed to perform a few very specific functions.
  • fulfill: Magix Music Maker 2003 fulfills a similar function, allowing users to also add their own live instruments and vocals to the mix.
  • serve: These devices all serve some function in the home, or they wouldn't exist.
  • define: The parser module defines functions for a few distinct purposes.
  • exercise: Religious organizations don't exercise any state functions Religious organizations don't interfere with the matters of the State.
  • combine: Consumers were seeking already a card that combines both functions.

Adjective modifier

  • renal: Ensure appropriate renal function - monitoring urine output is normally easiest.
  • bodily: Eating is like other bodily functions -- sleeping, peeing, walking, and sneezing.
  • cognitive: The men's diet was assessed and cognitive function was evaluated in 1990 and 1993 using the Mini-Mental State scale.
  • immune: Its causes are unknown but there are clear abnormalities in the way the immune system functions in patients.
  • administrative: Their administrative function was replaced by county councils, established in 1889, but their judicial function was not abolished until 1971.
  • normal: Many normal metabolic functions produce free radicals - highly unstable forms of oxygen, which in excess cause oxidative stress leading to cell damage.

Modifies a noun

  • suite: A choice of function suites, several of which enjoy stunning views over the Great Lake.

Noun used with modifier

  • lung: It is important to keep a patients chest free of any chest infection to help their lung function to improve.
  • liver: It is important that your liver function is carefully measured before you have surgery.
  • brain: This enables researchers to examine brain function in healthy tissue for a comparison.
  • kidney: Use antibiotics with care You should use an antibiotic with care if you have reduced liver or kidney function.
  • wave: Running time: This strongly depends on the atomic system and the size of the wave function expansion as applied to the GRASP92 package.
  • callback: This callback function will be called when the output is finally thrown.

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