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Their magnetic fields , while strong by terrestrial standards , are typically about 100 times weaker than those of magnetars . The protections offered such data by the amending legislation , while strong ( offering protection even against court orders ) and long ( 99 years ) , could nevertheless be changed by subsequent amending legislation . Their profits , while strong , are inextricably linked to the price of oil . His teeth , while strong and sharp , were , as weapons of offense , pitifully inadequate by comparison with the mighty fighting fangs of the anthropoids . On the first of these , there was general agreement among the STUC that the TAC should not invent spurious negative points in order to justify a low ranking for a proposal ; rather , it would be more fair and informative to the proposer to say that the proposal , while strong , was simply not quite as good as others in the view of the TAC , and was ranked accordingly .