"en tanto que" meaning in Spanish

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          "english": "And he concludes: “If the supporters of the preservation of order do not show signs of yielding an iota in their positions, it is natural that their opponents lose patience and begin to advocate methods of overrun, while the immobilist groups themselves seek instruments of violence to prevent those from achieving their purpose”.",
          "ref": "2015 November 22, “Columna”, in El País:",
          "text": "Y concluye: “Si los partidarios de la conservación del orden no dan muestras de ceder un ápice en sus posiciones, es natural que sus adversarios pierdan la paciencia y pasen a propugnar métodos de arrollamiento, en tanto que los grupos inmovilistas buscan por su parte instrumentos de violencia para impedir a aquéllos lograr su propósito”.",
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          "text": "Con ademán olímpico\nsacudió la cabeza,\nen tanto que el crepúsculo\ndesleía en la sombra su tristeza.",
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        "while; whereas"
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  "word": "en tanto que"
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          "english": "And he concludes: “If the supporters of the preservation of order do not show signs of yielding an iota in their positions, it is natural that their opponents lose patience and begin to advocate methods of overrun, while the immobilist groups themselves seek instruments of violence to prevent those from achieving their purpose”.",
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          "text": "Y concluye: “Si los partidarios de la conservación del orden no dan muestras de ceder un ápice en sus posiciones, es natural que sus adversarios pierdan la paciencia y pasen a propugnar métodos de arrollamiento, en tanto que los grupos inmovilistas buscan por su parte instrumentos de violencia para impedir a aquéllos lograr su propósito”.",
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