What I'm more interested in is the term "nonfunctional" that Fitzgerald wields against Lethem's writing. From Wordnik.com. ["Unidentified Objects" by James P. Blaylock] Reference
"nonfunctional" and harmful to the reputation of the U.S. as a global financial leader. From Wordnik.com. [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference
I pretty much have to or I would be nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [waterdiluted Diary Entry] Reference
"What if it just makes the catapult nonfunctional?". From Wordnik.com. [Angelmass]
But they were just in a sort of nonfunctional state. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2007] Reference
The Senate is not dysfunctional -- it is nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [New York Needs a Constitutional Convention] Reference
Checked the cell again, but found it still nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [The Dangerous Hour]
Then lacking a support, how can the nonfunctional phenomenon. From Wordnik.com. [Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior - Shantideva ��� 9. Far-Reaching Discriminating Awareness] Reference
Half of the cabinet ministries are either vacant or nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [This Won’t Be The Iraq Election] Reference
Podshow is a weak player, the site is quite lame and nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [DAG Ventures leads $15m more for Podshow] Reference
But, it cannot arise from a nonfunctional static phenomenon either. From Wordnik.com. [Summary of Aryadeva's Four Hundred Verses] Reference
All categories (mental syntheses) are nonfunctional (static) phenomena. From Wordnik.com. [Fine Analysis of Objects of Cognition: Non-Gelug Presentation] Reference
Consequently, they are called “nonfunctional phenomena” (dngos-med). From Wordnik.com. [Gelug Definitions of Affirmation and Negation Phenomena] Reference
Elizabeth and I lost our son, we were nonfunctional for some period of time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 4, 2007] Reference
We shall call categories that are nonfunctional phenomena “static categories.”. From Wordnik.com. [Fine Analysis of Objects of Cognition: Gelug and Non-Gelug Presentations in Alternating Order] Reference
We have less illiterate people, of both the functional and the nonfunctional kind. From Wordnik.com. [Part 2 of Castro Meeting With Evangelicals] Reference
He set his clothes on the lid of the nonfunctional toilet and stepped into the shower. From Wordnik.com. [Homebody]
The nonfunctional phenomenon of their (nontrue existence) would (also) not be grasped. From Wordnik.com. [Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior - Shantideva ��� 9. Far-Reaching Discriminating Awareness] Reference
"The credit markets aren't just dysfunctional right now, they're nonfunctional," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Stocks End Quarter Just Above 'Bear,' but Challenges Remain for Rest of Year] Reference
You know, when Elizabeth and I lost our son, we were nonfunctional for some period of time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2007] Reference
Without thinking about it, Spock had given the device to Hemopar, who found it to be nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Meld]
How could he trade the armored safety of the MHW for a suit of thin, nonfunctional artificial fabric?. From Wordnik.com. [Sentenced To Prism]
California voters have rejected the nonfunctional minority-rule government that has bankrupted the. From Wordnik.com. [George Lakoff: The Voters Set the Democrats Free; Will They Act Like It?] Reference
“I must apologise for the nonfunctional state of my radiators,” Baring-Gould said over his shoulder to me. From Wordnik.com. [The Moor]
I'd like to believe this is true, and some evidence points to GWB being emotionally nonfunctional, but Cheney?. From Wordnik.com. [out, damn'd spot] Reference
She probably -- it appeared to me that they were largely nonfunctional limbs which simply needed to be removed. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2007] Reference
The nearer they drew to the dance floor, the more he felt as if his legs were turning completely nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [Flinx's Folly]
After years of near-perfect service, our ISP has been nonfunctional three evenings and nights since Thanksgiving. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
The arms were feathered as well - wings, but nonfunctional ones, too abbreviated to be of any use even in gliding. From Wordnik.com. [Owlsight]
He points out, “the lack of survival value for an organism to have a nonfunctional organ, such as half a wing.”. From Wordnik.com. [Shana Ting Lipton: Beyond 2012 Hype, A Scientist And Mayanist Faces The Evolution Question] Reference
It took a long time but there is no question about it, John, that the Justice Department is virtually nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2007] Reference
Does that mind (that is emanating) exist as a functional phenomenon, or does it exist as a nonfunctional phenomenon?. From Wordnik.com. [Mahamudra Eliminating the Darkness of Unawareness ��� Part Three: Vipashyana Meditation] Reference
The next landing also had four doors-three of them apparently nonfunctional, the fourth dark-stained and shellacked shiny. From Wordnik.com. [Trumps of Doom]
What happens in the formation of the conjoined twins is their two legs come together and back and form one nonfunctional leg. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2003] Reference
So apparently Torian and Zian ... mmm, continued to play a bit, shall we say, after my connection decided to be nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [jaxraven Diary Entry] Reference
Street lights and stoplights that were dark and nonfunctional, but the Christmas lights hanging on the same poles bright and shining. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Coca-Cola Co. 's hourglass bottle falls under the scope of protectable trade dress because it involves a nonfunctional design and shape. From Wordnik.com. [When Appearances Are Deceiving] Reference
Studies have revealed that the Central Light Company hasn't been funded for years, in preparation to make the case that it's nonfunctional. From Wordnik.com. [Laura Carlsen: Mexico's Union Bust Reveals Flaws in NAFTA] Reference
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