Sentence examples for function as a stop from inspiring English sources

A surrounding moat wall can function as a stop to limit isolation system displacements and prevent bearing failure under beyond design basis shaking.

Instead of using the convergence of the scoring function as a stop criterion, we monitor the slope or the relative change of the scoring function between two consecutive steps of the refinement procedure.

Andrea L. Murad, senior director at Fitch Ratings in New York, said the plan would probably function as a stop-gap measure rather than a permanent fix.

Most of the classical snakes and active contour models use this function as a stopping criteria [5, 11 13, 17].

The plan is for the space to function as a stop-gap in the journey of refugees and immigrants.

In some designs, no physical stop exists in the objective lens, and the spacers absorb the rays that overflow the limited aperture, thereby functioning as a stop.

The Emancipation Proclamation was drafted here, and the rooms downstairs once functioned as a stopping point along the Underground Railroad.

There are no luxury hotels, or, for that matter, hotels, just a few small bed-and-breakfasts, including the charming and well-equipped (private baths, phones and TV sets) Armitage Inn, where the tradition of hospitality goes back to the 18th century, when the house functioned as a stopping place for postriders.

Kibati has functioned as a stop-over for tourist excursions to the Nyiragongo volcano.

This outcome is inconsistent with findings of other authors reporting that captive chimpanzees paid significantly less attention to the red-, toan thethe blue- or green-colored stimuli and, moreover, that red may function as a subtle stop signal working outside of focused awareness in humans which can negatively affect human performance in a variety of contexts.

Apple chief executive Tim Cook, music entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine and rapper Drake all pitched in during the service's unveiling, outlining plans for it to function as a one-stop shop for streaming, internet radio and a social network element that connects musicians to their fans.