Example sentences of "while [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be possible , while accepting the underlying general principle , to argue against its applicability to nuclear weapons : for instance , by saying that a nuclear bomb is not a chemical weapon as such , the poison gas being a mere incidental by-product ; or to go back to the fundamental prohibition of ‘ weapons that cause unnecessary suffering ’ and argue that the suffering caused by a nuclear weapon is not disproportionate to its military effectiveness . |
| 2 | In some countries the dairy producers have taken a comparable line , and manage to live profitably while accepting the growing evidence against high-fat diets in general and saturates in particular . |
| 3 | He had thus made the point , while accepting the royal candidate , that the power of confirmation ( which was increasingly insisted upon ) lay with the pope alone . |
| 4 | At the meeting Eduard Shevardnadze , the Soviet Foreign Minister , proposed the " decoupling " of the internal and external aspects of unification so that the former could be completed swiftly while allowing a unified Germany 's security status to be resolved over a number of years . |
| 5 | The Convention could examine key traded species , carry out the necessary scientific studies and create management plans which would ensure the protection of the species while allowing a profitable legal trade . |
| 6 | But the actual implementation of this Christian philosophy often fell far short of these standards , and throughout the modern era we can trace a second layer , summed up in the phrase ‘ the double standard ’ , which enjoined chastity on the female while allowing a large degree of sexual freedom for the male . |
| 7 | Above all , the notes need to be spot on while allowing the overall rhythm to flow smoothly . |
| 8 | Ceauşescu 's double-game of continuing to recognize Israel while courting the Arab states paid dividends in his relations with the Western democracies . |
| 9 | If the patient can get into the kneeling position and then balance on one knee while bringing the other leg forward , so that he can lever himself onto a chair , he will feel confident that he can always get up , even if he is alone at home . |
| 10 | One hopes they will escape the fate of the farmers who cried ‘ wolf ’ while eating the fatted calves of subsidy or it will be hard to gain credibility during real hardship . |
| 11 | You can also print documents in the background while editing a second document which saves you from waiting around while your printer catches up with your typing speed . |
| 12 | The karateka then pivots halfway round on the ball of the left foot , while rotating the entire body forward . |
| 13 | While disinfecting the soiled area is obviously to be recommended , you need to be careful in your choice of disinfectant . |
| 14 | TV was then considered ( in Europe and the USA ( to exercise a decisive political influence : de Gaulle emerged as the first French politician who both mastered the instrument , the RTF organization , while proving a charismatic performer . |
| 15 | It seemed to be the well-being of Tommy Wright , who was clearly kicked in the leg while gathering a loose ball ahead of Jason Wilcox . |
| 16 | A major company signed him up , and he had a series of top ten hits while building a serious reputation . |
| 17 | We are delighted and thrilled with the enthusiasm and ingenuity you have displayed while producing a grand total of over £2,500 . |
| 18 | While pursuing a short- term strategy that combined military campaigns against the FLN with political overtures to the Algerian masses , de Gaulle launched an ambitious long-term policy to make such an association possible . |
| 19 | And he should remember that the last person who talked to trees while pursuing a determined foreign policy was George III . |
| 20 | Our part in this ‘ controlling puritan attack ’ consisted of making the occasional arrest , while pursuing the unquantifiable social role which filled most of our time . |
| 21 | I understood that my mother was ambivalent about marriage , bitter about her own experience of it while seeing no possible alternative for me , and that this must make things difficult for her . |
| 22 | A pan had caught fire after he fell asleep while cooking a late-night snack . |
| 23 | A 30-year-old detective was recovering in hospital last night after being punched and kicked unconscious in Chiswick High Street , west London , while helping a uniformed officer to arrest a woman . |
| 24 | Balcha was a Gurage by origin ; as a boy he had been wounded and castrated in one of the many battles which Menelik had fought while subduing the southern tribes . |
| 25 | There is no central viewing point ; the canvases may be arranged in any number of combinations , creating new sequences and configurations , while suggesting the infinite possible readings within an image ; ‘ further disrupting the comfortable viewing space ’ . |
| 26 | Hugh MacDiarmid , who lived at Montrose , and edited the local newspaper while enjoying a fruitful period of his literary life , described Montrose as ‘ a very attractive small burgh with a wide agricultural hinterland ’ , and these fields now began to materialise . |
| 27 | As soon as the first insipid light filtered through the entrance , I was glad to make tepid tea and chewy porridge garnished with mouse droppings , while enjoying a limited success in coaxing Roger from his marginally more substantial pit . |
| 28 | Civic Forum and PAV , while enjoying a simple majority in the Federal Assembly , did not have the three-fifths majority required to pass constitutional amendments . |
| 29 | So , from any of these you can ‘ have a go ’ at windsurfing for the odd day or two while enjoying the good food and good company of the Houseparty . |
| 30 | Depth of shade is also important , since a number of species , while enjoying the limited sunlight filtered through trees with an open branch system , are unable to cope with the dense shade cast by evergreens . |