Example sentences of "whilst [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It requires a firmer discipline than would normally be the case , and this should be consistently maintained by all parties whilst allowing the child to enjoy a happy and satisfying childhood . |
| 2 | You cook the moules as for marinière : moules marinières is prepared by scrubbing the mussels , rejecting any that do not close when knocked against the sink , whilst allowing the finely chopped onion and garlic to thoroughly soften in the wine in a large pan for which you have a close-fitting lid . |
| 3 | Olympus have been producing pocket recorders since 1969 and invented the microcassette that combines the advantages of a normal size cassette including excellent sound quality and lengthy recording time whilst allowing the recorder to be truly pocketable . |
| 4 | The programme materials provide for school communities up-to-date information on church teachings ; suggested criteria of exemplary practice ( whilst allowing the school community to recognise and articulate its own good practice ) ; school profile pro-forma ; and suggestions for action planning and implementation . |
| 5 | Their TV adverts , which show contented passengers relaxing on clean , modern , uncrowded and efficient trains , whilst enjoying the attentions of friendly and caring staff , are far from the reality we all experience . |
| 6 | The three themes , climbing , centipede and invaders make the youngster think quickly whilst enjoying the fun side of this learning exercise . |
| 7 | We will work to strengthen the external frontiers of the Community whilst maintaining the checks needed at our own borders against illegal immigration , drugs , terrorism and disease . |
| 8 | To combine informality and friendliness whilst maintaining the highest standards of service and food is a rare achievement but Jean-Pierre has mastered this difficult art . |
| 9 | Using this method the idling current can be limited to very low values whilst maintaining the large voltage and current swings required to drive a loudspeaker . |
| 10 | The SPD 's willingness to talk with the Eastern bloc , whilst maintaining the Western alliance , seemed a more realistic policy . |
| 11 | Lotus 1-2-3 release 3.4 , on the other hand , promises a more graphical outlook than its predecessors for the DOS user , whilst maintaining the power features that folk have come to expect . |
| 12 | MegaCAD 3.3 claims to be just this — with ‘ rapid learning whilst maintaining the highest efficiency being the uppermost principles ’ . |
| 13 | Record sales and record results were all achieved whilst maintaining the job security of the people in this Division . |
| 14 | For instance , if loan stock is issued with warrants when profits and share prices are rising , the exercise of the warrants will introduce further equity funds into the company whilst maintaining the higher gearing which the loan stock provides ( as distinct from convertible loan stock which has the effect of withdrawing the cheaper gearing on conversion into equity ) . |
| 15 | Critics , whilst accepting the reality of the dowsable lines which Underwood had discovered , generally concluded that they were the result of the physical features rather than the reverse . |
| 16 | It is important for older people to look more positively at their physical condition and , whilst accepting the reality of it , resist feelings about the hopelessness of recovery , or the inevitability of further decline . |
| 17 | Whilst accepting the need not to impose more general duties on local authorities when there are severe resource constraints , it may be that some greater legal specificity is required . |
| 18 | The case really turned on section 78 , as to which the judge had said ‘ whilst accepting the impressive evidence of the doctor , I do not think I would be justified in excluding this confession , ’ adding ‘ I do not think that section 78 really is aimed at , in truth , the circumstances here appertaining . ’ |
| 19 | The second and less sweeping challenge to Hale came from Smith J. who , whilst accepting the contract and consent analysis , suggested that the consent could in certain circumstances be revoked by the wife . |
| 20 | Whilst accepting the need to continue and improve service provision to all sections of the community , the Regional Council and the trades unions have agreed that all reasonably practicable steps should be taken to identify and minimise the risk of violence to employees . |
| 21 | Putterman ( 1984 ) , whilst accepting the necessity for hierarchy in a complex organization , questions whether this needs to be associated with the domination of capital over labour . |
| 22 | Whilst accepting the decision of the Senate , the US and Philippine governments agreed that the closure of the base should be spread over three years in order to minimize the military and economic dislocation involved . |
| 23 | Facilitation means taking responsibility for making the fundamental changes necessary for true integration , whilst accepting the direction for that change from Disabled people 's own organisations . |
| 24 | Unfortunately he pays little attention to the differences and the effect these have upon the implications of what we ascribe to animals whilst using the same forms of words . |
| 25 | The ostensible purposes of this Act were to ensure that an adequate supply of bodies was available for dissection in the teaching hospitals and anatomy schools , whilst eliminating the nefarious activities of the body-snatchers , whose commerce had nourished the medical profession . |
| 26 | We will abolish tax relief for private health insurance , whilst protecting the rights of existing policy-holders . |
| 27 | Whilst reaffirming the leading role of the CPV , it significantly increased the powers of the National Assembly , the Prime Minister and President and the Council of State . |
| 28 | Whilst gaining the confidence to know their own worth and express themselves freely , they should also learn to respect the opinions and beliefs of others . |
| 29 | Midway between Valehouse and Hadfield , class 47 's 47200/146 pick their way through the weeds whilst returning the demolition train to Manchester . |
| 30 | My Lords whilst thanking the Noble Baroness the Minister for that reply , would she not agree that when they get into hospital the accident case or the emerg emergency case , they 've probably been sent there by a doctor and that there they should th therefore be handled , but what the associations are concerned about , particularly the Royal College of Nursing , the B M A and Unison is that emergency and accident cases are put in corridors on trolleys and this ought not to be th a situation which can be tolerated . |