Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Profit (Fox) A heinous antihero (named Jim Profit), who made J.R. Ewing look like Bob Saget. A corporate empire shrouded in mystery. A wry subtext that attacked the evils of techno-culture. Profit had it all--except a decent-size audience. This mesmerizingly original corporate thriller was canceled after just a few outings, and yet we will never forget the chill of star Adrian Pasdar's insidious whisper...
Three years ago I watched as my grandmother slowly died, bit by bit, organ by organ. For the last six months of her life she was completely bed-ridden and could not speak except for incoherent murmurings which were too painful to listen to. Had she been in any condition to express her thoughts, I fear that she would have definitely asked to be put out of her suffering--"death with dignity" is how proponents of voluntary euthanasia would perhaps have advocated her case. At that time, I would have empathized with those who advocate surgeon-assisted suicide. Even today...
Stumbling back to the right, I entered a waiting room with yet another empty desk, devoid in fact of all human life except for two other hapless patients sitting against the wall. I asked them if they knew what was up, and it turned out that they were also waiting to sign up to be seen, that there was a nurse who poked her head in every so often, and that I should just wait...
Those elections, except for member-at-large, were uncontested. But Dickerson denied that the lack of competition signalled any problems for the club...
...Canadian Rhodes Scholarship is identical to the American version in every aspect except for the number of people selected and the need to be a citizen of Canada before being considered...