Sentences with phrase «on anything except»

And in an era where political deadlock on Capital Hill often leads to a lack of strong action on anything except the most uncontentious of issues, that polarization is worrying.

We haven't taken a position on trading, on technology, on anything except the fact that we have to get back to 350 parts per million.

I haven't played this game on anything except the Wii, yet I'm certain that it's better than the 360 / PS3 versions.

Gold members are already getting the service that they pay for, they're not actually missing out on anything except the thought of having something «extra».

Interesting my local library lends e-books which open on anything except a kindle.

It may be unfair to test the camera on a lively kitten, but I found it hard to focus on anything except in bright daylight.

I'd say that this time of year is probably the hardest for me to get dressed for work — I'm over my winter staples, but don't want to spend money on anything except spring clothes, and I'm ready to ditch the tights in favor of bare legs again.

In fact, they might not have on anything except for their diaper or underwear for the majority of the day, especially in the summer time.

But is a functionally specializing minister protected from keeping his mind on anything except the area of his specialty?

I would rather go on a cross country trip with Reality and HeavenSent than to stomach this girl Sarah's opinions on anything except how to free her friends she left behind.

No comments on anything except the technical / price developments (albeit we will typically cov...

Not exact matches

Finally, freakishly, there is an American president who does not want to lead the world, and doesn't want to do anything in the world except get out of Afghanistan and Iraq on an acceptable basis, doesn't care a fig for the western alliance, and doesn't think American strength or leadership is a good thing.

In this scenario, it's irrational for a trader to do anything except make ultra-risky bets — even on securities he knows will eventually tank at some point.

In fact, if there's anything on earth that unites the Church's adversaries — all of them except for the Muslims, anyway — the teaching against contraception is probably it.

I do admit that McCain is a very good man though and I would have trusted him to at least do the right things on most accounts except he tends to be a Neo-con which I think Amnerica has no place pushing Democracy (or anything for that matter) by military force.

In the case of metaphysics, at least, Hartshorne's reliance and insistence on falsification appears to be a consequence of his view that the truth of metaphysical statements is a function of their meaning: «Metaphysical statements are not opposed to anything except wrong ways of talking.

After the interpretation of this parable, Mark and Luke have the saying used by Matthew in the Sermon on the Mount about putting a lamp under a bushel or a bed (Mt 5:15; Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16), followed by the statement, «For there is nothing hid, except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret, except to come to light» (Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17).

I concluded at the time of the riots that of all the things the government now needed to do, it was the married family which most urgently needed to be rebuilt: I was and remain as certain of that as anything I have ever written, and I have been saying it repeatedly for over 20 years: I was saying it, for instance, when I was attacking (in The Mail and also The Telegraph), as it went through the Commons, the parliamentary bill which became that disastrous piece of (Tory) legislation called the Children Act 1989, which abolished parental rights (substituting for them the much weaker «parental responsibility»), which encouraged parents not to spend too much time with their children, which even, preposterously, gave children the right to take legal action against theirparents for attempting to discipline them, which made it «unlawful for a parent or carer to smack their child, except where this amounts to «reasonable punishment»;» and which specified that «Whether a «smack» amounts to reasonable punishment will depend on the circumstances of each case taking into consideration factors like the age of the child and the nature of the smack.»

I would agree except other nationalities / religions try to strip me of my beliefs... we can't say prayer in school anymore, we can't say Merry Christmas, they don't want «In God We Trust» on anything, they want us to remove the 10 Commandments... if they want us to respect their beliefs... RESPECT OURS!

Except you're not the final authority on anything, any more than Bill is.

@ GODLESS... nobody is forcing anything on you... Jesus Christ does not force anybody to except HIM... Dieing on the Cross for our sins was a GIFT... Take it or leave it... if you decide to leave it... then leave it and shut the HELL up... LOL!!

I know, let's just close the schools down — all together — and move quicker to third world status; because, 1) It's a burden on the economy as we, clearly, don't have the money to continue educating future generations; and 2) It doesn't appear they're learning anything anyway, except how to harass little children and make their lives as miserable as possible for writing on their desks.

The cross is just two perpendicular bars on top of one another, used in most buildings, there isn't anything special about this except that christians, in pain from the days events like everyone else, sought some sort of sign, some comfort from god and they found one.

Strange, how there's no love without humility — no one can accept anything except on their knees.

The context of the speech was the previous month's riots across England, largely perpetrated by groups and gangs of apparently nihilistic youth, who seemed on the whole to be enjoying themselves rather than protesting about anything - except perhaps the meaningless of the world - view bequeathed to them.

