" While there were hostile incidents at the end of Vancouver's last season – the most serious of which involved a clash with Tlingits at Behm Canal in southeast Alaska in 1794 – these were the exceptions to Vancouver's exploration of the U. S. and Canadian Northwest coast.

While initial research had been concerned mostly with the electrical characteristics of neurons, a particularly important part of the investigation in recent years has been the exploration of the role of neuromodulators such as dopamine, acetylcholine, and serotonin on behavior and learning.

While the observation of objects in space, known as astronomy, predates reliable recorded history, it was the development of large and relatively efficient rockets during the early 20th century that allowed physical space exploration to become a reality.

While the notion of sending a balloon to another planet sounds strange at first, balloons have a number of advantages for planetary exploration.

While the Seattle music scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s in actuality consisted of various styles and genres of music, its representation in the media " served to depict Seattle as a music ' community ' in which the focus was upon the ongoing exploration of one musical idiom, namely grunge.

While he was instrumental in the academic exploration of his techniques ( he compiled two treatises: the later one in five volumes was substantially complete when he died and was published posthumously ), and was himself a master of music analysis, he considered the development and study of techniques to be a means to intellectual, aesthetic and emotional ends.

While Ballard had been interested in the sea since an early age, his work at Woods Hole and his scuba diving experiences off Massachusetts spurred his interest in shipwrecks and their exploration.

While the roots of this approach to social groups had its foundations in social identity theory, more concerted exploration of these ideas occurred later in the form of self-categorization theory.

While interest in inland exploration was strong in the neighbouring colonies of New South Wales and South Australia, in Victoria enthusiasm was limited.

While on the Moon during Apollo 17, he and his crewmate Harrison Schmitt performed three EVAs for a total of about 22 hours of exploration.

While detailing the exploration and colonization, The Case for Mars also addresses a number of attendant scientific and political factors.

While the Moon may superficially appear a good place to perfect Mars exploration and habitation techniques, the two bodies are radically different.

While many missions involve Allied assaults on German targets others include elements of stealth and exploration.

While on this expedition ( reports vary, some saying it ended further exploration, others saying it occurred while on the return ) Diaz accidentally suffered a mortal wound.

While in Missouri, Bonneville was inspired by the writing of Hall J. Kelley, as well as editorials in the St. Louis Enquirer ( edited at the time by Thomas Hart Benton ) to join in the exploration of the American West.

While motion-based, often reflexive, actions are required, the gameplay still follows a number of adventure game genre tropes ( gathering items, exploration of and interaction with one's environment, often including an overworld connecting areas of importance, and puzzle-solving ).

While Cuba has partnered with Chinese companies to drill in the Florida Straits, no Chinese company has been involved in Cuba's oil exploration that close to the United States.

While simultaneously serving as a proving ground for a wide range of space operations and processes, the Moon may serve as a cost-effective construction, launching and fueling site for future space exploration missions.

While most SEG members are involved in exploration for petroleum, SEG members also are involved in application of geophysics methods to mineral exploration as well as environmental and engineering problems, archaeology, and other scientific endeavors.

While the game shares themes of space exploration and resource gathering-plus some elements of its interface-with its predecessor, the two are different in gameplay.

While in some respects it is a ' romantic thriller ', interwoven with intrigue and adventures, the novel is also an exploration of human nature and psychology and court politics.

While the ethics-based society has managed to successfully provide for all human beings, some have difficulty finding their place, instead taking to space exploration, traveling to previously uncharted worlds.

While some objectives will be detailed from the start, exploration of the area will cause Holt to discover more missions.

While no larger than Dutch Springs, this mining supply town had the appearance of being far busier and more prosperous.

While Axbridge grew in importance as a centre for cloth manufacturing in the Tudor period and gained a charter from King John, Cheddar remained a more dispersed mining and dairy-farming village.

While Maritimers are predominantly of west European heritage ( Scottish, Irish, English, and Acadian ), immigration to Industrial Cape Breton during the heyday of coal mining and steel manufacturing brought people from eastern Europe as well as from Newfoundland.

While mining today is substantially safer than it was in the previous decades, mining accidents still occur.

While the results overall have been impressive, many large state-owned industrial enterprises, particularly the railroad, mining, steel, and defense sectors, have remained resistant to change and the downsizing required to survive in a market-based economy.

While they are not visible during mining, they appear after refining.

While initially profitable, the mining generally ended because the deeper reefs contained not only gold but other metals, and mining technology at the time was not advanced enough to cope with these and extract the gold profitably.

While this " Treaty of Boston " did not exactly favor the purist of original D & RG intentions, the conquering of new mining settlements to the west and the future opportunity to expand into Utah was realized from this settlement

While there is still some mining of cobalt, nickel, and chromium in the Gasquet Mountain area, the economy has reoriented to agriculture and timber.

While at first a booming mining town with 5, 000 inhabitants, once the gold was mined out Auburn's population dwindled, and county citizens eventually voted in 1868 to make Baker City, incorporated in 1874, the new county seat.

While placer mining had played out in much of the Gold Country by the early 1860s, it was still active here as late as 1870.

While originally an iron mining town, the area is now known for its downhill skiing resorts, including Big Powderhorn, Blackjack, Indianhead, Mount Zion and Whitecap as well as its cross country skiing at the Wolverine Nordic Trail System.

While mining and agriculture acted as the commercial centre for the locality, the community thrived on the state speciality of gambling, with many casinos and three legalised brothels, although all of the latter are now closed.

While DuBois was founded as a lumber town, the mining of bituminous coal quickly became the chief industry in DuBois, supporting a population of 9, 375 in 1900 ; 12, 623 in 1910 ; 13, 681 in 1920 ; and 12, 080 in 1940.

While in Chambersburg Brown posed as Dr. Isaac Smith, an iron mine developer, and bought and stored weapons under the guise of mining equipment.

While occupations continued to center around the courthouse activities and the typical needs of a community, the 1900 census reflects the influence of the railroad by citing four railroad employees, eight salesmen, one insurance agent, one mining engineer, and one timber dealer.

While gold mining itself was unprofitable for most diggers and mine owners, some people made large fortunes, and the merchants and transportation facilities made large profits.

While the focus initially remained on ore mining and iron production in the Ruhr region, mechanical engineering became the dominating branch of business in Augsburg and Nuremberg.

While Joplin was first settled for lead mining, zinc, often referred to as " jack ", was the mineral resource on which the town built its economy.

While travelling to a subterranean base, Ben and Nelani are forced out of a mining car.

While the majority of news reports echoed these official declarations, there were others which opined that Western critics should " suspend judgment for a time ," and despite its generally critical stance on South Africa's policies, Time magazine wrote that Bophuthatswana had " considerable economic potential " with an expected $ 30 million a year coming from mining revenues.

While the group is busy checking on David and watching Audrey's body disintegrate, Tak-possessed Ellen grabs Mary and takes her to the mining pit.