Pass rates have gone up every year except for this one, drawing claims that they were getting progressively easier.

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Except for this one with her friend Liz.

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This leaves Turkmenistan without options, except for one: Russia.

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This one is sort of a Dog Day Afternoon story except for the bank robbery and the sex change operation.

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Wembley has seen many glorious occasions and historical landmarks in its 77-year history - but this would not have been remembered as one of them except for the drama that unfolded behind the scenes after the final whistle.

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On the surface this looks like another roundup of the usual Wall Street suspects involved in a white-collar crime, except for one thing, Ross Mandell is no usual suspect and he is not backing down from this fight.

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There is in fact no great secret: except, of course, for the fact that no one in the US or US is willing to suggest this clearly and obviously workable solution.

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On the other hand, as one of Mrs Clinton's advisers suggested this week, disappearing from the public eye, except for issuing daily reports on his battle with the Big C, might actually boost Mr Giuliani's chances against the Big H.

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Manuel had his very own attorney on this case but he could not afford to fly in the several satisfied customers like the government did except for one who lived in Florida and offered to drive in to take the stand.

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