Deal
Deal noun - A considerable amount.
Functioning and deal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Functioning" instead a noun "Deal".
Functioning
Functioning noun - Process or manner of functioning or operating.
Deal and functioning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deal" instead a noun "Functioning".
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One of the first sources to deal with them, The Vault of the Drow, described a lot about the Vault and the city therein, and they were a functioning if troubled society.
Source: Badass Decay - He has Asperger Syndrome (or maybe high-functioning autism, I'm not sure) at least according to his parents, but doesn't like making a big deal about it.
Source: Tropers / Supercomputer 276 -
This can be fixed by having some ships in the fleet outfitted with smaller weapons specifically to deal with the smaller ships, functioning as roving point-defense ships.
Source: Point Defenseless
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