21.   So the Nationalists favor only those changes that are needed for the government to function smoothly.

22.   The government was still functioning, making it unclear whether a full blown crisis was unfolding.

23.   The Russian leader promised a government shakeup last Thursday when he acknowledged that economic reforms were stalled and the government was functioning poorly.

24.   As for grain management and reserves, the central and local governments should function separately, he added.

25.   Both sides agreed that these activities would have to be undertaken with private sector participation, and not only as government functions, Staporn added.

26.   But he said Westminster-style governments could not function if groups tried to override the law of a properly elected parliament.