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How to use the word whilst in a Sentence? Page #3

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Whilst we were avoiding buying the big four when Westpac and NAB were nudging $40 at the end of FY15, we now believe many market commentators are under-estimating the sustainability of their profits and dividends.

Uday Cheruvu

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

To compensate for the shortfall, the U.S. needs to either ramp up other imports, which would be seaborne, or draw down on inventories. The first alternative would be good for tankers now, whilst the second alternative is positive in the longer term.

Trygve Munthe

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

They are forced to face the likes of the prime minister and the deputy prime minister dispensing cash like there's no tomorrow whilst their only 'semenanjung' (peninsula) counter force is held up by the immigration.

Nurul Izzah

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Whilst ridesharing platforms have millions of journeys made, these tend to be shorter journeys and the pricing is far lower than to stay in an Airbnb room when people are staying for a matter of days.

Lauren Foye

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Whilst UK banks are keeping relatively quiet on the EU referendum debate in their annual reports, uncertainty over the outcome is weighing heavily on them.

Tim Howarth

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We see 65p as a good compromise price, allowing Premier's management to highlight the extra value it has extracted from McCormick, whilst also offering shareholders the opportunity of a cash exit today at a reasonably full EBITDA (core earnings) valuation.

Shore Capital analysts

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

For the last few years I have said clearly if we didn't get reform we should be prepared to walk away. I think we now have a golden opportunity to shrug off a regulatory legislative burden that is profoundly undemocratic, we have got a once in a lifetime opportunity, which will not come again, to strike a new series of relationships, free trade deals with the growth economies around the world, whilst maintaining ... our free trade advantages with the European Union.

Boris Johnson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Whilst thoroughness is important for the integrity of the system, this must be balanced by customer need and dignity, here, we got that balance wrong. We focused on details which caused delays at critical times for customers that needed help.

Australia Chief Executive Ian Narev

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

ZANU-PF should be utterly ashamed of hosting an expensive birthday bash for their aging ruler whilst more than 90 percent of Zimbabweans are wallowing in grinding poverty caused by decades of Robert Mugabe's misrule and mismanagement of the economy, the money that is being budgeted for this ill-conceived birthday bash should actually be used to import maize to avert the impending starvation in Masvingo province and other parts of the country.

Obert Gutu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The downgrade shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but it is a major issue for the refinancing, the core banks are in a catch 22, they can't all sell out at their desired price, whilst applying usual lending criteria is fraught with the risk that markets worsen and they are left holding the bag.

Robert Southey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The core banks are in a catch 22, they can't all sell out at their desired price, whilst applying usual lending criteria is fraught with the risk that markets worsen and they are left holding the bag.

Robert Southey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is a result of organized criminals targeting the lucrative Australian ice market from offshore, whilst Australians continue to have such an appetite for this mind destroying drug, organized criminal gangs will continue to target the Australian market.

Justice Minister Keenan

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Whilst it is disappointing to see further restructuring costs and little, if any, improvement in underlying markets, we are broadly encouraged that Pearson has decided to redouble its efforts to meet external and internal challenges, we believe the market will also be relieved by its decision to maintain dividends at 2015 year levels.

Roddy Davidson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I look forward to seeing an advancement of discussions between companies and governments on how we build new and sustainable market models that properly incentivize the discovery and development of new antibiotics, whilst ensuring affordable access to these crucial drugs for all.

Sally Davies

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There will be a time period whilst all financial services and businesses sit there and work out what the opportunities are, what the risks are before re-engaging, some of the teething issues will need to be worked through.

Mike Salthouse

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Olympics have always been The Olympics, we believe that our best chance of success is being part of the Rowing Rowing NZ program, whilst also being able to be coached by Dick Tonks.

Mahe Drysdale

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Whilst we haven't made a final decision at this point the likley outcome is that we will enter a sale process.

Peter Long

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are pleased to receive internal model approval which, whilst expected, is the final major step before our adoption of Solvency II.

Tom Stoddard

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Whilst oil prices have gone down, support for independence has remained constant, obviously if there was a referendum now, it would be one of lots of very awkward questions for the SNP... but there isn't a referendum now.

Anthony Wells

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Whilst volatility has reduced, confidence levels aren't sky high and people are still waiting to see what the Fed is going to do around interest rates. There are a lot of things on the horizon that could unsettle investors.

Tom Johnson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

To have a significant impact on the illegal wildlife trade, there is a need to identify and prosecute the leaders of organized crime syndicates, the kingpins, who are unlikely ever to come into contact with the ivory directly, therefore, it is possible that this technique, whilst increasing the number of prosecutions associated with the illegal ivory trade by identifying individuals involved in the handling of the ivory, might have negligible effect on the volume of the illegal trade: national and international couriers are dispensable and readily replaceable.

Ross McEwing

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Whilst valuations in Saudi Arabia in particular have fallen over a period of several months, we remain cautious and extremely selective, the Saudi economy is undergoing structural changes as The Saudi economy adjusts to a period of low oil prices, which means that the risk premiums used to value stocks need to be further adjusted, particularly in certain sectors.

Sachin Mohindra

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Niki told me about the day he just didn't enjoy it any more. Until that happens then I guess Lewis Hamilton'll keep going, whilst I got this championship, I really don't feel that's it, I feel like it's just the beginning. So I'm just going to keep pushing.

Lewis Hamilton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Whilst we do prioritize selling in the UK it's important that we are selling globally. The real hurdle is getting schemes funded. We need to get pre-sales in order to get schemes off the ground.

Rob Heasman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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