Intellectuals have long dismissed TV, except as a lens through which to study the masses.
He had, and has, no interest in policies except as a means to office.
Bricks-and-mortar bookstores look increasingly out-dated, except as venues for leisurely coffee and book signings.
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His dismissal of the case was abrupt, and inexplicable except as a form of judicial advocacy.
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Croatia and Bosnia know they have no prospect for survival except as part of a Greater Serbia.
"I am not interested in causation except as it speaks to action, " he is quoted as saying.
The sovereign had all rights and no one had any except as where ceded by him or her.
PA, except as an agent for paying some 140, 000 civil servants, barely runs.
We own nothing, except as the university the right to alter the curricula.
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Capitalism has no exclusive biblical imprimatur, but free markets are compatible with Scripture except as corrupted by sinful men.
The truth is that they should be avoided except as a last resort.
There's no way to make sense of it except as practice for then hurting our chil-dren the way we do.
Other state-backed bodies have been crony-ridden and ineffective except as ways to evade taxes and customs duties on imports such as alcohol.
With his studied Baltimore accent, he's soft and shapeless, his casting a stunt with no reason for being except as a stunt.
Many corporate governance campaigners contend that no CEO should have any involvement whatsoever, except as an adversarial bargainer, in determining his compensation.
Iran also refuses point blank to answer more questions about activities that have little rational explanation except as part of a weapons effort.
Today, he is forgotten, except as the namesake of a New York bridge that arcs over the narrows he sailed through in 1524.
Except as a monument to the hypocrisy of respectable French society, even his odd relationship with Nini, his long-time mistress and finally wife, remains enigmatic.
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Oddly, the rhetoric matched that of Saddam Hussein, a leader for whom Mr Qaradawi, and most other Muslim scholars, have little sympathy except as a symbol.
Employers don't want to know much about your life except as it relates to what you've done professionally and what you're likely able to do for them.
I'm angry that nobody talks about how immigration and the rise of Latinos effects black folks, except as a kind of inconvenience that has to be adapted to new circumstances.
Atlantic Mackerel: Very popular in Britain and Scandinavia, but not here except as sushi, but they should be: very high in Omega 3 and very low in mercury.
Laughing, he tells me that different body parts are required for different types of rituals, but that kidneys are useless, except as exports to rich countries for transplant.
Rather than lightly hinting at a dollar fix, Paulson should recognize that the dollar is utterly insignificant except as a measuring stick that facilitates the wealth-enhancing exchange of goods.
The seigneur's right of veto was strictly limited and the seneschal had no right to speak at meetings of the Chief Pleas except as necessary to discharge his duties.
Now, in theory that sounds like a pretty good idea, except as you might imagine if the insurance companies are involved that means they've got to make a profit.
With economic agents supposedly possessing perfect information about all possible contingencies, systemic crises could never happen except as a result of accidents and surprises beyond the reach of economic theory.
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The panic surrounding guns in America makes no sense except as yet another instance of the broader panic surrounding our fears of premature death, of tragedy, and of the senselessness of suffering.
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