While aircraft communications provide the backbone for safe flight, the tactical systems are designed to withstand the rigors of the battle field.

While tanks are seen as being integral to armoured warfare, in forces with a remit of power projection deployability has always been a consideration, which conventional main battle tanks cannot provide.

While the British military historian Sir John Keegan suggested an ideal definition of battle as " something which happens between two armies leading to the moral then physical disintegration of one or the other of them ", the origins and outcomes of battles can rarely be summarized so neatly.

While the crew spent six weeks shooting on location in Scotland, the major battle scenes were shot in the Republic of Ireland using members of the Irish Army Reserve as extras.

While the battle raged in the bay, the two straggling British ships made strenuous efforts to join the engagement, focusing on the flashes of gunfire in the darkness.

While early German tanks, Stuka dive-bombers and concentrated forces were used in the Polish campaign, the majority of the battle was conventional infantry and artillery based warfare and most Luftwaffe action was independent of the ground campaign.

While ballistic missiles were the preferred weapons for land targets, heavy nuclear and conventional tipped cruise missiles were seen by the USSR as a primary weapon to destroy US naval carrier battle groups.

While Compaq shareholders unanimously approved the deal, there was a public proxy battle within HP as the deal was strongly opposed by numerous large HP shareholders, including the sons of the company founders, Walter Hewlett and David W. Packard, as well as the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System ( Calpers ) and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.

While preparing for the entrance exam, she suffered a personal tragedy after her mother died from a prolonged battle with tuberculosis in Switzerland.

While Joker fights Wonder Woman and Cheetah Superman, Luthor easily defeats Batman with his battle suit, but Batman tricks him into teleporting them and the others back to their hideout.

While many American privateers were captured in battles such as the Naval battle off Halifax, many more continued attacks on shipping and settlements until the final months of the war.

) While on tour in Europe in 1997, McDaniels ongoing battle with substance abuse led to a bout of severe depression, which spurred an addiction to prescription drugs.

While the legion was in battle formation, the Pilus Prior was given command of the entire cohort.

While sneaking through the corridors, they battle goblins and other creatures of legend while unraveling the history of the manor and its occupants.

While traditional sieges do still occur, they are not as common as they once were due to changes in modes of battle, principally the ease by which huge volumes of destructive power can be directed onto a static target.

While the Hurricane was available in larger numbers and consequently played a larger role, the new Spitfire caught the popular imagination and became the aircraft associated with the battle.

While the Sontaran wear protective helmets in battle, to fight without their helmets, or to be " open-skinned ," is an honor for the Sontaran.

While the Aztecs preferred the sword-like macuahuitl for fighting, the advantage of a far-reaching thrusting weapon was recognised, and a large portion of the army would carry the tepoztopilli into battle.

While most titles require Link to save Zelda from Ganon, she is sometimes shown to be quite capable in battle, using magical powers and weapons such as Light Arrows to aid Link.

While the regiments within each army were not strictly mercenary, in that they were not guns for hire that changed sides from battle to battle, the individual soldiers that made up the regiments often were.

" While the details of the attack are disputed — Michigan claimed it fired no shots and had only discharged a few musket rounds in the air as the Ohio group retreated — the battle further infuriated both Ohioans and Michiganders and brought the two sides to the brink of all-out war.

While Hideyoshi's last battle at So-chon, was a major Japanese victory, all three parties to the war were exhausted.

While Harding won the war of words and made the Marion Daily Star one of the most popular newspapers in the county, the battle took a toll on his health.

While Marlborough's attempted invasion of France down the Moselle came to nought, and although he managed to wrong-foot Villeroi and break through the Lines of Brabant, he was unable to bring the French commander to battle.

While the primary Lanterns of Sector 2814 are Hal Jordan and John Stewart, Kyle Rayner and Guy Gardner call Earth home, but are stationed on Oa, first as teachers, and then specially assigned to cases that are too difficult for the average lantern.

