There is a force in the mind which exercises the functions of a censorship, and which excludes from consciousness and from any influence upon action all tendencies which displease it.
Shortly after Afonso VI's coming-of-age in 1662, the King appointed Castelo Melhor his secret notary (escrivão da puridade), a position in which the favourite was able to exercise the functions of first minister.
They also characterized his role as a staff post rather than a command, although Groves was already exercising the functions of a commander at Sandia.
The Politburo "exercises the functions and powers of the Central Committee when a plenum is not in session".
"The definition of "corrupt conduct" does not extend to conduct that adversely affects or could adversely affect merely the efficacy of the exercise of an official function by a public official in the sense that the official could exercise the function in a different manner or make a different decision.
Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council) and the European Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU.
Following prolonged and strenuous exercise, the function of the immune system is impaired for several hours [ 14, 15], but on the other hand, the regular exercise training has been shown to increase resistance to infections [ 16– 16].
Although he did not feel called to be a Lutheran pastor, Hölderlin did have a strong sense of religious vocation; for him, being a poet meant exercising the priestly function of mediator between gods and humans.
Such conditions threaten graver breakdowns yet, eroding the popular trust and confidence in both government and the press on which effective exercise of the function of both depends".
Because a subunit of the protein exercises a biological function, the prediction of the function of unknown proteins has been demonstrated to be of great significance [ 73].
In the second half of the 20th century, they had come to exercise many of the functions of trade unions, including bargaining about salary and fee scales.
