Word: excepts
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Nero was accused of driving a PBHA vehicle after having had three accidents and being told not to drive except in an emergency...
Regional coverage on ABC or NBC--this means that if you live in an American League city, you will never see Tony Gwynn play in a nationally-televised game except the All-Star Game or the World Series, should his team make it. Likewise, a National League city, wouldn't see Frank Thomas play the entire season...
...admission that there is a legal opposition and they are interested in talking to us," said Cernuda, "is a first step in the right direction." Nevertheless, the three exiles reported that nothing had been agreed upon, except that there would be more talks. That is not surprising. If Castro is a reluctant economic reformer, he is almost totally opposed to allowing any political opposition inside Cuba. In the past month, 30 human-rights activists have been imprisoned, according to Elizardo Sanchez, a Cuban dissident who heads a coalition of rights groups. Since Aug. 5, when Cubans shouted "Down with Castro...
Neither Baker nor Cheney believes returning Aristide to power in Haiti will encourage other Caribbean countries to become more democratic. In fact, both discredit signal sending as particularly important in foreign affairs, except as a "negative incentive," says Baker. "I never thought our resolve in getting Saddam out of Kuwait would deter the Serbs in Bosnia or the coup that overthrew Aristide," explains Cheney in an analysis Baker shares. "It doesn't work that way unless, like Clinton, you talk loudly about using force and then fail to follow through. When you project weakness consistently you do embolden bad guys...
With the omnibus crime bill that just squeezed through Congress, the Federal Government made its partial gesture toward a solution. Under the new law, it's a crime for juveniles to possess a handgun or for any adult to transfer one to them except in certain supervised situations. It also provides for programs -- like those that keep schools open later -- intended to discourage kids from finding trouble...