Word: excepts
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...first but missed the second, giving Harvard the ball, down two, with twenty seconds left.The final Crimson possession saw both Berry and Tay try to create room for their own shot. The ball wound up in the hands of the freshman point guard, and Berry did everything right except get lucky. Despite the Harvard bench and fans screaming for a foul, the no-call on Berry’s runner with two seconds on the clock essentially sealed the Crimson’s fate.The final miss seemed an unjust ending yet again for Berry, who finished with 14 points...
...University was not at fault if there was any type of infestation,” said Mellone, who added that he has not noticed a growing rat problem. “I don’t think it’s anything except sour grapes on the part of people who like to raise issues. [The complaints] are way out of proportion to what is going...
...Except Portugal. The Portuguese government was the first to suggest that Europe take in Guantanamo prisoners as a practical way to help close the hated symbol of what many Europeans see as America's post-9/11 moral failure. And little Portugal, home to just 10 million people, remains the idea's most vocal backer...
Really, any old-timer will do. Except for Slumdog, all the Best Picture finalists are set wholly in the past. Aaah, Harvey Milk. Oooo, Nazis! Members feel simpatico to films that remind them of when they were actively engaged in politics--and in moviegoing...
...Oscars is that Jackman would visit our room for a couple of hours each day. To my surprise, the best kind of boss is a sexy boss. Jackman greeted each of us with a giant hug, which would have been a perfect test of how gay I am, except I was totally focused on making sure I wasn't crushed to death by his giant lats. So ... pretty gay. Jackman would laugh uproariously at everything we suggested, which is one of the huge advantages of writing for a noncomedian. He acted out all our stuff, belted out our songs while...