Word: exception
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...describes the ingenius way the inhabitants of a certain Hungarian village have of treating their shrews. These two articles and the latter of the "Two Sketches" are the only things that are worth reading in the number. None of the other contents has the slightest excuse for publication, except that of filling space...
...closing, he asked the next speaker on the affirmative to find some flaw in the workings of the system proposed by the negative and to show also some way in which the convertible legal tenders differ from specie, except that they are more convenient. "Unless he does this," asked Warren, "how can he prove that all the legal tender notes should be retired...
Harvard proposed, not the maintenance of all the notes, but of such a quantity only as will not exceed the gold reserve. Above all these notes should not be reissued, except in return for gold...
...will be well to say a word concerning the present system of arranging for the dinner. In the first place every student who entered the University in the fall of 1893, whether in the Scientific School or the College, and every student who has since joined the class, except those who entered with a higher class, is at liberty to attend the dinner...
Matches will be best two in three sets, except in the finals, which will be best three in five,- odd sets and all sets in the final match to be deuce and vantage...