The story had functioned like a drug.
The upstairs had functioned as the court's chambers.
The research center, which had functioned quasi-independently, is to report more directly to corporate executives.
Councilman Eugene said on Wednesday night that the group had functioned well during his tenure.
Mr. Barry said that if it had functioned, "it would be more of an incendiary event" than an explosion.
Mr. Obama said the law enforcement system had functioned as it should in the days after the bombings.
That remains unclear, but Mr. Museler said that from what officials could tell they had functioned properly.
Unemployed adults who had functioned successfully in the workplace for many years all felt considerable shame about their new situations.
So far, he admitted, the Governing Council had functioned "in a kind of cocoon"; ordinary Iraqis weren't sure what it was for.
In addition, the church was forced to relinquish several apartment complexes in the city that had functioned as workshops and homes for the working poor.
Given the volume of rain, Peter Gerbasi, the deputy county executive for parks and public works, said he thought the sewer and drainage systems had functioned well.
