Sentence examples for council except for from inspiring English sources

The whole council, except for one member, voted for his expulsion.

Frome also has eleven councillors on Mendip District Council, two from each of the town council wards except for Oakfield, which elects only one.

It resembles a private club with its own constitution and operating rules, administered by a council that, except for the government broker who is an ex officio nonvoting member, is elected by the membership.

The sampling fraction was the same for each council area except for Belfast and Derry the two major cities, where oversampling was used to facilitate detailed analysis.

The Kent and Sussex Courier reported that the project was keenly supported by all parish councils involved except for Horsmonden.

They were made to sign bonds for their loyalty, fined for trumped-up infractions, or hauled before his "council learned" for no reason, except to pay money to be freed again.

The council apologised for the "further uncertainty".

I've had an itch for politics since I was in high school (which is strange because the high school I went to didn't offer anything related to government, except for student council, of which I was a member for 6 years) so it's not surprising that I've found something other than football to put my weight behind.

Those with homes that are empty for more than two years are charged 50% more council tax, except those in the armed forces.

Opposition Liberal Democrats on the borough council said: "There is no reason for the site looking the way it does except for an indecisive council".

Most of the city council and mayor supported the deal, except for councilman Joseph Hoff.