Word: exception
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...never been more clear that Harvard and the NFL have nothing in common except Pat McInally (the former Harvard gridder who played with the Cincinnati Bengals). Harvard's defiance of the ways of the nation has already forced many students to miss the inauguration of the President of the United States. Worse, it has forced many to forego that most American of rituals--the Super Bowl...
...provoke the envy of all but the best compensated private executives. Plenty of the perks go well beyond generous pensions and insurance: cheap haircuts in subsidized House and Senate hair salons; free entry to a members-only gymnasium; special license tags permitting ticket-free parking anyplace in Washington except in front of fire hydrants, fire stations and loading docks; at-home access to long-distance telephone lines over which the member or his family can call without charge...
...Except for five bunnies and some friends trying to create some noise...
Even worse, sheltering academically deficient students throughout high school and college gives them the destructive perception that their athletic ability will always grant them success without academic achievment. Except for the miniscule number who become professionals, college athletes will eventually discover that athletic ability alone is not a ticket to success in the rigorous real world...
...wanting to miss a historic bash, Jan Morris has already booked a room in Hong Kong for July 1, 1997. That is the day when Britain's 99-year lease on the crown colony runs out and the People's Republic of China moves in. Except for replacing the Union Jack with its red banner, Beijing does not now plan any major redecorating. The island and its adjacent territories are to be designated a Special Administrative Region with authority to continue practicing their unfettered style of economic individualism...