" While in Burma, he acquired a moustache similar to those worn by officers of the British regiments stationed there.

While the CIA Factbook in 2006 stated that the " US is the only industrialized nation that does not mainly use the metric system ", ( in addition to non-industrialised Burma / Myanmar, Liberia ), the actual situation, however, is more complicated than the CIA Factbook would suggest-in the United Kingdom, for example, although metric is the official system for most regulated trading by weight or measure purposes, the pint is the official unit for milk in returnable bottles and for draught beer and cider in British pubs, and miles, yards and feet remain the official units for road signage.

While the Bamar heartland was directly administered ( first as a part of India and then, from 1937, as British Burma ), ethnic regions outside the heartland were allowed some measure of self-rule along the lines of the Princely States of India.

While Burma's presence in ASEAN was seen as a test of the organisation's philosophy of constructive engagement, the presence of Burma in ASEAN however has started to be seen as an embarrassment to the organisation, because of Burma's human rights record and lack of democracy.

While on a fund-raising tour of the United States in October 1979 on behalf of the Royal Opera House, Margaret became embroiled in a controversy following the assassination of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

While working in Rangoon, Burma ( Myanmar ), K. R. Narayanan met Ma Tint Tint, whom he later married in Delhi on 8 June 1951.

* Domestic elephants: While working as a police officer for the British colonial government in Burma in 1926, George Orwell was forced to deal with an incident in which a domestic elephant went " musth " and killed a man by stepping on him.

While Western oil and gas companies were unwilling to conduct business in Burma on account of the abysmal human rights record of the ruling military junta, Daewoo is one of three oil companies, along with the French company Total and the American company Unocal, which is already, or is close to, starting gas production in the country ( at the Yadana Field ).

While allegedly limited and low-intensity in that the territories occupied in force by central government forces are returned ( as they cannot be held permanently as of yet ) at the end of the offensives ( with the stated, but sometimes unstated, purpose of weakening the opposition and independence movements ), human rights organizations and national governments outside of Burma question the veracity of, and sometimes outright refute ( based on clear evidence ) these claims.

While Pyu settlements remained in Upper Burma until the advent of the Pagan Empire in mid 11th century, the Pyu gradually were absorbed into the expanding Burman kingdom of Pagan in the next four centuries.

While in Burma, the Marauders were usually outnumbered by Japanese troops from the 18th division, but always inflicted many more casualties than they suffered.

While Wingate was still in Burma, Gen. Wavell had ordered the formation of 111 Brigade along the lines of the 77 Brigade Chindits, selecting Brigadier Joe Lentaigne as the new commander.

While the situation of the Karen was discussed, nothing practical was done before the British left Burma.

While both attacks failed, Marcus helped plan and execute a makeshift winding road through the difficult mountains to Jerusalem — known as the " Burma Road " ( named after the road built by 200, 000 Chinese laborers during the Second Sino-Japanese War that later served the Allies to transport goods from Burma to China during World War II ).

While all U. S customary units have been redefined in terms of SI units, the United States does not commonly mandate the use of SI, making it, according to the CIA Factbook, one of three countries that has not adopted the International System of Units ( SI ) metric system as their official system of weights and measures, along with Burma ( Myanmar ) and Liberia.

While traditional opium cultivation has been suppressed, processed heroine and latest scourge, methamphetamine, is freely available from Burma.

While the majority of the Burma Army was reconstituted elsewhere in India, the division headquarters was retained at the front.

While Dorman-Smith was back in the UK for medical reasons he was replaced by Rance, who was supported by Lord Mountbatten of Burma and fully backed a policy of immediate unconditional independence for Burma under the leadership of the AFPFL.

While in Burma, he was shot through the thigh, but he made a complete recovery.

While technically there is a railway station known as Longcross station, on Burma Road, this is poorly serviced and is not easily accessible from the village.

While Tabinshwehti had been campaigning in the east, a Mon revival had been gathering momentum in Lower Burma.

While senior air staff officer, Air Command Southeast Asia, and deputy commander of the Third Tactical Air Force in 1944, he participated in combat operations against the Japanese in Burma.

While Zetor is a Czech company, versions of its tractors are assembled in numerous countries including Argentina, Burma, India, Iraq, Uruguay and Zaire.

