Example sentences of "and while it " in BNC.
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| 1 | And while it may be that the tragic case of the disappearing baronet is one that appears to defy all logic , it is not a case that defies the world 's greatest detective . |
| 2 | And while it might be said that his version of pochvennost comes from this same source , and while it is certainly true that pochvennost deserves a longer footnote than the Petrine reforms , a footnote is all it should be . |
| 3 | And while it might be said that his version of pochvennost comes from this same source , and while it is certainly true that pochvennost deserves a longer footnote than the Petrine reforms , a footnote is all it should be . |
| 4 | Rees-Mogg went about his business conscientiously and with a good degree of enthusiasm , and while it is hard to think of him as a representative of the common man , sheer assiduousness probably bridged the gulf between the housing estates of suburbia and the Old Rectory , Hinton Blewitt . |
| 5 | So , to test their intelligence we decided to show each horse a plate of oats , and while it was still watching to place the food inside the ring of the tire with the empty feed bucket on top . |
| 6 | However , the basis for drawing the graph depends on many uncertainties and is very fragile , and while it shows the potential contribution of die studies and studies of output to our understanding of ancient economies , it is far from certain that it is historically accurate . |
| 7 | Horst and Jurgen would stand to one side of the diggers and , as each turf was cut and while it was being stacked , they would investigate the hollow from which it had been removed . |
| 8 | It is a diver 's paradise , and while it might cost a lot of pennies to get there , good value for money can be waiting — if you know what to watch out for . |
| 9 | The effects of high temperature and high humidity are often interrelated and while it is possible to accelerate temperature effects by storage at sill higher temperatures , it is not possible to do this with humidities that are already high . |
| 10 | Similarly , it was higher during the early centuries of the Roman republic than in the later Empire period , and while it was low during the turbulence of the early Middle Ages , it reached a peak in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , when the importance of older people was enhanced by their ability to survive the plagues of the era . |
| 11 | In rainforest regions , deforestation is the major agent of environmental change and while it has obvious localised effects , especially in relation to soil erosion and soil degradation , there is growing concern that such large-scale destruction of biomass may have implications for climatic change ( section 5.3.1 ) . |
| 12 | The reasons for this diversity have been subject to much debate ( section 2.4.2 ) and while it is not yet resolved , the fact remains that such forests house a huge genetic resource that has only been fractionally realised to yield what have ultimately become significant commercial products such as rubber . |
| 13 | And while it may be too easy to interpret some of the recent decisions on moorland ploughing in terms of political influences and the ideologies and interests that now dominate the parks , inevitably they raise doubts as to the adequacy of the testing of the issues involved . |
| 14 | Acyclovir has been developed and marketed by the Burroughs Wellcome company , and while it is certainly not an anti-viral panacea it is proving of definite benefit in the treatment of herpes virus infections . |
| 15 | The first modern systematic inquiry into the Institution 's general educational policy was undertaken by the Healing Committee in 1939 , and while it proved to be the forerunner of the Watson ( 1950 ) , Wells ( 1960 ) , Eve ( 1967 ) and Brett-Jones ( 1978 ) reports , it reflected the attitude of the period by confining its recommendations to relatively detailed matters of the examination system and syllabuses . |
| 16 | Adverse weather conditions , however , caused it to withdraw into shelter and while it was away the French fleet , consisting of eight sail of the line and 24 frigates under Admiral de Forbin , managed , on 8 March , to get out to sea unintercepted . |
| 17 | The fertilized egg , now known as a zygote , continues to move along the Fallopian tube towards the uterus , and while it does so , divides once or twice a day . |
| 18 | I mustered the courage for a go at hot foil printing , and while it looked easy when done by a pro , I have a feeling Klondyke wo n't be offering me a job on the strength of my efforts . |
| 19 | Tonally there 's a lot more bottom end than I was expecting , and while it would n't pass for the finest of Martins , it 's good enough to fit into any acoustic line-up and would certainly be bright enough to handle picking and single line solos . |
| 20 | ‘ The circuitry is faithful to the original GT120 , and while it 's rudimentary by today 's standards , that does n't detract from the virtually limitless range of good valve sounds it places at your fingertips . ’ |
| 21 | The movement had grown in a climate of free enterprise , and while it remained relatively small it did not appear to threaten the capitalist market or private business . |
| 22 | It appears that the Brasserie was opened on the basis of a ‘ hunch ’ , and while it may well have a ready-made market in L'Auberge 's existing clientele , there was always a risk that this would simply be split between the two units . |
| 23 | With great difficulty I obtained a copy of this document and while it stated that ‘ public servants should not reveal the opinions and attitudes of colleagues as to the government business with which they have been concerned ’ , another section said quite clearly that a reasonable timescale for a public servant 's silence would be ‘ fifteen years or for the service life of the adviser , whichever is the longer ’ . |
| 24 | And while it 's clearly undeniable that they are no longer lovelorn newlyweds , I am not totally convinced that these pictures — coupled with the comments of anonymous ‘ friends ’ and ambitious biographers — are proof of their estrangement . |
| 25 | Before it left Scampton it was inspected to gauge the material and manpower needed to re-finish the aircraft , and while it was at Bicester a team from St Athan completely stripped the Lancaster , although it was decided not to apply its new paint scheme until it was finally in situ at the RAF Museum , to avoid damaging the paintwork on its journey to Hendon . |
| 26 | Relationism situates both the form and content of knowledge in relation to its social context and while it avoids a reduction to the social basis of knowledge leaves no space for even a quasi-transcendental truth . |
| 27 | And while it 's true to say that some cross-dressers are gay , not all gays , by any means , are transvestites . |
| 28 | ‘ David Harrison was convinced that he would have won with a clear run and while it 's hard to be definite about that , he would certainly have been placed . ’ |
| 29 | For many , ‘ law ’ and ‘ order ’ refer to the ideal of legality ( or ‘ the rule of law ’ ) — and while it is clear that this does not refer to an uncontroversial notion , it is arguable that most people would agree on certain core features of the rule of law : a congruence of official action with a previously declared rule so as to preserve individual autonomy and freedom from arbitrary state power , and a notion of equal treatment of individuals in the eye of the law . |
| 30 | Eastern Europe chills down and while it 's often dry , snow starts taking over from rain . |