They differ from other related families by often being pachycauline ( i. e. with a thickened trunk, usually wider at the base, which has a water storage function ), by usually having succulent leaves, and by possessing a trimerous flower with a superior ovary and seeds with an aryl.

They may not administer Penance ( Reconciliation ), Anointing of the Sick ( Extreme Unction ), or function as an ordained celebrant or concelebrant of the Mass ( by virtue of their office and their training and institution, they may act, if the need arises, as altar servers, lectors, ushers, porters, or Eucharistic ministers of the Cup, and if need be, the Host ).

They cover all of the available bone surface and function as a barrier for certain ions.

They noted that even traits that spread through diffusion often were given different meanings and function from one society to another.

They express how sensitive that function is to small changes ( or small errors ) in its arguments.

They impair cell function by forming covalent bonds with the amino, carboxyl, sulfhydryl, and phosphate groups in biologically important molecules.

They can function over pressure ranges of 10 < sup >− 10 </ sup > to 10 < sup >− 2 </ sup > mbar.

They need to be analyzed and criticized in all their manifestations ; the function of both logical and axiological oppositions must be studied in all discourses to provide meaning and values.

They generally regard financial markets that function for the financial system as an efficient mechanism.

They wish to allow the market to function smoothly and give it the freedom to change and develop.

They may function as forums for developing competence and are often the local units of a national employer's organization.

They mainly functioned as local government authorities at the county level, as well as having a pre-trial judicial function for serious criminal cases.

They showed that, in growth, protein has no function, while DNA has some function.

( In 3D graphics, lights function similarly to real-world lights: They cause illumination, cast shadows, and create specular highlights.

They further identified members of a group that had been marginalized ; women who had been rejected by most of society had an inside view of an exclusive group of people that took a high amount of knowledge to function in.

They continued, however, to function in all respects ( rule, clothing and policy ) as an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, headed by their own Master ( himself de jure subject to the Teutonic Order's Grand Master ).

They are accountable to the top management for their department's function.

They lack membrane-bound organelles, and can function and reproduce as individual cells, but often aggregate in multicellular colonies.

They may span multiple lines and function like here documents in shells, Perl and Ruby.

They are involved in the catabolism of very long chain fatty acids, branched chain fatty acids, D-amino acids, polyamines, and biosynthesis of plasmalogens, i. e. ether phospholipids critical for the normal function of mammalian brains and lungs.

They both address “ situations that tend to develop in the bosom of the family .” Both authors, through their plays, reflect a patriarchal society in which the father-son relationship is essential to proper function and development of the household.

They also function to protect the burrows from flooding.

They also contain air chambers that may function to protect the burrow from flooding and a listening post for predators.

They were headed straight for each other on a collision course.

They discussed the way people never tell each other the things on their minds.

They lapsed into silence, and the freight wallowed up a hill, scooted down the other side, shaking and clanking to itself.

`` They swear that every person smells different and every family smells different from every other.

They may even enroll a colored student or two for show, though he usually turns out to be from Thailand, or any place other than the American South.

They tell us, sir, that we are free, because we have in one hand a ballot, and in the other a stock certificate.

They had other topics of conversation, besides their news from courts and fairs, which were of interest to Othon, the builder of castles in Wales and churches in his native country.

They must be persuaded to adopt the other necessary self-help measures which are described in the preceding section.

They are made of gold and covered with emeralds, pearls and other jewels.

They are laid a minimum of 24'' '' deep and in some areas four feet down, particularly under roads, to stay clear of all other piping such as water and sewers and to minimize shocks from heavy trucking.

They were married at a lavish ceremony which was duly recorded in Parvenu and all other magazines and newspapers, and then they honeymooned in Bermuda.

They were inseparable, not because they were fond of each other, but because they wanted to keep an eye on each other, as they were keen rivals for social leadership.

They walked toward each other.

They are home now with the other Kowalski children, Vicky, 14 ; ;

`` They cannot do otherwise than live in dread of each other since these weapons imply the possibility of such grisly surprise attack.

They went along the pass talking with each other for a short while until they came to a river roaring with torrent.

) They train the mink and other animals to fight.

`` They are determined '', Montgomery writes, `` not to be surprised again, and now insist on a state of readiness for war which is not only unnecessary, but also creates nervousness among other nations in the Western Alliance -- not to mention such great suspicions among the nations of the Eastern bloc that any progress towards peaceful coexistence or disarmament is not possible ''.

They were both walking towards each other, unhurried.

They did not have the wit to follow the stars in their courses, to exchange names with each other, to harvest the experience of each for the wisdom of all.

Biological anthropologists are interested in both human variation and in the possibility of human universals ( behaviors, ideas or concepts shared by virtually all human cultures ) They use many different methods of study, but modern population genetics, participant observation and other techniques often take anthropologists " into the field ," which means traveling to a community in its own setting, to do something called " fieldwork.

They may consume bacteria or other protists.

They diversified and became dominant during the Carboniferous and Permian periods, but were later displaced by reptiles and other vertebrates.

They may be as basic as pictures on a board that the are used to request food, drink, or other care ; or they can be advanced speech generating devices, based on speech synthesis, that are capable of storing hundreds of phrases and words.