Example sentences of "[subord] at the same time [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He encouraged Hoare to give a strong lead at Geneva ( although at the same time telling hint : ‘ keep us out of war ; we are not ready for it ’ ) , and ruminating , again at Aix , moved increasingly towards an autumn election . |
| 2 | After leaving school he had been unable to settle , had wandered from place to place and had eventually landed up in Borstal , where his crimes had given him a reputation for toughness and ruthlessness which he had felt compelled to live up to ( although at the same time hating it and himself ) . |
| 3 | This school of writing allows the pluralistic nature of polities and the control of the state by the representatives of the working class to be explained , while at the same time outlining why it is that capitalism persists . |
| 4 | My usual practice when visiting a patient with an acute febrile illness was to leave a prescription for the appropriate conventional drug ( usually an antibiotic ) , while at the same time administering the most appropriate homoeopathic remedy with the advice to the patient — or the parents , if the patient was a child — to continue to take the homoeopathic remedy but that if there was no improvement in two to four hours then to take the conventional drug . |
| 5 | It is useless to apply organic matter in this form while at the same time inhibiting , by the use of certain artificial fertilizers , the fungi capable of converting that organic matter into humus . |
| 6 | Of this , Charlotte Bronte made some direct use , while at the same time tending towards humorous modifications , which are anti-Gothic . |
| 7 | ICMS is a combination of ways to manage crops in order to conserve and enhance the environment for wildlife and people while at the same time producing quality crops of economic yield . |
| 8 | The new array of problems that we are now confronting highlights the complexity of the task in hand , while at the same time exposing the inherent weaknesses and the general philosophical insufficiency of an object-oriented ontological approach to the " problem of reality " , the categorial basis of which has been the subject of the past three chapters . |
| 9 | Working with , while at the same time competing against other schools , raises questions about management which bear on a point made by Rutter et al. |
| 10 | Whereas previously it had sanctioned minimal provision for all paupers , since the 1870s it had insisted upon strict application of the principles of 1834 in the selection of paupers , and restriction of their numbers wherever possible , while at the same time insisting on relief ‘ adequate to meet need ’ in all cases . |
| 11 | When it comes to specifying the fundamental disciplinary components which constitute the actual means of engaging in this " climb " , the Committee selects exegesis , art , and history , while at the same time insisting that English literature should clearly be distinguished from history , and indeed sociology and philosophy . |
| 12 | Specifically Dilthey defined method through the difficult concept of ‘ verstehen ’ — a ‘ sympathetic understanding ’ or ‘ intuitive grasp ’ of human social and cultural forms — while at the same time insisting that all such studies must be historical . |
| 13 | The sceptic , it is argued , may well concede that the conceptual scheme that we use and rely on makes sense only if we posit the possibility of re-identifiable particulars , while at the same time insisting that no proof can be supplied of their actual existence . |
| 14 | Bruner ( 1983 ) refers to this as a ‘ communicative ratchet ’ which enables adults gradually to increase the demands which are placed upon linguistic communication , while at the same time minimising the consequences of misunderstandings . |
| 15 | The reasons for doing this may be that the animal maximises its chances of mating with somebody with whom it can have offspring while at the same time minimising the ill-effects of inbreeding . |
| 16 | He accepts then the necessity to permit the destruction of some forms of life , while at the same time holding on to a firm belief in the essential unity of all life and the principle of non-violence . |
| 17 | And the only way she could possibly avoid it was by swerving blindly in the opposite direction , while at the same time slamming down hard on the brake . |
| 18 | Totally absorbed in holding the course while at the same time tightening the mainsail as the breeze grew gusty and erratic , Polly was surprised when Nathan emerged from the companionway . |
| 19 | As the balloon reached the eight hundred foot marker , he began chatting lightheartedly while at the same time watching the flag man on the ground . |
| 20 | The reason behind this two-stage approach is that it is often very difficult for the viewers of the demonstration to understand the principles of how a product works while at the same time watching it work . |
| 21 | Only last Sunday the Royal Liver League champions scored an impressive 3–15 against Offaly to keep their league hopes alive , while at the same time reminding everyone they are in no mood to relinquish their crown . |
| 22 | The Commander did not cease to deny the accusations of Timothy Gedge , while at the same time seeking his wife 's forgiveness in a general way . |
| 23 | Despite differences of emphasis between different unions , union policies have been overwhelmingly in favour of technological change , while at the same time seeking increased involvement in the process of change to " maximise the benefits and minimise the costs " of such changes . |
| 24 | The court should thus give effect to the rules wherever possible , while at the same time seeking to avoid legalistic interpretation , particularly if this produces arbitrary or irrational results . |
| 25 | A 1987 report of the Agricultural Economic Development Committee concludes that there will have to be relatively rapid reductions in the number of people employed in agriculture , and that therefore farmers will need to develop new rural enterprises which will provide new employment , while at the same time meeting the demands of the public for greater access , recreation and conservation . |
| 26 | The new guidelines aim to give added protection to the countryside while at the same time promoting In drawing up the guidelines , planners accept that golf can have a major impact on countryside amenities , which , they claim , must be weighed against considerable economic and recreational benefit . |
| 27 | But in the end Grey does venture the overall generalization that ‘ the experience in the Korean War demonstrated again the conflict between Dominion aspirations and increasing independence in policy formulation , and the British desire to maintain their status as a great power by drawing on the resources of the Dominions in ‘ friendly cooperation , ’ while at the same time arrogating to themselves the benefits which accrued from such association' ( p. 185 ) . |
| 28 | For sheer daftness there 's no beating the British Tank Malling ( Cannons , Panton Street and Oxford Street , 18 ) which postulates a ludicrously megalomaniac semi-Fascist politico ( Peter Wyngarde ) , backed by criminals , the police , bishops and the judiciary in his attempt to bring moral regeneration to the country , while at the same time feeding the dirty sexual desires of the great and the good who back him . |
| 29 | the economic problem of how to finance and defend services while at the same time transforming their character in a socialist direction ; |
| 30 | Ministers and other politicians continue to tell the public that education will continue to grow , in order to retain political credibility — since education is considered an important issue — while at the same time telling administrators to cut budgets . |