Come on guys at least name yourselves something fun like «I don't believe in anything except believeing there should be people that shouldn't believe in God».

But if, on the other hand, we refuse to regard human socialization as anything more than a chance arrangement, a modus vivendi lacking all power of internal growth, then (excepting, at the most, a few elementary rules safeguarding the living - space of the individual) we find the whole structure of politico - economico - social relations reduced to an arbitrary system of conventional and temporary expedients.

I shall not comment on this latter day version of the «soul,» except to say that it is hard to see how anything which exists only for a very short interval and then perishes would be able to carry out such complicated presidential functions.

This guy, the «Fat Girl», musicians and more... What are they doing here except pitching a product to a crowd that will buy anything with «Faith» written on it?

The average persons» opinions are, as far as I can tell, generally positive on New York City's new rent a bike program, except for those living in neighborhoods where the racks have been badly placed and those who dislike anything that makes New York look more like Europe.

They are both so completely self - absorbed that they can't see anything except the dogma they have picked up on the atheism websites that reinforces their self - love over everything.

You can believe anything you want to (except buggering little boys) and if you don't do it on my dime, I DO N'T CARE.

This was the second course of my friends dinner, and it was pretty good except this definitely is a side dish and I didn't put it on the side of anything, so it... Continue reading →

I can't even eat store bought tomatoes, and when I do get my hands on some delicious garden grown ones I can't bear to do anything with them except gobble them up raw, with a bit of salt.

And I honestly haven't really been in the mood to cook or do anything lately except lie down in the AC or chill on the beach — but a girl's got ta eat, right?

I did use bleached flour when it came to putting it on the counter and rolling it around since I don't have enough to do anything with except sort of waste and using flour that makes amazing bread seemed to be contradictory to me.

I do not take credit for anything I post on my blog except my own creations.

You just know it is from Japan because you can't read anything on the label, except maybe the brand...

It was beyond expensive and I didn't think of purchasing anything they had (except for a cute little olive plate for $ 8 I couldn't resist) but I did get my mind racing on making my own versions of some oils and vinegars.

These people were «living» on social security with barely anything to their names, except the homes Kroenke took.

He shouldn't be allowed to rest on old achievements, and so what we are left with is a manager who spends as little as possible, has no remarkable tactical variation, and is consistently failing to win anything except the rather exceptive FA cups in 2014 +15.

But JVR needs shots to get through to the front of the net for deflections or rebounds and hardly anything seems to get through from the point shots except the ones they shoot wide on purpose so it doesn't get blocked for the tenth time.

Lots of back and forth arguments, the reality is, Miller has not proven anything except that he can recruit, and there is a big asterisk on that one too until the FBI and NCAA clear him.

Theo has not done anything, not created any chances, not held on to the ball, not dribbled, not really touched it except when he gave it away for their first goal.

Krzyzewski wouldn't say anything further, except to reveal that he scored 1,160 on his SATs, but it was apparent that the entire Duke contingent thought that Smith's remarks were out of line.

No matter how you slice it, this admission is reason enough for termination of both Wenger and Gazidis... this owner, who has personally poisoned every major sporting organization he currently owns in North America (Rams, Avalanche & Nuggets), has no regard for the concerns of the fans, just ask anyone in St. Louis, home of the once - vaunted «Greatest Show on Earth»... they had to endure numerous losing campaigns under his reign, before suffering the ultimate humiliation, as he moved the team to Los Angeles to quench his seemingly unending financial thirst... do you think it's a coincidence that ever since his arrival both Wenger and Gazidis have made grand claims each and every May to secure season ticket sales then fail to live up to the billing... they will do anything to make money except the very things that would make the most sense from a soccer perspective: buying a world - class striker since RVP, a Viera - like boss in the midfield and a dominant, physical CB in the mold of Adams or Sol... let's face it, they didn't even try

Based on Wilshere's and Ramsey's performances in Ozil's position, I don't see Arsenal lose anything if Ozil leaves, except the money.

A good manager / decision maker doesn't need to be expert in anything except reviewing the expert opinions of others and making choices based on that.

A punter with a performance so legendary I can't think of anything else to write except bastardized Big Lebowski lines because I just want to hit publish on this blog post so you can feel in this moment as I do.

Offside every single time and doesn't offer anything except «quick diagonal run» If everybody keeps banging on about his speed then why does he need to be right on the defenders shoulder?