The phrase "as a central function" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a primary or key role that something plays within a system or process.
Example: "In this organization, communication serves as a central function for collaboration and teamwork."
Alternatives: "as a key role" or "as a primary function".
It is the responsibility of the Center's administration and Board of Directors to commit to supporting an environment in which fulfillment of the objectives of the digital preservation program is regarded as a central function of the Center.
12 Recent work has identified a critical role for SETDB1 in embryonic stem (ES) cell differentiation 13 and proviral silencing in ES cells, 14 as well as a central function in transcriptional silencing as part of a major repressive complex.
In the case of the Heart Failure Clinics trial the answer to this question may depend on the extent to which such systematic monitoring of heart failure patients in the community is seen as a central function of primary care both by the primary care professionals themselves and by external health care organizations.
Hepatocytes are of particular interest as they have a central function in the metabolic fate and the process of detoxification and toxification of xenobiotics.
Within this framework, ice processes are given a central function, as they influence and are affected by sediment transport, hydrological conditions, and channel morphology.
They viewed the teacher's function as a central part in the integration of creativity in the classroom.
Today, computer-based laboratory information systems are functioning as a central routine diagnostic tool for medical doctors in all private clinics and hospital departments in Denmark.
Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis regulates protein abundance and serves as a central regulatory function in many biological processes.
Moreover, our results uncover a novel role for Tip60 HAT activity in controlling neuronal specific gene expression profiles essential for nervous system function as well as a central regulatory role for Tip60 HAT function in general metabolism.
The DPDB in turn functions as a central daily routine diagnostic tool for pathologists, with immediate direct entry of all results in the system and automatic online updating.
To put that in perspective, Yellen not only had the economy closer to the Fed's stated goals of low inflation and low unemployment than any other Fed chair has but also, going by what's known as a central banking "loss function," made the second-biggest improvement at this than any of her predecessors did.
