Sentence examples for except for the minute from inspiring English sources

Except for the minute possibility that a hurricane could whirl in and wash out the event, I wasn't nervous.

To simulate the working environment of our integrated REs in the buffer, no additional Cl– was introduced (except for the minute amount of impurity in NaOH used to adjust pH and any Cl– resulting from the dissolution of CuCl2 and AgCl from the surfaces of the reference electrodes), so both the REs were unpoised and examined directly.

To reduce mass spectrometer contamination, a diverter valve was used to switch the LC eluant to the waste container except for the 6 minute window of LC eluant bracketing the retention time for DA that was sent to the MS. Retention time of DA in samples was determined based on the retention time observed with a certified reference standard (NRC Canada, Halifax, Canada).

The new qualifying system is definitely a success – except for the first minutes of the last session, when cars go around only to burn off fuel.

It was curious to see the Montreal string players sitting onstage doing nothing, except for the nine minutes of the Webern piece.

This means that if the program crashes, the power goes out or you have some other unexpected event that disrupts your work, your file should still have all the changes you have made — except for the last 10 minutes of work.

She pointed out that there is no physical contact between security prisoners and their families, except for the last 10 minutes of the visit, during which the prisoner's children, if they are under the age of eight, are allowed access to their father.

(Stripper movies never quite get it right, except for the last 25 minutes of "Gypsy").

The Court upheld the 2011 Hours of Service regulations in all aspects except for the 30-minute break provision as it applies to short haul drivers.

The commissioner gave assurances that he had been in command of the operation against the IRA at all times, except for the 25 minutes during which he signed over control to the military.

Brooks defended his appearances by saying that, "I have the lamest excuse for why I did it, which is I didn't know what he said... I didn't listen to the show except for the five minutes before when I went on".