Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Before debate began the Democrats held a caucus which bound all the 207 Democrats of the House except one (Representative Deal of Virginia, who had promised his constituents before election to vote for 25% maximum surtaxes) to vote for the Democratic plan (44% maximum surtaxes) or the Frear insurgent plan with even higher surtaxes in view...
Christian Buddenbrook. The brother of Thomas. At the age of seven a skillful mimic of Marcellus Stengel, his schoolmaster, he is pronounced "witty and brilliant" by Jean Jacques Hoffstede, the poet. He continues a skillful mimic to the end. But beyond that he accomplishes nothing?except to spend Buddenbrook money and to irritate the steadier Thomas...
...Except for its epidemic of influenza, a great number of Negro deaths and an appalling homicide figure, 1923 would have been the best health year in U. S. history...
Coach Chase is taking eight men with him to Hanover. Hesse will be started at forward in place of Eby, who has been a regular all season. Except for this single shift the line-up will remain unchanged. Eby, McCrum, and De Ravignon accopanied the team as substitutes...
...absolute standard is ideal theoretically; practically, it has been found that in most subjects, except the exact sciences, a relative standard is the only useful one--that is, the best men are given A's, the worst E's, and B's. C's and D's are dealt out following roughly a standardized grade-curve. With an absolute standard, it is conceivable that no one should attain an A or an E; with the relative standard, it is inconceivable...