Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kovach said that the instructions were a little unclear. "It first asked for a person of the millennium and then changed it to the person of the century," he said. "They have given us no instructions at all except to choose a person that might provide for an interesting discussion...
Once upon a time, all income taxes were flat. Our country's first income tax, instituted to raise funds for the Second World War, was completely uniform except for some quickly-added exemptions for the destitute. But over the past half-century, as tax rates rose along with national income, we moved to a graduated system with higher rates for higher earners...
...with my children"--may contain some truth. Diana, who admits she probably won't be Queen, may be maneuvering to promote young Prince William and protect her access to him. Since no one likes to see a devoted parent denied her children, there's little the palace can do except tolerate her as mother to the future King. As for her desire to be "queen of people's hearts," it looks as if she already...
...would call a la-hoo-za-her (loser). The star plays more than ever to himself; the cast stands around starched and embarrassed, like white-tie judges at a wet-T shirt contest. Wearying, stupefying, dumber than dumb, When Nature Calls would be a career ender for Carrey--except that a zillion people have seen it. Stop this, folks. It'll only encourage...
...Senate is a place where it is considered bad form for members to trash one another (except anonymously), but the word one hears most often when seeking an assessment of Gramm is shameless. Everyone, it seems, is familiar with the definition of "Grammstand:" to take undeserved credit for matters you opposed in the hope no one will notice...