Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Greek Cypriots still refuse to recognize any spokesman except Makarios, and most well informed Britons concede privately that his return sooner or later is inevitable. A solution Britain would consider: independence for Cyprus, retention of NATO bases on the island, but no merger with Greece. One of the biggest sticking points is Turkey's increasingly stubborn insistence on partition or the status quo as the only ways to safeguard Cyprus' outnumbered Turkish community. But if good will and determination could find a way, Sir Hugh Foot seemed the man to find...
This is to be expected, for Mrs. Kerr has written about her family, which is one of those Unusual Families. None of the Kerrs, except the husband (and husbands never count), are normal people. This of course means that everything they do is amusing and clever. After the first few chapters, however, the Kerrs' abnormalities become dull and predictable...
...latest issue, far from being a reversal of the trend towards well-dressed mediocrity, is as representative of the pseudo-sophisticate ethic as any of its predecessors. Except for one fine piece of reporting on the activities of David R. ("Yours for racial integrity") Wang, the December Ivy is as stupidly snide as its models--the Luce magazines...
...other Dining Halls will be closed for the entire vacation except Eliot, which will open at noon Sunday, January...
Though Koreans trace their legendary origins back to 2333 B.C., endless civil wars and ruthless invasions have wiped out nearly every perishable object that remained above ground. Except for 20th century tomb excavations that provide some sense of the luxury and craftsmanship of the past, there are few remnants of Korean art. Out of the tombs have come such works as the stoneware Mounted Horseman, wearing a noble's peaked cap and leather armor of the 5th-6th century. Even more impressive is the antlerlike gold crown ornamented with jade found in a tomb of the Old Silla dynasty...