Sentence examples for had a functioning from inspiring English sources

Since 1991, Somalia has not had a functioning central government.

Lebanon is the only Arab country to have had a functioning democracy.

"Vietnam had a functioning government, even though it was corrupt and inefficient," he said.

It had a functioning democracy, but ever-squabbling politicians seemed unable to get things done.

The Union also had a functioning government and a small but efficient regular army and navy.

(In fact, the Zionist movement had a functioning democratic parliament even before it had a state).

Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, and one result has been a shamelessly neglected infrastructure.

"I lived in Sausalito, which back then had a functioning whorehouse one of the last ones in the Bay Area.

To be fair, ruling Somalia, which has not had a functioning central government since 1991, is no easy task.

Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew a dictator and then turned on one another.

An aide to Mr. Biden said Iraq had a functioning caretaker government and sought to dispel any sense of crisis.