When probed, they often proclaim that while they might not recognize all their strengths, they are confident about knowing their serious weaknesses.
"This photo would proclaim that while the light in the White House may flicker, it never goes out".
"We proclaim that, while our context today is different, the call is the same as in 1963 -- for followers of Christ to stand together, to work together, and to struggle together for justice," declared Christian Churches Together in the USA in a 20-page document.
The son jumped down into the pit, while his father, standing over it, excitedly proclaimed, "That is the LaocoRated PG-13n, which Pliny mentions".
He proclaimed that while he hated some reporters, "I would never kill them.
On Islam, Mr. Houellebecq went still further, deriding his estranged mother for converting to Islam and proclaiming that, while all monotheistic religions were "cretinous," "the most stupid religion is Islam".
In the spring of 1949, Mao proclaimed that, while in the past the Chinese revolution had followed the unorthodox path of "encircling the cities from the countryside," it would in the future take the orthodox road of the cities leading and guiding the countryside.
There was Rudolph W. Giuliani in the Yankee clubhouse on Tuesday night (enduring a Champagne shower from his own male progeny, young Andrew) and proclaiming that while he is Mayor to all New York baseball teams, he could not help rooting for his childhood team, and therefore was picking the Yankees to win in six games.
Lyrically, the song tells of the protagonist's devotion to her lover, proclaiming that while she knows "you've got me", she'll be "lovin' him long time".
While the first two volumes advocated radical reform, the third adopted a socially conservative stance, proclaiming that while men and women were equal, they were biologically designed for different roles in life.
He stared at the Endeavour hovering over him in its majesty and proclaimed that while it "looks like a solid entity," its successful function depended on many many other things.
