Synonym: elision, exclusion. Similar words: reception, perception, conception, except for, deceptive, option, adoption, corruption. Meaning: [-pʃn] n. 1. a deliberate act of omission 2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization 3. grounds for adverse criticism.
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(121) With the exception of these 11 patients, when ultrasonagraphy suggested gall stone recurrence it was always accompanied by an oral cholecystectography.
(122) The only exception was in war periods when it became customary to meet part of the additional spending through borrowing.
(123) Thus, with the exception of water, all of the most popular beverages on earth contain either caffeine or alcohol.
(124) Forensic evidence to support or refute allegations proved the exception not the rule.
(125) Some of these boys were of Ninth or Tenth Grade age. With hardly an exception, they seemed disturbed.
(126) There's nothing wrong in that for the new faces, without exception, are all food consumers.
(127) With the exception of certain areas of mental health, there appeared little clear medical evidence in support of these claims.
(128) She drifted slowly over to the telephone, most people doodled while they talked, and Roman proved no exception.
(129) Her charisma and warmth made her the object of many a student crush, and Margarett was no exception.
(130) An exception to the protection of the 1954 Act was licensed premises where the primary purpose was to sell alcohol.
(131) The importance of the thirty-day exception to the general rule becomes more apparent once you hear the rest of the general rule.
(132) With the exception of western humanitarian aid, none of their hopes of an rapid improvement in the economy was fulfilled.
(133) This year was no exception, with both candidates making rallying speeches to the troops and snide digs at one another.
(134) Few of the bookselling groups encourage their branch managers to attend, Waterstones being the exception.
(135) One exception was a collaboration with Wilhelm Weber which produced in 1833 the first operating electric telegraph.
(136) Bourjois is well known for its vibrant collections and their spring range is no exception - ideal for dark skin.
(137) A curious fact which might seem at first to constitute an exception to this explanation turns out to provide further confirmation of it.
(138) With the exception of three years in the mid-Fifties,(http://sentencedict.com/exception.html) Rowicki continued as its artistic director and principal conductor until 1977.
(139) An exception arises only where there are concomitant changes that confer an advantage on the rarer types.
(140) Otherwise, with the possible exception of isolated pixels, it appears that these routines function correctly.
(141) Also, with the exception of Fujimori, the most powerful anti-corruption movements have been aimed at leaders no longer in power.
(142) Could I be content to be an exception, one among a small group of professional women who were treated with deference?
(143) However, in practice this exception has been interpreted as applying to similar contracts issued by other entities.
(144) No other recipe causes so much grief, with the possible exception of chicken soup - but that's another saga!
(145) The United States has usually been an exception to the rule that familiarity breeds contempt.
(146) Since 1979, with one exception, every increase in child benefit has been deducted from the additions.
(147) Indeed all sections of the exhibition struck me as exciting and thought-provoking with the exception of the ceramics section which is mediocre.
(148) All diary recording is arduous and this was no exception.
(149) As one seminar is brought to conclusion plans forge ahead for the next and 1992 is no exception.
(150) Many were overawed by the occasion though, with one of the Highland entrants taking exception to the crowd's enthusiastic applause.
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