functioning

“We found the system was not functioning,” Frost said.

“We are functioning based on rumors that we hear ... I’m still waiting to hear if the president will take my call,” she added.

The state prosecutor's initial assessment was that the boy, called Quentin, came from a normal functioning family, and had no criminal or mental health record.

His brand flourished, nurturing the capricious genius, and he was supported by a team that kept him functioning.

Speaking directly to Sheen, he said: "You were almost certainly the figure who carried the sledgehammer on which your DNA was found and which was used to sever the functioning toilet from its connecting pipes."