Sentence:  Thus, the University budgeting system can be seen not only as <WSD>modality</WSD> in the reproduction of social structures, but also as an important means of meeting deeply rooted psychological needs for ontological security. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The way in which infrastructure and knowledge of how to use it give rise to a meaningful pattern of interaction (A concept in (Anthony Giddens)' structuration theory).