Example sentences of "while at " in BNC.
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| 31 | That meant continuing to support British Rail financially while at the same time fighting to make the industry more productive . |
| 32 | The human losses mounted rapidly , and the extension of recruitment to those just eighteen years old and those already forty-five extended the worries about loved ones at the Front into almost every family , while at home their losses to farming and industry had to be made good , as far as possible , with more prisoners-of-war and ‘ foreign workers ’ . |
| 33 | When the press noted the change in tone , Hitler agreed that he had altered his stance , but only to the extent , he said , that he had earlier been too mild , and had realized while at work on Mein Kampf that the ‘ Jewish Question ’ was one not solely for the German people , but for all peoples , ‘ for Juda is the world plague ’ . |
| 34 | Roman medallions were made in small quantities and so the die would be likely to survive , while at Dalisandos no coinage was made in the intervening years . |
| 35 | Regnal years might also appear on coins of the Roman emperors made in the provinces of the empire , while at Rome coins were frequently dated by the titles of the emperor , such as the tribunician power , which was renewed every year and thus acts as a sort of regnal year . |
| 36 | He felt he was exposing himself ‘ to some danger from hostile forces , one might say , while at the same time having no training or no institutional support … |
| 37 | ‘ I think success is all about positive vibes — and they are all a very positive influence on me , while at the same time never being pushy . |
| 38 | While at the hand of a Gabo , a Victor Vasareley or a Ben Nicholson its poetry enjoys analogy and metaphor , its strength is based on scientific methodology , inductive and deductive reasoning ( ref : ‘ The Design Spectrum ’ , Chapter 15 ) . |
| 39 | The talented Davies played soccer for Wales Schools Under-15s while at Pencoed Comprehensive , a rugby school , before switching codes in the sixth form to captain Wales Schools at rugby . |
| 40 | The first wine we order is off , the second arrives , with apologies , unchilled — while at another table a woman complains her bottle of red is too warm . |
| 41 | Kevin McAllister 's header from a right-wing McGivern cross gave Marshall problems , while at the opposite end Creaney took advantage of a huge kick-out which bounced over John Hughes , to send a lob inches over . |
| 42 | Bridgend did score a good try through Gareth Thomas from a tapped penalty , while at the other end Jones should really have kicked a second penalty after Jenkins had been penalised for treading heavily on Yendle . |
| 43 | It is difficult logically to claim that Scottish — or Welsh — devolution would undermine national sovereignty , while at the same time preparing to surrender national sovereignty . |
| 44 | A biochemist by training , he began writing while at Columbia University . |
| 45 | While at Northampton , he suffered a massive heart attack under the pressure of League management and yesterday recalled : ‘ I never had a hint that anything was wrong with me . ’ |
| 46 | Two more solid pars followed , while at the 18th he made another despite driving into one of those two fairway bunkers . |
| 47 | His research on ‘ bio-energetics ’ led him to develop the prize-winning chemiosmotic theory while at Edinburgh University in the early 1960s . |
| 48 | Jonny Searle , who rowed three times for Oxford , and his younger brother , Greg , both won world junior gold medals while at Hampton School . |
| 49 | There is , I believe , a strong case for encouraging more administrators from the developing countries to participate in seminars of that sort , while at the same time trying to reduce the very heavy demand that would make on the time of people primarily engaged in other tasks . |
| 50 | I watched many hours of video films while at Highlander , and in various communities in the mountains with which Highlander is associated , and there can be few better examples of the power of video as an empowering and educational tool than some of the footage which the YCCC have taken . |
| 51 | The long period of gestation of the new legislation which began in the climate of reform typical of the 1970s but became entangled then in the fiscal and ideological retrenchment of the 1980s , reveals the complexity of the political debate and the variety of interests that had to be reconciled in drafting a new legal reference point that would modernize Germany 's approach to all questions of youth while at the same time express continuity . |
| 52 | He frequently attended church , and demanded strict attention and decorous behaviour from his court while at worship . |
| 53 | A joint statement said that ‘ For Laporte , the reorganisation would provide a unique opportunity to expand its speciality chemicals activity , while at the same time continuing to reduce its involvement in the more capital intensive elements of the chemical industry ’ . |
| 54 | On one hand the public demands ever more complex and advanced technology while at the same time mistrusting and denigrating the scientific/technological base that helps to produce today 's high standard of living in the developed world . |
| 55 | I can not tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth . |
| 56 | In this chapter I have once more attempted to describe the work of two pioneers , while at the same time using their work as a platform for discussion of issues which are crucial to my own philosophy . |
| 57 | The greatest problem facing schools , now as always , is how to ensure the best possible service to present pupils ( this may be called the steady-state operation ) , while at the same time , developing the creativity which alone will allow us to continue to adapt to change in the future . |
| 58 | We will phase these in gradually by applying our Energy Tax to petrol , while at the same time graduating Vehicle Excise Duty and Car Tax according to fuel efficiency — so that the most efficient vehicles pay least . |
| 59 | The expansion of airports outside the South East , while at the same time freezing further development at Heathrow , Gatwick and Stansted . |
| 60 | The study of personality structure , he argued , the genesis of which lies in social interaction , offers the beginning of a conceptual resolution of the old mind — body dichotomy while at the same time relating the individual to his social setting . |