Whilst Holt stated that his friendship with Johnson was reflected in the strong relationship between Australia and the US, former Australian diplomat and foreign affairs expert Alan Renouf was more cynical in his assessment of the situation.

Whilst the draft resolution on Kosovo's status had yet to be endorsed by the Security Council, senior US officials had been suggesting that an agreement might be reached by 2008.

Whilst it pinned down the German forces facing it, the Canadian First Army and US Ninth Army made a pincer movement from north and south ( operations Veritable and Grenade ) which pierced the Siegfried Line in that area and cleared the remaining German forces west of the Rhine in conjunction with further American offensives in the south of the Rhineland.

Whilst arguably true, since the bank's initial capital of $ 7. 67 billion was mostly from the US, this was neither secret nor helpful.

Whilst in the US, she starred in Tom Stoppard's Dalliance, had an on-going role in daytime serial One Life to Live, and became part of ' The Actors ' Gang ' along with John Cusack and Tim Robbins.

Whilst many Americans enjoyed " English service " British Airways was unable to win a major share of the traffic on routes, where it competed with both US carriers.

Whilst living in the United States, Buckland worked for British Airways, which allowed him to constantly travel back and forth between the US and UK.

Whilst Nucor expanded rapidly in the Eastern US, the companies that followed them into mini-mill operations concentrated on local markets for long products, where the use of an EAF allowed the plants to vary production according to local demand.

Whilst the Panama Canal Zone was US sovereign territory, this resulted in any inter-oceanic trade going through the Panama Canal be on US-flagged vessels.

Whilst on leave in Saigon, Holey catches a young pick-pocket who has just robbed a pair of US soldiers.

Whilst CEO of Hutchison, they founded the mobile phone company, Orange, turning it into a global brand which was ultimately sold to Mannesmann for US $ 33 billion.

Whilst the band had been in the US, Alan Shacklock and sound engineer Chris Porter finished mixing the album.

Whilst touring in 2009, Bailey joked that his main reason for leaving the show was a lack of desire to continue humming Britney Spears ' " Toxic " to little known figures in the indie music scene.

Whilst touring with them, he learned that his brother Liam Gallagher had formed a band of his own, known as The Rain, which eventually took on the name Oasis.

Whilst many of the acts failed to find commercial success in terms of CD sales, there was a devout following nationally and local metal bands soon opened the national touring circuit to a higher extent than most other genres.

Whilst never intending to be a serious band, the Mentals, as they became known, eventually turned professional ( after Mombassa's graduation from college ) and went on to become one of Australia ’ s most popular bands, touring widely in Australia and overseas.

Whilst touring in the summer of 1878, Anna found that she was pregnant for the second time.

Whilst touring in Australia, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion recorded a cover version of " Black Betty " at Linear Recording for a commercial created by Volkswagen of America's agency Deutsch L. A. Inc. broadcast during Super Bowl Sunday on American television ( 6 February 2011 ).

Whilst proportionately smaller than other regional rail services, relative to population, this is largely as Traveltrain caters to a touring market more so than other operators.

Whilst touring across Australia, they have secured spots supporting many international bands including Death Cab for Cutie, Electrelane, Les Savy Fav, Stereolab, The Rogers Sisters and Sonic Youth.

Whilst touring, Bird met Reverend Stanley Drummond.

Whilst proportionately smaller than other regional rail services, relative to population, this is largely as Traveltrain caters to a touring market more so than other operators.

Whilst touring the album in America, Allan Stewart replaced Jeremy Mills as touring guitarist.

Whilst continually failing to talk Mussolini into adopting futurism as the official state art, he did manage to persuade Il Duce to refuse entry to the Degenerate Art touring exhibition organised by the Nazis into Italy in 1938, and in the same year publicly protested against anti-semitism.

Whilst touring in late 1965, the Byrds only had a hastily prepared tape recording of Ravi Shankar on one side of the cassette, and Coltrane's Impressions and Africa / Brass on the other.

Whilst not performing in the band David continues his role as principal of the very successful Performers Stage School in the North East, Natalie is a proud full time mum, Caroline works in musical theatre as a performer and choreographer and Russ is a presenter and singer currently starring in the new touring musical The Heat Is On!

