What the county did, in effect, was to destroy two functioning members of society by interfering. (religion-online.org)
We promise to take regular breaks, drink plenty of water, and remain functioning members of society. (kickstarter.com)
My «godless» children are successful, compassionate, highly - functioning members of society while my brother's children, cut off from normal society and homeschooled to make sure they are filled with «god's grace» can barely carry on a normal conversation and are virtually unemployable. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)