The phrase "are functioning in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the operation or role of something within a specific context or system.
Example: "The various components of the machine are functioning in a coordinated manner to ensure optimal performance."
Alternatives: "are operating in a" or "are working in a".
They are functioning in a much larger institutional culture.
These digital watches are functioning in a peculiar but logical manner.
But within each story the words are functioning in a very precise way, particularly in the science stories.
At any time during bone development or fracture healing, multiple growth/differentiation factors are functioning in a coordinated manner thus the combinations of bioactive factors might synergistically stimulate bone regeneration.
The alcoholic's desire- and belief-forming systems are functioning in a most abnormal and disorderly way.
The interaction between APIP12 and other APIPs will also be tested to investigate whether different APIPs are functioning in a complex.
We are functioning in an era where business ethic is rapidly replacing the medical ethic in the care of patients.
However, the government is functioning in a manner that it seems it can fall any time" (Hindustan Times).
Freshly reorchestrated and (for the most part) appealingly sung, this undercast "Misérables," a slightly scaled-down version of the well-groomed behemoth that arrived in New York nearly two decades ago, appears to be functioning in a state of mild sedation.
(Brantley) 'LES MISÉRABLES' This premature revival, a slightly scaled-down version of the well-groomed behemoth that closed only three years ago, appears to be functioning in a state of mild sedation.
"Any motoring enthusiast or historian who does not possess an indexed set of Automobile Quarterlies is functioning in a wilderness," he said in an e-mail on Wednesday.
