The phrase "functioning of the society" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the overall operations and activities of a society or community. Example: "The efficient functioning of the society depends on the cooperation and contribution of its members."
The debt becomes much more difficult to manage and cynicism corrodes the functioning of the society.
"This would have undesirable consequences for the security of information stored and communicated and the integrity of ICT systems, which are increasingly of importance for the functioning of the society," it added.
Leaders, who either directly or tacitly encourage free riders, contribute to the contagion effect and hence undermine lawful functioning of the society and nurturing of trust in the state.
At the height of the class suspensions in late November, more than 1800 classes with more than 50,000 students from almost 800 schools in Taiwan were suspended on a single school day, yet without any visible disruption in the normal functioning of the society.
However, Europe is going to face structural changes requiring a modification of the financing of social security systems, provision of services and a reshaping of many aspects of the functioning of the societies.
Thus, if a wealthy family places relatively low value on the last dollar earned, it receives a relatively high weight in the objective function of the society.
Her untiring efforts and the contribution of her many talents to the numerous functions of the societies earned her many awards and gratitude for her time and dedication to their worthy causes.
The functioning of the modern society depends increasingly heavily on large-scale, cheap, reliable and clean electricity.
Consider, first, the idea of public order, and the suggestion that the criminal law's proper purpose is to protect the "smooth functioning of society and the preservation of order" (Devlin 1965: 5).
Nonetheless, automobiles are crucial for the functions of the modern society.
Although he accepts that legions of Internet-powered Davids will continue to disrupt government, business, media and other large institutions, Mele also believes that big institutions remain essential for the smooth functioning of society and the economy — and that the need to adapt to new technology to stay alive and relevant is urgent.
