Sentence examples for its principal function from inspiring English sources

Thus the mall, taken as a whole, is a sign in itself, because it connotes something other than its principal function through the use of a motif that is its disguise.

Last month, Google said it would build an operating system, also called Chrome, with its principal function being to support its browser.

Its principal function was that of a papal outpost against attack by sea.

Its principal function — a strategic importance to its Western allies — had been devalued by the removal of the Soviet threat.

Tony Trischka "Territory" (Smithsonian Folkways/Ryko) is considerably more than a showcase for the virtuoso banjo playing of Tony Trischka, though that may seem like its principal function.

Its principal function is to establish precedent -- that is, to set forth principles of law that every court in America must follow".

Therefore, the damage which is caused by hepatotoxic agents is of grave consequence to the body as it deprives the liver of its principal functions [ 2].

EMF can result in severe damage to both the morphology of the hippocampus and its principal functions during adolescence.

Mr. James means to toughen up here, without losing sight of his principal function.

According to its Constitution, a principal function of WHO "is to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work", in support of which it "may make suitable arrangements for consultation and cooperation with NGOs in carrying out its international health work" [4].

As shown in Table 4, PTEN was the first tumor suppressor gene to be identified in the phosphatase family, and the principal function of its gene product appears to be dephosphorylation of the second messenger PIP3 [ 43].