This would suggest that the sign "+" functions as a sign of affirmation expressed by the operator "it is accepted that", while the term "exists" expresses part of the content of the judgement.
And finally, double curse the swines who promote the wearing of a piece of cloth around the neck - which is the shape of a noose and has no discernible function - as being a sign of status and respectability.
More than 60 years ago, F. Scott Fitzgerald saw "the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function" as the sign of a truly intelligent individual.
If the loincloth functioned as the sign of Gandhi's resistance, of India's nakedness in front of British colonial might, Bassem said, "Our sign is the stone".
It functioned as a washbasin because of the shape".
Some have suggested that the designs lure prey or deter predators, whereas others have argued that they function as a sort of detour sign that prevents birds from flying into the webs.
Given that EEG reactivity (EEG-R) to external stimuli can be interpreted as a sign of functioning of some cortical areas [12] and that sleep spindles in EEG may reflect the preserved functional integrity of the ARAS [13], we sought to predict awakening in a cohort of etiologically diverse comatose patients by integrating these two parameters.
Given that EEG reactivity (EEG-R) to external stimuli can be interpreted as a sign of functioning of some cortical areas [ 12] and that sleep spindles in EEG may reflect the preserved functional integrity of the ARAS [ 13], we sought to predict awakening in a cohort of etiologically diverse comatose patients by integrating these two parameters.
Most of us, however, do not treat middle-of-the-night awakenings as a sign of a normal, functioning brain.
Still, how well they've functioned as a unit, with no viable signs of division between their old and young factions, remains the most compelling element of this team.
Populist campaigns and parties often function as warning signs of a political crisis.
