Word: exception
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...Except for her name, of course...
Ever since Ulysses S. Grant informed the commander of the Confederate forces at Vicksburg that he would "accept no terms except immediate and unconditional surrender," Americans have had a peculiar obsession with total victory at any cost. Without favoring appeasement, it is still possible to favor exhausting all possibilities for a peaceful settlement before we consider fighting...
...Captain Raja Mahidhara gave nothing, except a headache, to Big Red's Clayton Sparks. In his second of three games, Mahidhara served, returned, served, served and served again--14 times, surrendering only one game point to Sparks...
Both Hennekens and Mathews-Roth admit that herprotoporphyria research was an important step inthe evolution of the Physicians' Health Study. Bydemonstrating that huge doses of beta carotene hadno adverse effects on the subjects (except for therather unfortunate consequence of turning theirskin yellowish-orange), she was able to sellHennekens on the safety of the drug in alarge-scale clinical trial...
...Neither Kerry nor Rappaport has been on the forefront of furthering the causes of homeless people. Also, cuts are going to be made in the state government with or without the passage of CLT, which will probably hurt programs helping the homeless. I find no foundations for the endorsements except for the committee members to try and inflict their political opinions upon others...