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 this makes the Parsons turbine much longer and heavier, the overall efficiency of a reaction turbine is slightly higher than the equivalent impulse turbine for the same thermal energy conversion.

Whilst not nearly as fast as Formula One, the similarity of the cars both to each other and to fans ' own vehicles makes for entertaining, well-supported racing.

Whilst the jurisprudential importance of the distinction between justification and excuse defenses is clear, legally they have the same effect, acquittal, and there is an ongoing debate about whether the distinction makes any practical difference.

Whilst the USSR is neutral, any German aggression in the East, including penetration of Balkan countries, triggers a Russian ( sic ) Reaction Roll, which may allow the Soviets to intervene and makes the eventual German attack of Summer 1941 less likely to achieve surprise ( in which Soviet armour have no Zone of Control and infantry defend only at face value ).

Whilst that makes him the first Olympic medallist ( and one of only two, along with Josy Barthel, ever ) from the country, the International Olympic Committee contends that he competed for France, and, hence, the medal is always credited to the French.

Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe.

Whilst keeping his mission a secret from his fellow students, Cody sneaks around the estate and confirms that Diaz and Duncan are working together and that they have a working prototype of the mind control device, evidenced when Duncan makes a dog serve drinks and play the piano.

Whilst trainspotting is commonly associated with identifying engine makes, it is rare for Gongoozlers to do likewise.

Whilst Wilson praised Praz ’ s work as a “ masterpiece ”, Connolly states that “ The House of Life is one of the most boring books I have ever read … its unbelievably exhausting … it has a bravura of boredom, an audacity of ennui that makes one hardly believe ones eyes ”.

Whilst waiting for Simon and River to wake up, Jayne makes a call to an Alliance officer who agrees to pay a reward for Simon and River.

Whilst being a children's show, it occasionally makes reference to rather mature matters, high-brow culture, and complex scientific thinking ; and because of this it has also gained a considerable following of older viewers outside of its intended age range.

Whilst localization and urbanization economies as well as their sources are crucial to sustaining agglomeration economies and cities, it is important to understand the long-term result of the function of agglomeration economies which relates to the core-periphery model.

Whilst one might argue that heaping posthumous praise on Cato highlights one's opposition to the new shape of Rome without directly challenging Augustus, it was actually later generations who were more able to embrace the role model of Cato without the fear of prosecution.

Whilst browsing in a market in Brussels, Tintin purchases an old model ship which he wishes to give to his friend Captain Haddock as a gift.

Whilst strong at first home market sales also declined, after the mechanical issues of the first few model years became known.

Whilst in California, Franks developed the idea of SEED, an acronym for Sustainable Enterprise and Empowerment Dynamics, as a model for using principles of femininity, sustainability and social responsibility in business.

Whilst the graduates of the Academy have produced positive results, in general the model has not been implemented in the UK with the same comprehensive commitment as it has been by some unions in the USA.

Whilst the model shares its name with the previous Strada, a large number of its components are new, including a new bodyshell.

Whilst functionality heavily dependent upon timing constraints may be difficult to test, the majority of system behaviour is highly predictable due to the prioritized execution model.

Whilst captive breeding programmes can be viewed as having been successful in ensuring survival of this species in Europe and North America, the situation in the wild has been less promising.

Whilst this had the advantage of being usable by untrained users via ' hunt and peck ' typing and requiring one less key switch than a conventional 12 button keypad, it had the disadvantage that some symbols required three times as much force to depress them as others which made it hard to achieve any speed with the device.

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 story might be quoted as part of a justification for moving from act to rule utilitarianism McCloskey anticipates this and points out that each rule has to be judged on its utility and it is not at all obvious that a rule with exceptions has less utility.

Whilst less famous, the An-24, An-26, An-30 and An-32 family of twin turboprop, high winged, passenger / cargo / troop transport aircraft are important for domestic / short-haul air services particularly in parts of the world once led by communist governments.

Whilst it is more easily blocked by land features than HF and lower frequencies, it is less affected by buildings and other less substantial objects than UHF frequencies.

Whilst many local tourism authorities still issue licenses for rickshaw drivers to carry passengers, authorities in China are tightening rules in order to alleviate cheating of tourists ( many rickshaw drivers are renowned for over-charging non-locals and foreign tourists ) and to reduce traffic congestion ( e. g. a typical Chinese cycle-rickshaw will travel at less than 10kmh and is wide enough to fill an entire traffic or bicycle lane and therefore are blamed as a major cause of traffic congestion ), and have been banned in many cities already.

Whilst one of these ( einsteinium ) is now available in macroscopic quantities, most are extremely rare, having only been prepared in microgram amounts or less.

Whilst Lee found himself gradually performing less and less standup and moving away from the stage, he continued his directorial duties on television.

" Whilst the character spent less time with his old friends, Denisof was " more or less isolated from the cast, barring one or two scenes of mild confrontation when they would come to visit me and we'd chew each other out.

Whilst some species of procellariid have populations that number in the millions, many species are much less common and several are threatened with extinction.

Whilst the Arab script called Jawi has less influence in the other parts of Malaysia, it is still widely used in writing and printing the Malay language in Kelantan.

Whilst they are less than other illness recent years, the city has the second most beds after Chiyoda Ward.

Whilst having improved performance, warm hatches are less powerful than the hot hatch version of the car, typically more than, but less than such as the Mini Cooper, Peugeot 207 GT Suzuki Swift Sport, and Toyota Yaris SR.

Whilst many countries believed motorised troops had proved less effective than was first thought, the inadequacy of the Italians as a fighting force was quite apparent to the Germans.

Whilst case studies of individuals ( such as Clive Wearing ) have been reported indicating that memory can be severely damaged independent of at least some other cognitive capacities, there is less support from case studies of developmental models for the supposed tri-partite memory structure.

" Whilst very courageous in the long run, he is much less so in the heat of the moment .... Because he is reticent, he is accused of lying or of deceit.

Whilst serving as an acting magistrate in Huangping prefecture ( zhou ), ( in eastern Guizhou ), Du died in 1858 while fighting Miao rebels, when his daughter ( the future mother of Guo Moruo ) was less than a year old.

Whilst a standard term may be given a more precise or unique usage amongst practitioners of relevant disciplines, it is often reported that jargon is a barrier to communication for those people unfamiliar with the respective field.

Whilst this may seem to be a disadvantage, the SAMPSON radar rotates at 30 revolutions per minute, meaning no part of the sky lacks coverage for more than one second on average-the precise time varies as the beams can also be swept back and forth electronically.

Whilst today the term " bally " denotes a town or urban settlement, its precise meaning in ancient Ireland is unclear, as towns had no place in Gaelic social organisation.