Word: excepting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Before the merger, as an occasional business writer, I was suspicious of AOL's long-term value, because what were they, really, except a big ISP? They were just another dot-com that didn't really make anything. Since the merger started, all that's changed is I know AOL was suspicious...
Tipper and Al danced until 2:30 a.m., except for the break Tipper took to join in on the drums. Life after Campaign 2000 wasn't looking so bad after...
Secondly, Lemieux, except for the latter part of his career, was a one-man army. He never had any superstars on his team until the arrival of Jagr, and he did not play for many years alongside the Czech superstar...
...winner in the election was Prime Minister Jean Chretien, a political figure considered old hat by everyone except the voters. The big loser was the Canadian Alliance's Stockwell Day, a political figure considered fresh and exciting by everyone except the voters. (I think the Alliance, a new party, chose an unfortunate name, by the way. What would you call one of its followers--an Alliance-ite?) There were two other candidates, both of whom managed to do better than Ralph Nader without being nearly as sanctimonious...
...Americans are upset, of course. But since Appomattox, they have refrained from slaughtering one another for political reasons, except on an informal basis. I doubt the outcome of the election of 2000 is going to cause bloodshed...