While some philosophers such as Aristotle ( and George Bernard Shaw ) consider pride a profound virtue, some world religions consider it a sin, such as is expressed in Proverbs 11: 2 of the Old Testament.

While Tommy Shaw and James Young's material attempted to convey a hard rock vein, Dennis DeYoung's penchant for other styles resulted in dramatic differences in the material on Brave New World.

While other studios rotated a good number of cast members, the Shaw Brothers assigned certain groups of actors to work exclusively with certain directors.

While the late 60's to 70's productions of the Shaw Studio headlined male martial arts actors, the 50's to early 60's productions of the studio were dominated by actresses like Li Lihua, Ivy Ling Po, Linda Lin Dai, Betty Loh Ti in dramatic and romantic features.

While waiting for the 49ers ' ( and the AAFC's ) first season of operation Buck Shaw and Ruffo spent the 1945 season as Head Coach and Assistant for the University of California Golden Bears.

While Shaw is highly resistant to injury, especially kinetic ones, even he can be damaged by powerful enough blows, and his reliance on punches has been used against him on occasion ; Nightcrawler once tried to defeat Shaw by wrestling him, thus avoiding delivering any blows that would empower Shaw.

While it did not take Shaw out of the battle for long, it was just enough to turn the tide of their battle.

While the Canadian Parliamentary Channel's name was soon changed to Cable Public Affairs Channel to reflect the greater diversity of programming and the cable industry's ownership of the service, the original ownership structure continues today ; accordingly the largest shareholders are Canadian media giants such as Rogers Communications ( 41. 4 %), Shaw Communications ( 25. 05 %), Vidéotron ( 21. 71 %), Cogeco ( 6. 7 %), Bragg Communications ( EastLink / Persona ) ( 3. 76 %) and three other cable companies owning a combined equity of 1. 37 %.

While at Iowa State College, Gilman met Ruth V. Shaw, a student of his first-year organic chemistry class, and the two were married in 1929.

While receiving medical attention, Shaw is told that President Lincoln is on the verge of passing the Emancipation Proclamation ; freeing slaves in rebel held territory.

While on leave in Boston, Shaw is promoted to Colonel, and given command of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first all-black regiment.

While attending college Shaw was the member of a band called The Gentleman.

While the public speculates about who may have killed them and why, the main character, Darby Shaw, a Tulane University Law School student, decides to research the two justices ' records and cases pending before the Court, suspecting the real motive might be simple greed, not politics.

While initially, ratings were steadily rising, the station's financial position took a turn for the worse in early 2005, with several employees, including Dermott Brereton, Mark Doran, and Robert Shaw not being paid.

While other stations along the stretch of the Green and Yellow Lines between Gallery Place and Fort Totten have been successful in revitalizing formerly run-down neighborhoods and accelerating the pace of gentrification, Shaw has been stagnant in comparison to other stations such as U Street or Columbia Heights.

While at Girton, through her reading of H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw and others, she came to question the Anglicanism of her upbringing and to embrace atheism, socialism and feminism.

While the bandits were working, a local resident, Vernon Shaw, entered the bank and was quickly relieved of the $ 18 he was carrying.

While Wang was the only one to receive credit, it is also believed that fellow Shaw Brothers veteran composer Chen Yung-yu assisted with the score.

While Manchester demonstrated with 7, 000 infantry against Shaw House, Waller took 12, 000 men ( including the infantry from the Earl of Essex's army, a brigade of the London Trained Bands and most of the cavalry ) on a long march of around the Royalist position to fall on Speen from the west.

While speaking with some of the Historians, she learns that her father used to go on expeditions with a woman named Pandora Shaw, and finds that she was murdered six or seven years ago, leaving behind a daughter named Hester Shaw.

“ While Shaw was Chief Justice, the Supreme Judicial Court still possessed exclusive jurisdiction over all capital crimes: capital cases were tried by a jury presided over by the Chief Justice attended by his associate justices.

" While this would appear to be contrary to the principle of “ innocent until proven guilty ,” Shaw ’ s charge to the jury has been interpreted to mean that if the prosecutions evidence proves that a life was taken and does not produce any evidence of extenuating circumstances, the law will imply that malice existed.