While ATP appears to be necessary for the occurrence of contraction, its presence and enzymatic hydrolysis of it by the muscle protein myosin are not the only criteria for contraction.

While both sexes state that kindness is the most preferable trait in a partner there is some evidence that men place less value on this than women and that women may not be more altruistic in presence of an attractive man.

While cyanobacteria have been traditionally considered algae, recent works usually exclude them due to large differences such as the lack of membrane-bound organelles, the presence of a single circular chromosome, the presence of peptidoglycan in the cell walls, and ribosomes different in size and content from those of the Eukaryotes .< ref >

While he was busy with the burial ceremonies for his brother, the Danes defeated the English in his absence at an unnamed spot, and then again in his presence at Wilton in May.

While generally praised for its fast gameplay and unique mechanics, it ultimately failed to gain a very large market presence.

While many developing countries have been eager to join CITES, the annual costs of staffing and maintaining a CITES office and an effective presence at the biennial CoP gatherings remain unaffordable for many signatory nations.

While clearly attributable to the presence of the opportunistic pathogens of the genus Candida, candidiasis describes a number of different disease syndromes that often differ in their causes and outcomes.

While some chemotaxis receptors are expressed in the surface membrane with long-term characteristics as they are determined genetically, others have short-term dynamics as they are assembled ad hoc in the presence of the ligand.

While God does not change, our perception of God does, and so, Jews are open to new experiences of God's presence.

While measurements of poverty and health by the early 2000s showed the Luo disadvantaged relative to other Kenyans, the growing presence of non-Luo in the professions reflected a dilution of Luo professionals due to the arrival of others rather than an absolute decline in the Luo numbers.

While approaching San Diego, Kearny sent a rancher ahead to notify Commodore Stockton of his presence.

While not all mustelids share an identical dentition, they all possess teeth adapted for eating flesh, including the presence of shearing carnassials.

While running a device driver in user space does not necessarily reduce the damage a misbehaving driver can cause, in practice it is beneficial for system stability in the presence of buggy ( rather than malicious ) drivers: memory-access violations by the driver code itself ( as opposed to the device ) may still be caught by the memory-management hardware.

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 arm power, accuracy, and pocket presence – the ability to successfully operate from within the " pocket " formed by his blockers – are still the most important quarterback virtues, the ability to elude or run past defenders creates an additional threat that allows greater flexibility in the team's passing and running game.

While fans and critics took notice of Lifeson's diminished guitar work, his presence was still palpable.

While there are energy weapons in Traveller, there is also a strong presence of slug-thrower weapons such as rifles and pistols.

While she asserts that " there are no Vietnamese in Night of the Living Dead, [...] they constitute an absent presence whose significance can be understood if narrative is construed ".

While it had a significant presence in the Central Asia, it did not gain any significance in China and East Asia until modern missionaries from Europe and North America arrived in the 19th century.

While the film received mixed reviews, Aniston's performance was more warmly received, with many critics suggesting that she had screen presence.

While sleep, sleep walking, dreaming, delirium and comas may signal the presence of unconscious processes, these processes are not the unconscious mind itself, but rather symptoms.

While most of the Tang army was made of fubing Chinese conscripts, the majority of the troops led by Turkic generals were of non-Chinese origin, campaigning largely in the western frontier where the presence of fubing troops was low.

While most everyone has an experience with anxiety at some point in their lives, as it is a common reaction to real or perceived threats of all kinds, most do not develop long-term problems with anxiety.

While it is possible through skillful play to minimize the house advantage, it is extremely rare that a player has sufficient skill to completely eliminate his inherent long-term disadvantage ( the house edge ( HE ) or house vigorish ) in a casino game.

While the early Restoration Movement had a tradition of itinerant preachers rather than " located Preachers ", during the 20th century a long-term, formally-trained congregational minister became the norm among Churches of Christ.

While implementation of governance reforms and peaceful resolution of the political stalemate are key to long-term growth, external support remains critical in avoiding economic collapse.

While independence was being reclaimed, the election of King Gustav of the Vasa at Strängnäs on June 6, 1523, has been seen as a formal declaration of independence, and as the de facto end of a union that had lost all long-term support in Sweden.

While they may be considered ideological, his stories are not mere fables, but are based upon his long-term work with boys and young men on summer camps and in club-rooms.

While many hippies made a long-term commitment to the lifestyle, some people argue that hippies " sold out " during the 1980s and became part of the materialist, consumer culture.

While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute interventions to resuscitate and stabilize patients.

While the use of sea-level as a datum is useful for geologically recent topographic features, sea level has not stayed constant throughout geological time, so is less useful when measuring very long-term processes.

While Sturm was willing to make a long-term commitment to the city, he wasn't willing to be held responsible if he died or sold the teams.

While Sturm was willing to make a long-term commitment to the city, he wasn't willing to be held responsible if he died or sold the teams.

While Bundy dealt with the immediate day-to-day crises and the range of European affairs, Rostow focused upon long-term planning with a particular concentration on Latin American affairs.

While tree farms absorb large amounts of, the long-term sequestration of this carbon depends on what is done with the harvested materials.

While working on ER, he started attracting a variety of leading roles in films including Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) and Out of Sight ( 1998 ), in which he first teamed with long-term collaborator Steven Soderbergh.

While short-term outcomes appear promising, long-term outcomes are still unknown, and in general, reduced immunosuppression increases the risk of rejection and decreases the risk of infection.

While there are many options for financing social security in the short-and long-term, there is no existing government program which can instantly change the demographic aspects that affect the sustainability of social security.

While its stated purpose was to cancel a long-term lease and to expropriate the power generation assets in question that were located in the province, its real purpose was to interfere with civil rights existing outside the province.

While the strong static magnetic field has no known long-term harmful effect on biological tissue, it can cause damage by pulling in nearby heavy metal objects converting them to projectiles.

While Warlock was seemingly capable of drinking alcohol to excess without any apparent long-term effects, Moeran developed a dependency which handicapped him for the remainder of his life.

While the packaging of melatonin often warns against use in children, at least one long-term study does assess effectiveness and safety in children.

While no large, long-term studies that might reveal side-effects have been conducted, there do exist case reports about patients having taken melatonin for months.

While sales were initially strong because of a car-starved public, the company did not have the resources to survive long-term competition with GM, Ford, and Chrysler.

While this strategy was successful in defeating Yarborough, it caused long-term damage to Bentsen's relationship with liberals in his party.