The news had stirred him strangely. He listened for bulletins on the radio, which he had seldom turned on after finding that its basic function was advertising things for sale. Ursula K. Le Guin
The family exists for many reasons, but its most basic function may be to draw together after a member dies. Stephen King
There is complete consensus on this issue. It is self-evident in Islam that it is prohibited to have nuclear bombs. It is eternal law, because the basic function of these weapons is to kill innocent people. This cannot be reversed ... You cannot deliberately kill innocent people. Yousef Saanei
The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job. I've had some audiences where I didn't care if they laughed or not because they were either too drunk or stupid. Marcus Brigstocke
The BASIC FUNCTION of all education, even in the most traditional sense, is to increase the survival prospects of the group. Neil Postman
This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with those who have been affected by disasters. David Plouffe