Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] while [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In concluding his address , Sir Thomas said that while the Appeal was under way the Fund would continue to support welfare work in its usual fashion , recording that a cheque had earlier been presented to the Chairman of Conference for the Association 's Eagle Lodge project . |
| 32 | Managing director Kevin Eakin said that while the half percentage point cut would not have a dramatic effect , it was part of a series of cuts all in the right direction . |
| 33 | Mr Fowler said that while the existing law provided that it was automatically unfair to dismiss anyone for not being a union member , the bill completed the outlawing of the closed shop by extending the same protection to people applying for jobs . |
| 34 | She said that while the carrot of jobs was being held out to the local community , local people would only be used for the most menial of tasks . |
| 35 | NAM 's Public Relations Officer , Howard Heeley , said that while the Museum were sorry to see the Mk 4 go , it was more than pleasing to know that it was intended to fly it again . |
| 36 | Huszti said that while the APEH did require an ‘ open system ’ , but he claimed that this did not necessitate a Unix system , indicating that conformance to the X/Open Co Ltd XPG/3 branding standard might not be obligatory — even though the Hungarian government decreed that X/Open branding should be used in all government tenders back in August last year . |
| 37 | John Smith , senior vice-president , operations said that while the company 's goal was to return to profitability as soon as possible , ‘ for the remainder of 1992 we remain cautious about both revenues and profits due to the uncertainties in both the industry and worldwide economies . ’ |
| 38 | The Italian Foreign Minister Gianni De Michelis said that while the EC did not wish to exert pressure on Israel , political issues could not be separated from considerations about trade co-operation with that country . |
| 39 | The report , commissioned by the Archbishop of Lyon , Cardinal Albert Decourtray shortly after Touvier 's arrest in May 1989 at a monastery in Nice [ see pp. 37019 ; 37899 ] , said that while the church as a body was not involved in assisting Touvier , senior churchmen had provided material support and the Catholic charity , Secours Catholique , had paid him a monthly stipend up to the time of his arrest . |
| 40 | But the coroner said that while the man had clearly committed suicide , it was n't clear whether his wife 's death had been an accident or murder . |
| 41 | But a spokesman said that while the authority had every sympathy for Richard it understood why the school had expelled him . |
| 42 | The RAF said that while the Wessex will remain grounded until the outcome of the inquiry into the North Wales crash , the helicopters will still be used for essential rescue missions and in Northern Ireland . |
| 43 | In his decision notice yesterday Mr Steers said that while the site was overgrown and unattractive he did not believe the engine shed , a Grade 2 listed building , should be demolished . |
| 44 | One said that while the pool 's new staffing levels give greater flexibility and save on overtime pay they are 25pc below the minimum safety standards . |
| 45 | The Highland AIDS liaison officer , Brian Devlin , a former practising Roman Catholic priest , said that while the churches were usually happy to see clean needles and syringes made available to drug addicts , the question of sex and sexuality was a frequent sticking point in their attitude towards AIDS prevention . |
| 46 | Jim Wallace , leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats , said that while the reduction was welcome , there was no room for complacency . |
| 47 | Junius wrote that while the King ‘ plumes himself upon the security of his title to the crown , [ he ] should remember , that , as it was acquired by one revolution , it may be lost by another ’ ( 1779 : 111–12 ) . |
| 48 | The experience of the River Avon project which was raised by one of the West Lothian members illustrated that while a particular effort had been made to inform the West Lothian secretary , the mechanism was still not right . |
| 49 | ( Prof. Michael Pentz calculated that while a tenfold increase in power would only increase effectiveness by 4½ times , a tenfold increase in accuracy would give a hundredfold increase in effectiveness . ) |
| 50 | In fact Jenny was really very fond of beer , but she recognized that while an attempt to show off could be tolerated , careless expertise would only antagonize further . |
| 51 | The White House spokesman , Mr Marlin Fitzwater , explained that while the President ‘ deplores the tragedy of Tiananmen Square last June … |
| 52 | Hess did not appreciate the significance of these strip reversals , but Vine and Matthews did , and they suggested that while the ‘ sea-floor spreading ’ concept was basically right , it could be refined and that instead of the simple kind of gigantic conveyor belt that Hess had conceived , with oceanic crust being generated at the ridges and moving away in opposite directions , the situation was much more like that of a conveyor belt-cum-tape recorder . |
| 53 | Evidence gathered from a cross section of different employers suggested that while the female-dominated nursing profession might fare no worse in the way its job performance is rated , bias is almost certain to enter the merit pay process when those ratings are translated into pay awards . |
| 54 | Reports of continuing disagreement suggested that while the EC was pressing for a period of 15 years for the transition from the MFA-governed quota system to GATT rules , developing countries were seeking a period of 6@1/2 years . |
| 55 | A report in the Financial Times of April 23 suggested that while the tour was designed specifically to bolster Arab support for Libya in its confrontation with the UN [ see p. 38883 ] , its broader purpose was to press for a united Arab front in future dealings with the West , including the ongoing Middle East peace talks . |
| 56 | His research suggested that while the " Explanation approach " had little impact on infants , the technique did yield measurable benefits with 7 to 9 year olds . |