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Word whereas
WordType (conjunction)
Phonetic BrE / ˌweərˈæz / NAmE / ˌwerˈæz /
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  • some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.
  • we thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy.
  • this survey highlights a number of differences in the way that teenage boys and girls in the uk spend their free time.
  • one of the main differences between the girls and the boys who took part in the research was the way in which they use the internet.
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whereas

(conjunction)BrE / ˌweərˈæz / NAmE / ˌwerˈæz /
  1. used to compare or contrast two facts
    • Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.
    • We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy.
    • This survey highlights a number of differences in the way that teenage boys and girls in the UK spend their free time.
    • One of the main differences between the girls and the boys who took part in the research was the way in which they use the Internet.
    • Unlike the girls, who use the Internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the Internet for playing computer games.
    • The girls differ from the boys in that they tend to spend more time keeping in touch with friends on the telephone or on social networking websites.
    • Compared to the boys, the girls spend much more time chatting to friends on the telephone.
    • On average the girls spend four hours a week chatting to friends on the phone. In contrast, very few of the boys spend more than five minutes a day talking to their friends in this way.
    • The boys prefer competitive sports and computer games, whereas/while the girls seem to enjoy more cooperative activities, such as shopping with friends.
    • When the girls go shopping, they mainly buy clothes and cosmetics. The boys, on the other hand, tend to purchase computer games or gadgets.
  2. used at the beginning of a sentence in an official document to mean ‘because of the fact that…’
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