Whilst Anah has thus retained its name for forty-two centuries the site is variously described.

Whilst working for the Robinsons, Anne and her sisters considered the possibility of setting up a school.

Whilst heavier armour provides better protection, it makes vehicles less mobile ( for a given engine power ), limits its air-transportability, increases cost, uses more fuel and may limit the places it can go-for example, many bridges may be unable to support the weight of a main battle tank.

Whilst at Monmouth he was later, for a shorter period, also the Archbishop of Wales.

Whilst in Baghdad, ` Abdu ' l-Bahá composed a commentary at the request of his father on the Muslim tradition of " I was a Hidden Treasure " for a Súfí leader named ` Alí Shawkat Páshá.

Whilst the uncertainty in the atomic mass computed by time-of-flight methods in atom probe is sufficiently small to allow for detection of individual isotopes within a material this uncertainty may still, in some cases, confound definitive identification of atomic species.

Whilst the magnification of both the field ion and atom probe microscopes is extremely high, the exact magnification is dependant upon conditions specific to the examined specimen, so unlike for conventional electron microscopes, there is often little direct control on magnification, and furthermore, obtained images may have strongly variable magnifications due to fluctuations in the shape of the electric field at the surface.

Whilst the population remains small, the impact of transfers will be greater, it is for that reason that the establishment of a " metapopulation management plan " occurs concurrently with conservation initiatives to enhance in-situ population growth and why this initiative is both urgent and fundamental to the future survival of mountain bongo in the wild.

Whilst contemporary providers of Wi-Fi struggled with the same issues, providers of DECT retreated to the more immediately lucrative market for cordless telephones.

Whilst there, the Queen met with Bernard of Clairvaux, demanding that he have the excommunication of Petronilla and Raoul lifted through his influence on the Pope, in exchange for which King Louis would make concessions in Champagne, and recognise Pierre de la Chatre as archbishop of Bourges.

Whilst the terms are often used interchangeably, branding is more strictly related to the identifying mark or trade name for a product or service, whereas corporate identity can have a broader meaning relating to the structure and ethos of a company, as well as to the company's external image.

Whilst with Yeovil Botham made an appearance for the Football Association XI ( a representative side for non-league footballers ) against the Northern Football League at Croft Park during the 1984-85 season.

Whilst at Cambridge, he was treasurer of the Cambridge University Socialist Society and canvassed for the Labour candidate for Cambridge in the 1931 election.

Whilst his work was far less political than key figures in Berlin Dada, such as George Grosz and John Heartfield, he would remain close friends with various members, including Hannah Hoch and Raoul Hausmann for the rest of his career.

Whilst this was dubious in terms of batting technique, it seemed the best way to cope with the barrage, and Bradman averaged 56. 57 in the series ( an excellent average for most, but well short of his career average of 99. 94 ), while being struck above the waist by the ball only once.

Whilst the Old Trafford pitch was not as suited to bodyline as the hard Australian wickets, Martindale did take 5 for 73, but Constantine only took 1 for 55.

Whilst still at university, Cook wrote for Kenneth Williams, for whom he created an entire West End comedy revue called One Over the Eight, before finding prominence in his own right in a four-man group satirical stage show, Beyond the Fringe, with Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett and Dudley Moore.

Whilst Richard Wiseman considers remote viewing to be proven by the current standards of scientific endeavour, he uses this to call for higher standard of evidence when studying the paranormal.

Whilst neither intended to move out, both felt it preferable to rent the space from new owners rather than continue to be the owners themselves ( and so be responsible for the buildings ' upkeep and maintenance ).

Whilst the terms spirituality and religion both relate to a search for an Absolute or God, and thus have much overlap, there are also characteristic differences in their usage.

Whilst greed is a recurring theme in the novel, with many of the episodes stemming from one or more of the characters ' simple desire for food ( be it trolls eating dwarves or dwarves eating Wood-elf fare ) or a desire for beautiful objects, such as gold and jewels, it is only by the Arkenstone's influence upon Thorin that greed, and its attendant vices " coveting " and " malignancy ", come fully to the fore in the story and provide the moral crux of the tale.