"We're looking at combining functions, doing as much or maybe more with fewer people," she said.

This is the only bronze piece discovered known to combine the two functions.

"We have cut staff from 110 to 98 in the past two years, including combining the functions of the township manager and the police chief."

Life aboard the ship combined all the functions of a complete social and professional infrastructure.

The Druids combined the functions of the priest, the magistrate%!

A great room combines the functions of one or more of these rooms.

It combined the functions of the Dumaresq and the range clock.

It came into existence on 1 April 2011 and combines all the functions of the two former organisations.

Several companies are combining functions traditionally found on different devices into a single gadget.

Combining political and economic functions, workers' councils will allow direct participation in the running of society by the working masses.