Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Physics learns about the world in successive approximations," he said illuminating his lecture with demonstrations. For example, "light always goes in straight lines--except when it doesn...
...trend that aids such an ambition is the acute shortage of priests. Already thousands of women fill in by doing chaplains' work, counseling, Bible readings, indeed, all the tasks of a priest except consecrating the Eucharist, hearing confession, confirming members and administering last rites. Some feminists complain that such assistants are underpaid and exploited, but the more important criticism is that they are still forbidden to conduct the central rituals of the faith...
...Except for a brief appearance before Parliament to debate his government's new policies, Rajiv devoted all his attention to the espionage case. He ordered a thorough review of security procedures and a revamping of the intelligence services. All major economic and defense agreements made during the past three years will be re-examined for evidence of malfeasance. For the , new Prime Minister, the investigation was already proving to be a far more formidable task than he could have anticipated when he announced that he would put an end to corruption in public life. Indeed, by the time the books...
...authority has been seriously weakened. With Ver's indictment, the Tanodbayan supported the findings of last fall's majority report of the Agrava board, which had been appointed by the government to investigate the deaths of Aquino and Galman. Four of the five members of the commission--all except Chairwoman Corazon Agrava--had implicated the same 26 men who were indicted last week. Ver and the officer he assigned to investigate the killing, Major General Prospero Olivas, were among eight men named by the Tanodbayan as accessories for their part in concealing evidence of the crime...
...said. On the proposed legalization of the Communist Party of the Philippines, Salonga was again conciliatory. Said he, in a sentence that neatly framed the aspirations of moderates opposing the government that they hold responsible for Aquino's death: "There should be open ventilation of all opinions--except violence...