Example sentences of "while [art] " in BNC.

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1 While the situation in the south remains a major concern , greater violations of human rights are now occurring in the North and Eastern provinces of the island , where government security forces are engaged in a full-scale civil war with elements of the Tamil-minority population .
2 In Czechoslovakia works of importance are graded as national treasures , and while the Japanese have a similar system , they also rank places .
3 Comparison of illustrations of the same picture in several publications will demonstrate this truism , while the best test of looking at a reproduction in front of the picture itself can be a disheartening experience .
4 the question of what balance can be attained in a book is a familiar problem to literary critics , who are divided in their views into at least two camps , one favouring attention being paid mostly to the text itself , while the other prefers to take other questions into account , including the effect the writer 's life may have on the text .
5 A difference between Morelli and Friedlander is that the former explains his method , while the latter does not .
6 Today catalogues raisonnés are often divided into two ; one volume is for an introduction and plates , while the other has the detailed catalogue .
7 Part of the reason for this is that the American professoriat is the largest in the world , while the American market for current art is unprecedented ; it is evident that the turnover of the American art market as a whole is the largest in the world .
8 Seurat and his colleagues argued that Pointillism was a scientifically modern style , while the Symbolists asserted that spiritual values were preferable to artistic programmes of perception .
9 This picture goes straight to my heart ; I should like to lean against that tree between the old man and the girl and listen while the youth played .
10 This theory of stages in understanding art is helpful , and it will immediately be realised that the first two stages fit in with description , the next two with interpretation , while the final stage is judgement .
11 In Guerrillas , the rebellion is mysterious , cryptic , while the sexual relationship is fully lit : a contrast also apparent , but somewhat different , in A Bend in the River .
12 Nicholas Dyer is imagined as the builder of Nicholas Hawksmoor 's churches in the East End of London ; the enlightened edifices of a rational Christianity are thereby ascribed to a devil-worshipper , while the name ‘ Hawksmoor ’ is assigned to the Detective Chief Superintendent who , in the later narrative , frets himself into a delirium over a series of stranglings which takes place in the vicinity of the churches .
13 Nowadays , people all over the world unequivocally reject the idea of gulags , yet they are still willing to let themselves be hypnotised by totalitarian poesy and to march to new gulags to the tune of the same lyrical song piped by Eluard when he soared over Prague like the great archangel of the lyre , while the smoke of Kalandra 's body rose to the sky from the crematory chimney .
14 He will touch everyone on the raw ’ — while the young would receive it as an account of what they were up to .
15 Protestant — loyalist domination , successor to the ascendancy , was circumscribed to one corner of Ireland while the catholic — nationalist alliance asserted total domination in the remainder .
16 While the party contains many who actively seek peace and reconciliation , it would be wrong to think of them in any sense as overcoming the basic conflictual components of bloc power in Ireland .
17 While the arguments of the defenders of catholic schools have a theological basis , those of the promoters of integrated schooling have been founded on what they see to be the results of the present system , namely a violent and destructive society .
18 And when the lies have gone , he wrote , when the mausoleums lie empty , then streams will once again begin to flow and trees to bud , mountains will raise their heads again and gales will turn into gentle breezes , while the sun will only warm and never scorch .
19 The thick porridgy liquid is left for several hours while the natural sugars in the malt dissolve into the liquor .
20 While the beer continues to ferment in the cask the CO 2 produced escapes through the soft spile .
21 While the gravity falls during the fermentation process , the OG does give a useful indication of the strength of beer .
22 Some five village pubs were built in vernacular style , such as the Red Lion at Grantchester by Basil Oliver ; while the rather artificial Drum Inn at Cockington in Devon by Sir Edwin Lutyens is a continuation of the Edwardian tradition of grand ‘ Estate ’ pubs .
23 The desire for a homely effect meant that pitched roofs remained , even if tucked behind parapets , while the windows adopted horizontal Crittall glazing .
24 While the majority of pub buildings from the post-1914 period survive , however , it is virtually impossible to find an unaltered interior in any of them .
25 While the latter 's name has been associated on many occasions with Dublin , to date it has not operated here .
26 The conversation continues after delivery , with training for the staff who are to use the system , and support services while the system is in use .
27 The white is full-bodied yet fresh , while the red provides soft , early drinking .
28 Imported cutlery is also bought in American dollars and , while the exchange rate of sterling to the dollar was very favourable for Britain last year , it has dropped considerably in the past six months , making imported cutlery more expensive to buy .
29 While the ARC cooks were emptying crabs and boning racks of lamb , five girls were involved in their own competition for the espoir , the most promising young cook .
30 He 'd kept the curious out while the doctor made his examination .
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