"It is critical for the committee's oversight function to fully understand the legal basis for all intelligence and counter-terrorism operations, " she said.

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With that in mind, I believe that a traditional in house GC will acts more as a function of the legal arm of a company rather than business development.

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In the contemporary international legal order, the "principle of legality" assumes this function.

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What makes this function is the long-term nature of much corporate legal work.

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An obvious sticking point in the scientific, political and legal worlds is whether global warming is a function of man-made emissions.

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There are difficult legal and constitutional issues here, which go to the heart of how the government is supposed to function.

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The patient, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has "minimal prospects of improving any neurological function and no meaningful prospect of further recovery", the court was told.

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