Word: exception
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...husband driving ahead of her on a motorcycle loaded with clothing. ``We're worried that our house might not survive another strong quake.'' An elderly man stayed put, sitting in front of his shattered house, holding a flask. ``Everything is gone,'' he said. ``What can you do except sip sake and smile...
Gingrich made a similar statement during his daily press conference, saying that the cuts were being considered because "everything must be on the table except Social Security" in order to balance the federal budget...
Discipline: B+. Harvard's 0-2 start could largely be traced to the familiar disease of stupid penalty-taking, but since that blight receded the Crimson have stayed for the most part out of the penalty box except when necessary...the one exception to that being the unconscionable stick-foul on Martins at Colgate, resulting in a game-misconduct and a one-match suspension...
Also, due to the decentralized locations, there will be no student activity fair during registration--except at the Union. "It's only going to be for the freshmen," said Assistant to the Dean of Students Michelle Hewitt. This should not cause too much trouble, since upperclass students should already have a clue about their potential extracurricular activities...
...most insignificant meeting in the history of the world," says Murdoch lobbyist Preston Padden, who had arranged the Nov. 28 chat. Indeed it might have been, except that a few weeks later, Murdoch's publishing house HarperCollins agreed to give Gingrich a $4.5 million advance to write two books. In the ensuing controversy, Gingrich decided to give up all but $1 of the advance and collect only royalties. However, the disclosure last week that Murdoch and Gingrich had met in person reignited criticism of the Speaker's book deal, for which he could still earn millions of dollars while...