Example sentences of "whilst [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Contemporary design ’ , the magazine 's editor regretted , ‘ because it has no roots in the vernacular idiom … will not appear immediately familiar ’ , whilst the ‘ mock-Tudor and the mock-Georgian styles which have been so prevalent — no matter how misguided in themselves — have sprung … from a genuine attempt to preserve a traditional atmosphere ’ . |
| 2 | Whilst the age of the theme pub may be over , more and more old pubs are being transformed into identical , pseudo-historical clones . |
| 3 | The LTA are spending more and more money and whilst the rest of the world gets stronger , our players get lower in the rankings . |
| 4 | The Head Nodal technology reduces shock to the arm helping to prevent injury , whilst the double power wedge strengthens the tip of the racquet , increasing power without losing control . |
| 5 | The 16's final was an all Derby affair , in which Tina Crosen defeated Helen Frankland 6–2 6–3 , whilst the 21 and under title went to Lizzie Jelfs ( Oxon ) who outfought one of our top student players , Maggie Loughton ( Yorks ) 7–6 4–6 7–5 with an excellent performance . |
| 6 | This is well exemplified in Fokine 's choreography fur the first Nocturne in Les Sylphides , where it can be said that the corps de ballet are marking the overall rhythm lasting sixteen or thirty-two bars , whilst the three soloists represent the shorter rhythmical phrases lasting four to ) eight bars . |
| 7 | In this case three girls interpret the very rhythmic orchestral accompaniment whilst the male soloist interprets the shorter melodic phrase played by the pianist . |
| 8 | Its urgent overall rhythm commands the choreographer to keep the dancers moving forever onwards with greater intensity to the climax , whilst the shorter phrase rhythms give the Chosen Maiden and smaller groups such ways of moving that they hold the audience 's full attention until the fall of the curtain . |
| 9 | They arrive on stage in strict order of precedence , the noblest usually arriving last so that the lesser characters can look on in suitable admiration , whilst the servants ( the corps de ballet ) keep their distance . |
| 10 | At times the supporting leg would bend when on balance , whilst the working one was also bent with the foot turned up at the ankle during certain poses , or when performing a rond de jambe en dehors or en dedans during the pas de deux . |
| 11 | Steps should be classified under the terms used in the classical vocabulary so that they have a commonly recognised form , e.g. the three changes of weight required by the Russian ‘ Kolokol ’ or bell step and the Hungarian ‘ Harang ’ make them pas de bourrée , whilst the ‘ goat 's leap ’ known in several countries becomes the pas de chat . |
| 12 | One holds the spindle steady whilst the other fits into the twin holes on the wheel nut and tightens the disc in place . |
| 13 | However , whilst this method of comparison relies on easily available information , it is not exact ; exchange rates relate to goods which are traded internationally , whilst the the majority of the national product of most countries is comprised of goods which never enter the international marketplace . |
| 14 | ‘ Whilst the German idea looks very attractive the NFA have examined it and believe in this country it would be impractical , ’ he said . |
| 15 | Towards Røst the sea was a silver reflector , whilst the sky darkened , an Arctic trick we now knew well . |
| 16 | Their self-image was that of the chosen few for whom the spectacle provided an inexhaustible supply of objects ( and people ) to hate , and whilst the apparent ease with which they targeted and disposed of their opposition often made good copy ( the endless adventure , the scandal , etc. ) , there is a sense in which the hectoring tone of their documents became repetitive and wearisome . |
| 17 | footballers were hedged around by restrictions on personal mobility and income whilst the residence qualifications for county cricketers prevented a cricketing equivalent of the football transfer system . |
| 18 | Second , the combined forces of civilized distaste gradually had an effect on the working-class élite whilst the actual times and spaces for the old sports both in town and country were ever more restricted . |
| 19 | The late Victorian and Edwardian period offered low taxes , cheap servant labour , and reasonable returns of capital whilst the retail price index fell by around 10 per cent between the wars . |
| 20 | Our aircraft leads the way whilst the second weaves to left and right to cover our tail . |
| 21 | Whilst the enemy had probed the positions the Jocks held , it had managed also to break through once more to the north . |
| 22 | The Second-in-Command organised the company into the final order of march whilst the other commanders carried out final checks . |
| 23 | Whilst the signaller busied himself with decoding the latest message from on high , the Troop Commander 's mind raced back over a fairly hectic three weeks , Which had taken the troop from Hameln ( of Pied Piper fame ) , the regiment 's home base on the River Weser , eastwards to the River Leine and north the River Aller , before swinging north-west to the mouth of the Weser in the Bremerhaven area . |
| 24 | The escort races to the arms cabinet to withdraw the team 's weapons , whilst the others run out to the garage to load the last of the equipment . |
| 25 | Corporal M and the escort start to off-load the equipment whilst the Captain speaks to the Incident Commander , an RUC Inspector , and the Cordon Commander , an Infantry Major . |
| 26 | The long metal tubes , detonators , detonating cord and homemade explosives are laid out on the ground , whilst the Police and the host of other interested parties take photographs . |
| 27 | He stands , arms outstretched like an ancient knight , whilst the remainder of the team dress him in the EOD suit . |
| 28 | This delayed the Whole patrol for two hours whilst the unfortunate driver was flown to the Field Hospital in a Gazelle helicopter which was called out to the scene , and a REME team drove out to repair the Land-Rover . |
| 29 | The union 's promise that no Irish team will be allowed to go to South Africa ‘ whilst the remainder of the apartheid laws exist ’ has not convinced many people , while drawing the wrath of their recent hosts down about the heads of Dawson and his fellow-travellers . |
| 30 | The Heriard-Dubreuil dynasty holds a 51 per cent stake in the group whilst the Cointreau family , headed by Max Cointreau , owns the remaining 49 per cent . |