While her singles were mostly kept in the then-current sounds of the day such as Rock And Roll, novelty songs, the Twist, torch ballads, or the Girl Group Sound created by Brill Building alumni Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, Francis ' albums represented her in a variety of styles, ranging in everything from R & B, vocal jazz and country to Broadway standards, children's music, waltzes, spiritual music, Schlager music, Traditionals from various ethnic groups represented in the US and select songs from popular songwriters of the day, such as Burt Bacharach & Hal David, or Les Reed.

While she was performing background on The Drifters's recording of " Mexican Divorce ," Warwick's voice and star presence were noticed by the song's composer, Burt Bacharach, a Brill Building songwriter who was writing songs with many other songwriters, including lyricist Hal David.

While on a road trip, Michael ( Hal Warren ), Margaret ( Diane Mahree ), their young daughter Debbie ( Jackey Neyman Jones ) and their dog, Peppy, search for the " Valley Lodge ".

* While the Scarecrow does not appear in person in Justice League: Doom, his fear gas is part of Batman's safety protocols against Hal Jordan.

Review website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 51 % based on 121 reviews, and an average rating of 5. 4 / 10, with the consensus: " While surprisingly sweeter and warm-hearted than previous Farrelly outings, Shallow Hal is also less funny and more bland.

While sightseeing they eventually wound up at Hal Roach Studios.

While Mrs. North worked, her sister Marie Hopper and brother-in-law Hal Hopper served as young North's on-set guardians during filming for Dennis The Menace.

While there, McQuarrie was asked by Hal Barwood to produce some illustrations for a film project he and Matthew Robbins were starting.

While The Washington Post writer Hal Hinson characterized it as " a carefully crafted, unapologetically literary accomplishment ", he suggested that Sayles ' " directing style hasn't grown much beyond that of a first-year film student ", declaring that the director was " stagnant ".

While an Our Ganger, Bond appeared in a number of outside films, such as those featuring fellow Hal Roach Studios comedians Charley Chase and Laurel and Hardy.

While there, they encounter Guy and Hal, who has the rings of the other Corps leaders.

While Hal and Guy go to remove Parallax from the Central Power Battery, Kyle and John attempt to free Mogo from Krona's control.

While at a sperm donation facility, they overhear a telephone conversation detailing a $ 1, 000, 000 payment to a surrogate mother for bearing the unborn baby of Hal Chidduck ( Scott Wilson ).

While appearing in the play, Corey was seen by producer Hal Wallis, who persuaded him to sign a contract with Paramount and pursue a motion picture career in Hollywood.

While the Spectre, Hal Jordan, and the Parallax parasite were wrestling for control of the Spectre's powers, all roads, street signs, and Jordan's apartment reappeared, setting the groundwork for the city.

Hal Erickson summarized the results as follows, " While this rearrangement was reasonably coherent, the rhythm and pacing of the original theatrical versions of the two films was severely damaged.

While Kyle Rayner became the primary Green Lantern of Earth for the next decade, Hal Jordan eventually abandoned the Parallax identity and sought redemption as the Spectre.

While his mother raced off to Wilmington every week to speak and organize literature sales, she being the Delaware state organizer for the Socialist Party, Hal seems to have taken fondly to rural life.

While in Russia Hal met Jessica Smith, a young woman who was in the country on behalf of the Quaker famine relief effort, the American Friends Service Committee.

While Hal and Guy go to remove Parallax from the Central Power Battery, John and Kyle attempt to free Mogo from Krona's control.

While not a coast-to-coast event, The Bandit Run is a similar road marathon held yearly since 2007 ( when it marked the 30th anniversary of the film Smokey and the Bandit ( produced by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds, who would both make the first Cannonball Run movie four years later ).

* Simon Leng, While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison, Hal Leonard ( Milwaukee, WI, 2006 ; ISBN 1-4234-0609-5 ).

While employed with Miller, Beneke was offered his own band, as Miller had done with colleagues and employees like Hal McIntyre, Claude Thornhill and Charlie Spivak.