How to Use a function of in a Sentence
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Still, the safety of an investment is a function of the price investors pay for it.
— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 -
For many founders, this is a function of an investment sector that has been dominated by males for many years.
— Hessie Jones, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 -
The subsidy, in turn, is a function of the cost to deliver it.
— Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2024 -
The key to the hollow hold is bracing, a function of your core that helps to support the spine.
— Brett Williams, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023 -
So much of the great unlearning is a function of pride.
— Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023 -
This might be a function of the speed with which many people approach the matching process.
— Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2023 -
This might be a function of the speed with which many people approach the matching process.
— Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2023 -
As a function of its thinness, this comforter felt more like a light blanket.
— Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024 -
Their success was largely a function of converting nine of 12 third downs for the game.
— Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024 -
This is a function of their habit of looking first, leaping second.
— Eric Roberge, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 -
In some ways, its current predicament may be a function of its past success.
— Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2023 -
In some ways, its current predicament may be a function of its past success.
— Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2023 -
In this equation, ψ denotes the star formation rate as a function of the redshift z.
— Florian Freistetter, Scientific American, 11 July 2024 -
But rather than a wholesale changing of the guard, the nearly unprecedented turnover is more a function of the way TV works now.
— Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024 -
That was the latest start in Open history, but was more a function of scheduling than of crowds.
— Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 -
But, Yun, points out that always happens, month to month, as a function of seasonal changes in the market.
— Anna Bahney, CNN, 20 July 2023 -
No, this massacre was a function of hate—the kind of toxic intolerance in its purest form.
— TIME, 12 Oct. 2023 -
In part, the growing sense of disillusionment is a function of time.
— Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2022 -
His mid-range shooting was good but his 3-point stroke slipped, a function of a slow start after rushing back from an injury.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023 -
Haley’s rise is a function of the narrowness of her appeal, not because of the genius of her campaign.
— Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023 -
Until then, it was believed that the forest’s abundant rain was a function of climate.
— John Muyskens, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022 -
There are plenty of reasons to believe that this is a function of Joe Biden’s overall weakness.
— Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 21 Apr. 2023 -
There are plenty of reasons to believe that this is a function of Joe Biden’s overall weakness.
— Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 21 Apr. 2023 -
Sometimes poor shooting is a function of tired legs, and in that regard a week without games (and two off days from practice) might help.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024 -
The effectiveness of a tracker is a function of its network.
— PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024 -
Advertisement This might be a function of the speed with which many people approach the matching process.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 June 2023 -
Advertisement This might be a function of the speed with which many people approach the matching process.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 June 2023 -
The strength of a component is a function of its cross-sectional area, while the weight of a component is a function of its volume.
— IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024 -
Utah, home to the largest Mormon population in the U.S., was the youngest state, with a median age of 31.3, a function of having one of the nation’s highest birthrates.
— Mike Schneider, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023 -
Utah, home to the largest Mormon population in the U.S., was the youngest state, with a median age of 31.3, a function of having one of the nation’s highest birthrates.
— Mike Schneider, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
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