Word: exception
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...escort service was established to provide members of the Harvard community with a safe means of transportation between two points within the Harvard community. The policy of the service is to provide transportation when there is no alternative except to walk alone--when the shuttle bus is longer running or when it is unsafe to walk...
Bermudez said the Contras would continue to observe the cease-fire except to defend themselves. He said he recognized that renewed U.S. military aid was unlikely, but called it "the only option...
...come, someday. Knowing that, Californians have a choice: either to move to an area less prone to quakes, which few are likely to do, or to make the best preparations they can to deal with them. In that sense, there was something miraculous about the Great Quake of '89. Except for the catastrophe on I-880, the loss of life was remarkably small considering the area's population and the power of the tremor. If last week's quake was a dress rehearsal for police, rescue workers, support services and citizens, they performed admirably. And they learned enough...
...brunt of the ban will fall on the Far East. Hong Kong's traders have a 700-ton ivory stockpile that they will be unable to sell anywhere except within that colony. Japan, which has consumed about 40% of all ivory in recent years, abstained from the vote at Lausanne. Japanese officials say they intend to honor the prohibition...
Sometimes storms, even hurricanes, can be exhilarating. It is fun to stand on a beach during a histrionic blow. An earthquake is not that kind of thrill. The worst part may be the feeling of helplessness. There is no right thing to do just then, except perhaps to flee the building. There is no knowing where the earth will open next. The wild cracking follows no principle but the terrifyingly random. Denial ("this is not happening") competes with fascination...