Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...books. Without I.D., I couldn't enter a Harvard library. I had nothing, except for a nice senior tutor, and some friends, who offered their compassion and the use of their rooms...
...about 8 p.m. on Monday, Harvard police received a call that an underage stripper had been hired for a Pennypacker party. When the officers arrived at the room, a proctor asked everyone except for the occupants to leave, according to a student eyewitness...
Friendships that last through failure sometimes founder on success, unless it is mutual. For the Thomasons and Clintons, there is little left to want from each other except each other. "I am suspicious of friendships in Hollywood," says Jay Kriegel, a senior vice president of CBS, "but I'm not suspicious of theirs." There are few jobs as influential as the one the Thomasons already have, reaching 40 million people a week, but there is one thing that Linda asked for: to spend a night in the White House. On Jan. 21, the hicks from Arkansas will sleep...
Most citizens would agree with Goh, the small businessman: "We have plenty of freedom here, except political freedom." And for most, that is just fine. Singapore is a nation of immigrants from countries historically ravaged by chaos and poverty. The average Singaporean is conservative and family- oriented, and cares most about two things: money and security. He approves of hanging drug dealers and locking up gangsters without trial. He has struck a simple social contract, accepting limits on personal freedom in return for prosperity and stability. What holds the deal together is the country's lack of corruption. When officials...
...toothed comedian did not give details of his move during the taping of his show yesterday except to say that his last show with NBC would be June 25. He also joked that he would be visiting outgoing President Bush to pick up any extra moving boxes...