Whilst his early work was rooted in traditional late-19th century romantic Italian opera, he successfully developed his work in the ' realistic ' verismo style, of which he became one of the leading exponents.

Whilst on this campaign Manuel received a letter from Louis VII of France announcing his intention of leading an army to the relief of the crusader states.

Whilst some in the genre initially derided these instruments ( in particular the MC-303 ) and the opening of the field as leading to a drop in standards, they are now generally accepted as having a legitimate place in the form.

Whilst most traditional denominational Christian churches typically consist of a theologically qualified leading person ( e. g. pastor, priest ) to deliver a message, teaching, or sermon to the congregation, the local churches also practice and encourage active participation from all who attend.

Whilst Däumig and Stoecker agreed with the International's 21 conditions of entry, Crispien and Dittmann opposed them, leading to a controversial debate over joining the Comintern to break out in the USPD ; many members felt that the necessary requirements for joining would lead to a loss of the party's independence and a perceived " dictate from Moscow ", while others, especially younger members such as Ernst Thälmann, argued that only the joining of the Comintern would allow the party to implement its socialist ideals.

Whilst in Sheffield, Di Canio was the club's leading goal scorer for the 1997 – 98 season with 14 goals and he became a favourite of the fans.

Whilst these are some of the " key " members of staff, there are many more volunteers helping to make the convention a success by doing such tasks as leading events, setting up the stage and art show, teardown and pretty much anything else that needs doing.

Whilst he solved the club's defensive frailties during 2009 / 10, the lack of striking options continued to be an issue, although the arrival of Andy Mangan in January 2010, the BSP's leading goalscorer during the previous year, went some way to getting over that problem.

Whilst many dancers achieve employment with leading companies in the UK, many of students of the school find work with various ballet, contemporary and dancer companies worldwide.

Whilst the society no longer sends its volunteers abroad, it is a leading contributor of delegates to the international red cross pool of emergency relief workers.

Whilst he is theoretically accountable to Hacker personally, it is Sir Humphrey who writes his performance reviews and apparently wields influence over Bernard's future in the Service, leading to difficult situations for the young civil servant.

Whilst this material was intended to expose the supine attitudes of those within the ' anarcho punk ' milieu who did not challenge such blatantly provocative sentiments ( a tactic which Andy Martin had used since his entrance to the group ), they undermined the coherence of the band's ideology, leading Stewart Home, in his book Cranked Up Really High, to describe The Apostles as " locked into ... a stasis if not actual paralysis ".

Whilst President, Straw played a role in leading a student sit-in in June 1968.

Whilst Thomas Best, commander of the tenth British East India Company expedition reported plentiful supplies of lemons in 1614, only 40 lemon trees were observed by the traveller Peter Mundy in 1634.

Whilst on the expedition in 1907, Fawcett claimed to have seen and shot a 62 foot long giant anaconda, for which he was widely ridiculed by the scientific community.

Whilst Tyers had used a small three inch ( 76 mm ) theodolite this expedition had a telescope, the largest available portable device in Australia at the time.

Whilst resting at Hong Kong, the 26th made an expedition against Amoy in August, before being moved up the coast to Ningbo at the end of December aboard, equipped with newly modified percussion muskets.

Whilst commenting on her third album's accompanying tour, The Times compared Rihanna's stage wardrobe styling to that of Janet Jackson and " a vision of Ann Summers couture in thigh-high boots and a few scraps of black PVC.

Whilst travelling through Ireland, Oisín was asked by some men to help them move a standing stone.

Whilst walking along, Arrange made a hair-string belt ( a kind of traditional adornment, worn only by initiated men ).

Whilst some mill towns employed mostly females in its textile sector, Ossett's mills always had roughly equal numbers of men and women.

Whilst it contains many non-standard words ( e. g. nesh meaning “ soft, tender, or to easily get cold ”; and slat meaning “ to throw ”), the best known word is duck, which is used as a greeting to either men or women.

Whilst the Sabines were enjoying the spectacle, Romulus and his men seized and carried off the Sabine women, who became wives of the Romans.

: Whilst thou wert alone: All men, cattle, and wild beasts,

Whilst there he began to explore his feelings for men.

Whilst this may negatively impact women, particularly those seeking independence and equality at work, it is argued that the majority of negative impacts accrue to men in the form of shorter life-expectancy, higher rates of suicide, alcoholism, homelessness and imprisonment.

Whilst the term " sound designer " was not is use at this time, a number of stage managers specialised as " effects men ", creating and performing offstage sound effects using a mix of vocal mimicry, mechanical and electrical contraptions and gramophone records.

Whilst the division was mobilising, the 1 / 7th was involved in the Quintinshill rail crash, which killed 210 officers and men and wounded another 224.

Whilst his men were digging they were watched by many people from the town and country round about, and they all wondered at the care with which every brick and fragment of alabaster were set aside to be kept.

