Sentence examples for while he claimed to from inspiring English sources

For a while he claimed to be an Orthodox Jew.

(While he claimed to have moved on from the T-Mobile fracas, Mr. Stephenson betrayed some irritation with the government regulators that blocked the deal.

While he claimed to have gone to the shtetls on his own initiative, he was actually commissioned by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which used his emotionally catchy photographs in campaigns to raise money to help European Jews.

For a long while he claimed to be "agnostic" about the level of bonus payments, saying only that these should be considered reckless if the incentives were strong enough to put a bank at risk.

A British adviser to the government told me: "I was with Rabbani's son in his hotel while he claimed to be organizing the riots from his mobile phone and boasting about it.

While he claimed to bear a message of peace, BBC correspondent Hilary Andersson reported at the time that the visit was clearly intended to underline the Jewish claim to the city of Jerusalem and its holy sites.

While he claims to have a degree, there have been questions over whether he finished his studies.

While he claims to be "superhuman," he isn't sure he's willing to be broke and beat up for much longer.

While he claims to dislike the term "tattoo artist," he said that an increasingly discerning public had bolstered demand to be inked by someone whose work in other media is sold, exhibited and recognized.

While he claims to appreciate that the wine business is hectic only once a year (during harvest), he can't quite shake the Silicon Valley mentality that "if you're not working 20 hours a day, somebody's running past you".

The Dalai Lama has lived in exile since 1959, and while he claims to want only "genuine autonomy" for Tibetans within China, the Communist government accuses him of harbouring desires for 'disguised independence' and separatism.