Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...until he got it. Every afternoon. None of us wanted to be in the house. But Daniel did learn, and it's made a big difference in his life. It gave him freedom. My father always thought I was a little odd. He never chose to see me perform -- except on Johnny Carson. He said I looked like a loose woman. My mother, on the other hand, thought I could do no wrong. One night she sneaked out to see The Rose, and she thought it was wonderful. She died the next year, of liver cancer. She had also...
...effects of the freeze, Sarney persisted with the controls until after congressional and state elections last November. Following his party's sweeping victory, the government almost immediately proclaimed price hikes of 50% to 100% on new cars, gasoline and electricity. Earlier this month Sarney finally decontrolled all prices except those of 61 staples, including milk, bread and rice...
...council's decision regarding the proposed meeting is laudable for two reasons. First, it registers a protest against the Corporation's offer by refusing to discuss any topic except that of future open meetings. Second, it keeps open by this means the possibility for future dialogue. Worries that the council's decision plays into the hands of the Corporation by "co-opting" the student position are ludicrous. If an acceptable arrangement should come out of this first meeting, so much the better. If the talks are unsuccessful, both students and Corporation will be back at square...
...Except for burlesque and Shakespearean soliloquies, the Boston-based Beau Jesters do it all: They do a parody of ritualized nonsense, what they term "A.R.T.-style," as well as the Flintstones theme song in barbershop quartet style. And from this mishmash, they create a surprisingly smooth and cleverly choreographed show...
...except for these difficulties, Harvard "is not a bad place to recruit for," according to Tomassoni. "We can go anywhere and people have heard...