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Can I start a text with "While ..."“While”?

I know it'sit’s OK to start sentences with "While". IsWhile, but is it OK to start a texttext with it? e.g.For example:

While electron-electron correlations and interactions are crucial in the descriptions of atoms and molecules, studies of ionization in the strong-field régime have in general ignored their effects.

I'veI’ve had a look in the corpora but I can'tcan’t quite see how to ask the question there.

Can I start a text with "While ..."?

I know it's OK to start sentences with "While". Is it OK to start a text with it? e.g.

While electron-electron correlations and interactions are crucial in the descriptions of atoms and molecules, studies of ionization in the strong-field régime have in general ignored their effects.

I've had a look in the corpora but I can't quite see how to ask the question there.

Can I start a text with “While”?

I know it’s OK to start sentences with While, but is it OK to start a text with it? For example:

While electron-electron correlations and interactions are crucial in the descriptions of atoms and molecules, studies of ionization in the strong-field régime have in general ignored their effects.

I’ve had a look in the corpora but I can’t quite see how to ask the question there.

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Can I start a text with "While ..."?

I know it's OK to start sentences with "While". Is it OK to start a text with it? e.g.

While electron-electron correlations and interactions are crucial in the descriptions of atoms and molecules, studies of ionization in the strong-field régime have in general ignored their effects.

I've had a look in the corpora but I can't quite see how to ask the question there.