Meritocracy favors an eventual society where an individual's success is a direct function of his merit, or contribution.

But it's important to realize tuition is a direct function of state support.

Of course the cadet did not have any direct function to perform during the hyperjump but his presence was mandatory.

"It's a direct function of the improving economy," he said.

Ambient pressure is a direct function of the depth.

"What rises to be a pest is a direct function of what you're growing."

The function is significantly different from a direct function of their body surfaces.

The entropy is not a direct function of that state.

Her success on the health care task force would be a direct function of Congress's willingness to support her proposals.

The matrix through which we perceive the universe has to be a direct function of that universe.