The constitution prohibits foreign ownership of land, with residential condominiums being the only exception in practice.
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But, these success stories are very much the exception in a male-dominated global industry.
Note, however, that there is a major exception in the healthcare industry: cosmetic surgery.
But becoming a millionaire is pretty much the rare exception in the traditional publishing world as well.
Judge Richard Kopf took issue with the lack of an exception in the law to protect a woman's health.
Sorry to say, these deadly mistakes are commonplace and often the rule rather than the exception in many hospitals.
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The bill would also delete all references to the narrowly drawn exception in the case of a biological emergency.
While we make it a policy to keep our opinions about specific methodologies to ourselves, we are making an exception in this case.
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HP's uphill climb is an exception in the broader tech industry.
But, as more and more American companies revise their earnings, it appears that greed and dodgy accounting have been the rule and not the exception in corporate America.
The European Council carved out an exception in its sanctions against Syria on Thursday to allow for the transfer of nonlethal equipment and technical assistance for civilian protection only.
Such sentiments are still the exception in Germany, where a sense of obligation to help fellow Europeans in distress is rooted in shame for the crimes of the Third Reich.
The study, led by the former CEO of French pay-TV channel Canal Plus, Pierre Lescure, proposed a total of 75 measures to "protect the cultural exception in the face of digital innovation".
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Imagine what will happen if in the next year and a half Obama embarks on a course that makes his Israel policy the norm rather than the exception in US foreign policy.
Stimson has previously stressed that he needs to sell players before he can add to his squad because he needs to balance the books, but chairman Paul Scally has made an exception in Daniels' case.
If we make an exception in this case, it would set a precedent and we would have pubs up and down the country demanding the right to be able to serve their drinks in half-litres and litres.
But Scott Zeger, the head of the department of biostatistics at Johns Hopkins, who performed the statistical analysis in the study, points out that clustered sampling is the rule rather than the exception in public-health studies, and that the patterns of deaths caused by epidemics are also very variable by location.
The dairy monitored sales of the new product in Phoenix and Tucson where the plan and expenditures were the same, with one exception: In Phoenix, 2, 100 Tremorites received product information, coupons and stickers.
Indeed, the dollar has risen against most currencies (the yen is a notable exception) in recent months.
The only exception is in the case of a criminal investigation where law enforcement officials contact a foreign bank.
It's unclear if this exception applies in this case, as Mr. Mancini was acting on behalf of his government.
It is unclear if this exception applies in this case, as Mr. Mancini was acting on behalf of his government.
It isn't clear whether this exception applies in this case, as the ambassador was acting on behalf of Italy's government.
It's unclear whether this exception applies in this case, as the ambassador was acting on behalf of the government of Italy.
One exception came in 1994, when Republicans were emerging from a 40-year period in which the incumbent-protection system worked mostly for Democrats.
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