Word: whilst
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...This fosters the impression that the University, whilst respectfully disagreeing with aspects of the military’s policy, accepts that the national interest overrides these concerns. By making it clear that its objection is to a discriminatory policy rather than to the military as a whole, the University’s objections are more likely to be taken seriously as the legitimate objections of a rational, moderate, and patriotic institution, rather than the irrelevant obstructionism of radical leftists...
...come to partake in the violence. In the most saddening display of the riot, a significant portion of “Australian” youths arrived uniformed in t-shirts with racist slogans while others brandished Australian flags. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Middle Eastern gangs were attacked whilst the assailants sung the National Anthem, entitled “Advance Australia Fair,” and “Waltzing Matilda...
...rate, the video plays like a trailer for one of Godard’s ’60s-era films. It begins with the band’s personnel mugging in black and white whilst colored circles are superimposed over their faces. The scene abruptly switches to a rock club at which Bloc Party is the headlining act. Their audience seems preternaturally subdued, but slowly and surely they succumb to “Banquet”’s throbbing melody and dance the night away. Just as you will moments after pressing “play...
...could see an 8 ft. wall on which the engineers had put up wire mesh for us to climb. We waded through the water, avoiding mines, and my platoon eventually got to the beach. Jim, my other sergeant, took the men up the sand dunes and over the wall, whilst I reported to the beach master the number of troops I had brought ashore and my code number. He said thank you, get off this beach ... quickly...
...Donald Trump’s “Apprentice,” pitting male brawn against the marketing power of female sexuality. For those clever enough to avoid such morally-debauched viewing, the show follows a simple pattern. Two teams fight to escape elimination by implementing successful business programs, whilst plugging one of Trump’s numerous business ventures. Put more simply, two teams utilize their female members’ attractiveness to sell products by placing them before crowds of people in ridiculously short and tight clothing...