Sentence examples for except for the operative from inspiring English sources

The 2 BHA groups were similar at baseline regarding demographic and operative characteristics (Table 1), except for the operative time, which was longer in the DA group.

Midwives usually perform all the births, except for the operative ones, though even in these cases, she is still present to take care of the baby and the mother afterwards [ 31].

Conclusion: In this comparative study, the obstetric and neonatal outcomes between spontaneous twins and those conceived after ART are similar except for higher operative deliveries in the latter group of twins.

"For now" is the operative phrase here.

For an author, the operative slogan is "Better than Nothing".

Patients' baseline demographic, clinical, and surgical characteristics were similar between the study groups, except for pre-operative beta-blocker use (dexamethasone group 69% versus placebo group 60%, P = 0.046) (Table  2).

for adequate visualization of the operative field.

Five subjects were recruited in each of the six post-operative weeks except for post-operative week two and week five, where four and six subjects were recruited respectively.

5) The whole fuss would have died down long ago except for the fact that the "hard-line" operatives of the "United Front Work Department" of the People's Republic of China, the agency in charge of dealing with China's "minority nationalities," sees the cult as a potential wedge they hope to drive between the Dalai Lama and his people and between him and world opinion.

Except for the freakish exceptions.

The operative word for Wall is try.