The phrase "all purposes except" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is applicable for every purpose with the exception of one or more specific purposes.
Example: "The policy applies to all purposes except those related to personal use."
Alternatives: "for all intents except" or "for every purpose but".
"If the Republican Party nominates him, it is saying to the American people that it has lost all purpose except the raw political desire to hold power.
It was like going to a Ford dealer and being told that the racy Mustang is just like the all-purpose Bronco, except that the upholstery comes in different colors.
It is either that or go down to the filthy stream to collect buckets that are left to stand for as long as possible before using for all household purposes except drinking.
He continued, "Nevertheless, by his Majesty's orders, I have made many trials to open them, but all to no purpose; excepting some words".
The results might fall into the all-purpose "dreamlike" category, except that the painting style is deliberate and wide awake, as if very particular (though unexplained) story lines were being laid out.
Yet by His Majesty's orders he made many trials to open them, but all to no purpose; excepting some scraps containing some words".The excavation at Herculaneum which, like nearby Pompeii, was buried in 79AD under ash from Mount Vesuvius had uncovered a literary time capsule.
"The days of captive breeding of listed species for any purposes except science and conservation are over," Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said.
Many forms of personal freedom are guaranteed by the constitution: the privacy of correspondence (Article 15); the right to travel at home and abroad (Article 16); the right of association for all purposes that are legal, except in secret or paramilitary societies (Article 18); and the right to hold public meetings, if these are consistent with security and public safety (Article 17).
And so this driving need for equality was sort of squelched because I felt for all intents and purposes, except for tax returns, that I was treated equally.
