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 anchored in Cumberland Bay, Robinson Crusoe Island, the Dresden was trapped and forced to scuttle after fighting a battle there with the British.

Whilst there may be no other accounts of the battle apart from Tacitus's account this is not unusual given the scanty nature of sources in general for this period of history.

Whilst many modern historians doubt that Mycale took place on the same day as Plataea, the battle may well only have occurred once the Allies received news of the events unfolding in Greece.

Whilst technically possible, stealth aircraft do not radiate when in battle, so this mode of operation is militarily irrelevant.

Whilst Henry's intentions after the end of the siege are unclear he had clearly entered France with an army large enough to engage the French in open battle and not merely to lay siege to one town.

Whilst it may not have been as popular as the Spectrum, Commodore 64 or Amstrad CPC, it did sell in sufficient numbers to ensure that new software was being produced right up until the early 1990s.

Whilst Braid differed in offering an explanation of hypnotic effects that did not rely on supernatual forces, he credited the methods used in hypnosis to the practice of Mesmerism.

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 all three representatives initialed the agreement, Beijing later objected to the proposed boundary between the regions of Outer Tibet and Inner Tibet, and did not ratify it.

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

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 many whites did not return to their heavily mortgaged and now ruined estates, some did, and rebuilt.

Whilst being monitored, the Alpha Lanterns did not anticipate a breakout attempt by the rest of the Green Lantern Corps where Stewart was taken.

Whilst these takes were good, they did not quite achieve the quality of the best take from the previous day.

Whilst there was the option of giving the HRH style to Diana, Princess of Wales, in her personal capacity ( which could be justified, given that she was the mother of a future king ), it was decided not to give her the style ; also there may have been a special ruling from The Queen allowing for Diana, Princess of Wales to be known as The Dowager Princess of Wales if and when Charles, Prince of Wales remarried as he later did.

Whilst it established British military supremacy in Bengal, it did not secure the East India Company's control over Upper India, as is sometimes claimed.

Whilst studying at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he was Chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association in Michaelmas 1960, in which term he entertained both the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Home Secretary ( and de facto Deputy Prime Minister, although he did not hold the title until 1962 ) Rab Butler.

Whilst the album's modest initial pressing ( which included a large batch of warped editions ) sold out, it did not enter the album charts at that time, and no singles were lifted from it.

Whilst the series did offer upbeat storylines, where some characters, such as Karen Travers during the 1979 run, made it, it also made clear that for some, like Bea and Lizzie, prison life was the only option.

Whilst MJ argued that Spider-Man represented the " real Peter Parker ", Peter argued that MJ had the benefit of hindsight since the beginning, and that Carlie did not share that luxury.

Whilst it was not particularly safe to praise Cato, Augustus did tolerate and appreciate Cato.

Whilst Everton's league form flourished again, their record in the FA Cup under Moyes did not improve: in the third round they crashed out 4 – 1 to Blackburn Rovers.

Whilst the idea of giving this spokesman personal immunity from recrimination as only being the voice of the whole body was quickly adopted and did enhance the Commons ' role, the Crown found it useful to have one person with the authority to select and lead the lower house's business and responses to the Crown's agenda, much more often than not in the way the Crown wanted.

Whilst the ECA did not directly address unions, the practical effect of removing the requirement for employees to be members, and allowing those employees who did want union membership to choose which union they wished to join dramatically reduced the bargaining position of the unions in the New Zealand economy.

Whilst the Act itself did not change, the scope of the work affected by it did.

Whilst R & B, hip hop and pop rock did have influence and success in Latin America, Latin-based pop music remained highly popular.

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 primarily a game of luck, Shithead involves memory and tactics towards the end of the game.

Whilst the major world airlines abandoned flying-boats at the end of WWII, BOAC continued with theirs until 1950, and even introduced the new Short Solent on the leisurely Nile route to South Africa.

Whilst at Cambridge he tended to Whiggism, and up to the end of 1829 he continued to have these sympathies, but during the agitation for parliamentary reform his opinions changed, and when he was returned to parliament for St Germans ( 17 December 1830 ), his election was due to the Tory party.

Whilst it carried on broadcasting to the end of its franchise period it began partially liquidating the company.

Whilst on a boat on the Han River, the boat sprung a leak and King Zhao drowned thus marking the end of his reign.

Whilst this was under construction the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway also planned a line from Crystal Palace to a new station at Battersea Wharf, at the southern end of the new Chelsea Bridge.

Whilst attending a funeral in his home district of Qacha's Nek in late 2006, Mosisili gave a speech which quoted a Basotho idiom, " Se sa feleng sea hlola ", meaning " anything that does not finish / end is not good ".

Whilst still at school, he revealed a talent for writing, with a vivid description in a school magazine of the family's flight from Arad one night towards the end of World War 2.

Whilst Quentin Willson predicted in 1990 that the XM's residuals would be better than the outgoing CX by the end of the car's life, its resale value was far below average, further denting the car's appeal.

Whilst still a prototype, in September 1957, it was raced at the Brighton Speed Trials and by the end of 1958 Graham Hill was winning races with the Coventry Climax-engined ' Super Seven ' The car has had a strong racing history throughout its life under both Lotus and Caterham stewardship.

Whilst detained as such at Lancaster, he was promoted to be Lieutenant in the 60th Foot on 1 September 1779, transferred to the 38th Foot on 4 November 1781, and, being released by order of General Washington, joined that regiment the end of November at Brooklyn, Long Island.

Whilst proceeding inshore they were struck by a very large sea, after which they found only the bow post of the Friend at the other end of the tow ~ rope.

Whilst still in the role of Deputy Leader, Snell fell ill at the end of March 1944, and died less than a month later, his peerage becoming extinct at that time.

Whilst the Netherlands was occupied by Germany Heerenveen won three successive North of the Netherlands championships, and following the end of the Second World War they went on to win the same title six times in a row ; the club's dominance partly ascribed to the presence of Abe Lenstra.

Whilst at Tranmere, he was on the receiving end of a tough challenge which resulted in him losing a testicle in a reserve game against Altrincham.

Whilst it shared the old 3. 4 ’ s bore and stroke of and respectively, it was actually a small bore derivative of the 4. 2, using its block, cylinder spacings, main bearing spacings and stiffer bottom end but dispensing with the cylinder liners used by the 3. 8 and 4. 2.

Whilst part of ' The Flake girl ' series, there is no mention of any text or slogan aside from the image of the bar at the end of the advertisement, and the familiar music jingle is replaced by a haunting piano piece.

Whilst trying to come up with a way of ending the film Monty Python's Life of Brian, Eric Idle wrote an original version of the song which was sung in a more straight fashion, which the other Python members agreed would be good enough for the end of the film.

Whilst he had great success as a player, his captaincy record was not as distinguished ; South Australia did not win any silverware under his captaincy and he quit the role at the end of the 2006 / 07 season after South Australia managed to win only one Pura Cup game.

Whilst he was there he was spotted by Liverpool who signed him on loan, from March 22 until the end of the season.

Whilst most examples predate 1800 the term itself only seems to have become widespread at the end of the 19th century, presumably due to contemporary publicity regarding the cathedral's imp.

Whilst on doggy the person in goal must try and score in the goal at the opposite end of the pitch.

Whilst reflecting on the album, Draper later admitted that whilst they were trying to make a " timeless record " he " just don't think we realised the record we were making until towards the end " and Chad also later stated that the album " just didn't sound like us because there was lots of keyboards ".