Whilst these preparations were underway, the lugger Ocean managed to rescue five of the Northern Belle's crew, leaving some 25 men still on board the stricken vessel.

Whilst initially the Modulor Man's height was based on a French man's height of it was changed to in 1946 because " in English detective novels, the good-looking men, such as policemen, are always six feet tall!

Whilst attempting to raise an army, to restore Mary to the throne, he was arrested by King Frederik's men for breach of marriage contract with Anna Throndsen, and imprisoned at Dragsholm Castle in Denmark, where he died insane and in appalling conditions.

Whilst cruising a young man in a London park, Will enters a public toilet to find a group of older men cottaging.

Whilst the most burning political passions were raging, and whilst the most brilliant men of genius in the new classical and patriotic school were purists at the height of their influence, a question arose about purism of language.

Whilst the other prisoners were playing a game of soccer, lieutenant Gerrit Dames cut a small hole in the wire fence, allowing the two men to escape after the other prisoners left for roll call and supper.

Whilst offshore he heard of the fate of 80 Muslim men, women and children who had been abducted from North Africa and were being sold into slavery.

Whilst several men have been imprisoned for his death, the whereabouts of his body remains unknown.

Whilst this was going on, the influential men of each tribe were violently talking to each other, and apparently accusing one another of being accessory to the death of some of their people.

Whilst the 26th was not formally a Highland regiment, it did maintain a small group of men to serve as pipers, which are recorded at least as far back as the 1820s.

Whilst Allied preparations had progressed, the French were striving to maintain and re-supply Marshal Marsin.

Whilst these events around Blenheim and Lutzingen were taking place, Marlborough was preparing to cross the Nebel.

Whilst the stories were shocking in their time, this affectionate portrayal of a forthright and self-assured French girl who blossoms into a charismatic adult is nowadays more likely to be regarded as chastely sensual.

Whilst the name pall mall and various games bearing this name may have been played elsewhere ( France and Italy ) the description above suggests that the croquet-like games were certainly popular in England as early as 1611.

Whilst the Restoration Movement accepted Thomas's right to have his own beliefs, when he started preaching that they were essential to salvation, it led to a fierce series of debates with a notable leader of the movement, Alexander Campbell.

Whilst some see him as a high-minded idealist, his stay in power culminated in a crisis in 1549 when many counties of the realm were up in protest.

Whilst editor of the paper, Marx and the other revolutionary socialists were regularly harassed by the police, and Marx was brought to trial on several occasions, facing various allegations including insulting the Chief Public Prosecutor, committing a press misdemeanor, and inciting armed rebellion through tax boycotting, although each time he was acquitted.

Whilst these works were usually collages incorporating found objects, such as bus tickets, old wire and fragments of newsprint, Merz also included artist's periodicals, sculptures, sound poems and what would later be called " installations ".

Whilst seaborne raids were nothing new at the time the Vikings refined the practice to a science through their shipbuilding, tactics and training.

Whilst this is primarily a defensive style, wickets were achieved by forcing a batsman to make a rash stroke or even bowling at the stumps instead of the retreating batsman.

Bahā ' ad-Dīn writes, " Whilst we were there they brought two Franks to the Sultan ( Saladin ) who had been made prisoners by the advance guard.

A postscript at the end of the published volume of transactions containing Darwin's paper states that " Whilst the last pages of this volume were in the press, Dr Withering of Birmingham ... published a numerous collection of cases in which foxglove has been given, and frequently with good success ".

Whilst the styles were similar, there are some notable differences between both Rococo and Baroque architecture, one of them being symmetry, since Rococo emphasised the asymmetry of forms, whilst Baroque was the opposite.

Whilst RCS did incorporate the concept of branches-they were for individual files only.

Whilst not mentioning the word " independence ," the draft included several provisions that were widely interpreted as implying statehood for Kosovo.

Whilst he carefully avoided any cities that were hostile, he did attempt to besiege Milan, which failed due to the small army he had at his disposal.

Whilst engaged in writing in his spare time, Garner attempted to gain employment as a teacher, but soon gave that up, believing that " I couldn't write and teach ; the energies were too similar ", and so began working as a general labourer for four years, remaining unemployed for much of that time.

Whilst popular traditional punk bands such as the Ramones, The Clash, and Sex Pistols were on major record labels, the hardcore punk bands were not.

Whilst the vast majority of urban lands were colonised by traders, rural estates were soon formed by crusaders and their descendants.

Whilst hard data is lacking, anecdotal evidence indicates that 10 % of the members of International Graphoanalysis Society ( IGAS ) were expelled between 1970 and 1980.

Whilst looking for the automaton table, Buford, Leo, Jason, and Piper run into the Maenads, who were searching for Dionysus.

Whilst not rejecting the occurrence of external phenomena, the Buddha focused on the illusion created within the mind of the perceiver by the process of ascribing permanence to impermanent phenomena, satisfaction to unsatisfying experiences, and a sense of reality to things that were effectively insubstantial.