Example sentences of "whilst [not/n't] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Thus , whilst not discounting the possibility of a long-standing personality trait , the appeal for imaginative empathy with which this chapter began is also its ending .
2 Whilst not advocating the imposition of a national curriculum , the Select Committee called for greater powers for the Secretary of State to intervene in circumstances where ‘ a nationally agreed guaranteed provision appears to be at risk ’ .
3 Seen commercially , the advantages of operating through a subsidiary include the ability to diversify activities whilst not exposing the other parts of the business to financial risk .
4 The smaller one day races , whilst not having the same cult status , are treated just as seriously with most races offering trophies and some even cash prizes .
5 The obligatory formation air-to-air session was completed without difficulty as the Aircoupe , whilst not having the fastest set of control and throttle responses in the world , is nonetheless quite easy to place accurately .
6 Whilst not following the Water of Leith for all its length , taking a more direct path than the winding river , the walkway allows access to the river at various points , and is a valuable link between Warriston and North Leith .
7 Whilst not denying the symbolic role of leaders , radical elite theorists are more concerned to establish that behind the diversity of official power holders in every liberal democracy there is a defacto centralization of ‘ real ’ decision-making power in the hands of a core executive : the locus of the power elite .
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