Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Except, of course, that an NCAA Tournament bid was on the line...
...town known for using political cliches to paper over critical issues, no phrase passes the lips of Washington politicians more easily than "bipartisan commission" -- except, of course, for that old standby, "blue-ribbon panel." Over the years these august bodies have contemplated practically every vexing issue, from Central America to Social Security. Although the commissions rarely solve the problem at hand, they invariably buy time for the responsible authorities to put off unpleasant decisions, sometimes ! indefinitely. The latest commission with a formidable mission came into being last week, when the National Economic Commission began its search for ways of reducing...
...world, once had red hair, then became bald, then reacquired red hair; in the movies he was played as a buffoon, but now he has turned into a reasonably sane but incurably wicked conglomerate tycoon. Superman is also vulnerable to Kryptonite, the stuff that Krypton was made of, except when he is sometimes not vulnerable to Kryptonite. There is no longer one Superman, in other words, but half a dozen or more. The comic-book hero is different from the movie hero or the TV hero, and all of these differ from what Jerry Siegel imagined one sleepless night...
...captain's retirement had begun, except for one last thing. Minutes after his final swim, Bird received the Hal Ulen award, which goes to the senior scoring the most Eastern points in his four years. The butterfly title put him over...
...expense of characterization and expression in their delivery. The combination of the play's 17th century courtly language and the actors' annoying fake English accents renders the dialogue unintelligible. The performances are without energy. Decent jokes are lost to mumbled deliveries. When speaking, the actors face every direction except toward the audience. And while any actor speaks, any other actors onstage stand around awkwardly with nothing...