Example sentences of "while [verb] the [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 | Above all , the notes need to be spot on while allowing the overall rhythm to flow smoothly . |
| 5 | Ceauşescu 's double-game of continuing to recognize Israel while courting the Arab states paid dividends in his relations with the Western democracies . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The karateka then pivots halfway round on the ball of the left foot , while rotating the entire body forward . |
| 9 | While disinfecting the soiled area is obviously to be recommended , you need to be careful in your choice of disinfectant . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In a way each admired the other 's skill at living , while enjoying the odd false step . |
| 16 | WHILE ENJOYING the high quality of play by England during the recent New Zealand tour and latterly the World Cup , and appreciating the fitness they displayed , I could n't help but wonder about the current medical practices being used to prepare players for matches while still injured . |
| 17 | The need is to push up Curve A over the guerrilla and terrorist bands , as shown by the arrow , while maintaining the current effectiveness of the nuclear deterrent , as represented by the pillar . |
| 18 | Structural and decorative work was undertaken to create the best in modern working environment while maintaining the traditional ambience of this ‘ grand old Bank ’ and its numerous objects d'art . |
| 19 | In the Junior School we are determined to keep pace with current thought and practice identified in the recent national initiatives while maintaining the traditional standards of excellence which parents rightly expect of George Heriot 's . |
| 20 | Speaker K's contribution ‘ picks up ’ the past time element , moving closer to speaker J's time while maintaining the personal reference in my father , who also did work ( stonemason ) comparable to J's ( bricklayer ) and received money for this work . |
| 21 | If last year 's congressional deliberations are any guide , R&D should recoup some of the losses in programmes unpopular with the White House , and defence wo n't get everything the Pentagon would like — in effect , lopping off the extreme fluctuations while maintaining the basic thrust of the White House economic philosophy . |
| 22 | To this the Queen returned a gracious reply which while maintaining the full impartiality of the Crown encouraged me to continue to do my best to serve her as her First Minister . |
| 23 | This lays down a general statutory objective of making provision for new or better ways of providing legal services and a wider choice of person providing them , while maintaining the proper and efficient administration of justice . |
| 24 | Fundamental to the whole process was the transference to colleges of the maximum responsibility for course development and assessment , while maintaining the important framework of national comparability . |
| 25 | Rejecting realism as a literary form , the nouveaux romanciers are still prepared to adopt the mimetic impetus , while jettisoning the conventional devices of plot , character and linear chronology . |
| 26 | Nor does it contemplate the knock-on consequences for Labour ministers of attempting to implement their programme while rebuilding the governmental machine . |
| 27 | He replaced William of Sens , who in 1178 had crippled himself in a fall from scaffolding while rebuilding the eastern end of the cathedral , devastated by fire in 1174 . |
| 28 | The aim of the operation itself was twofold : first , to neutralize the Iraqi forces in both their offensive and defensive roles ; and , second , to drive Iraq from Kuwaiti territory , while denying the Iraqi leadership the means of either reinforcing its forces there or threatening Kuwait again . |
| 29 | While walking the Pennine Way I cooled my feet in the beck before continuing south to Airton and Gargrave . |
| 30 | Twisting the rotary speedbrake selector on the front left console to out enables them to be pumped out easily , while pressing the red emerg undercarriage button alongside allows the right biceps to be exercised 26 times in cranking down the wheels . |