Sentence examples for a major exception from inspiring English sources

There's not much on his record except — a major exception — victories in the last two Tours of Flanders.

But generally, with Ben Wheatley's Sightseers a major exception, comedy was thin on the ground.

Climate change seems to be a major exception to this rule.

A major exception is Stanford, which has raised more in recent years than any other American university.

A major exception was the week or two each year that he and his parents spent at retreats and conferences for the highly gifted.

While it appears that many lead creative positions have been entrusted to foreign filmmakers, a major exception is the director himself.

Nintendo has been the major exception, a Japanese game company that has remained dominant.

Mr. Elias said it would be rare for the nation's highest court to hear a recount case, the major exception being Bush v. Gore in 2000.

It is written in the Perso-Arabic script, and, with a few major exceptions, the literature is the work of Muslim writers who take their themes from the life of the Indian subcontinent.

The major exception was a 115-83 loss in Denver on Saturday, which Thomas chalked up to fatigue.

For much of the next three centuries the kingdom of Jaffna generally maintained its autonomy, the major exception being a period of subjugation (1450 77) by the Sinhalese Kotte kingdom.