Sentence examples for functional society from inspiring English sources

To them, elaborate networks of exchange are the lifeblood of a functional society.

In the face of challenge, confidence in that assumption has to be maintained for the sake of a stable and functional society.

Credible information is the basis for a responsive government, an efficient economy and, by extension, a functional society.

So when we ask for civility from our politicians, we are really asking for a recognition that they see themselves, along with us, as members of a cohesive and functional society.

It is a power that must sometimes be leveled to achieve a fully functional society, but it must be treated with exceptional reverence – the power to deprive a citizen of their liberty is, after all, the power to deprive them of the entire normalcy and much of the joy of daily life, to curtail most of what we understand as "living".

Above all we must accept the profound disconnection between international opinion, which sees respect for human rights as the foundation for a functional society, and that of Chinese nationalists, who view all appeals to human rights as a threat to sovereignty.

But in order to set up functional societies, we'll have to get all sorts of workers with different kinds of technical expertise there.

These kinds of small institutions and networks make up the "social capital" so essential to functional societies and effective governance.

How we all turned out functional in society was quite a feat".

And, according to social theorists, charity is an essential part of a functional civil society.

I want to work; I want to contribute and be functional in society".