Sentence examples for except to collect from inspiring English sources

Many of the other young naturalists tended, boa constrictor-like, to gorge themselves on specimens from a single trip and then spend years digesting them, never setting foot outside their homes again except to collect awards.

The creditors are concerned they will not be paid because the government has frozen all Yukos assets except crude oil to collect $3.5 billion in taxes it claims Yukos owes.

During the Buddhist Lent, which lasts three months, into late October, monks focus on studying scripture and refrain from leaving their monasteries, except for early outings to collect alms.

And so it seems: we're all hoarders longing for something in our distant past or hopeful future to collect, except our yard sales are digital now.

But, he said, the board has little choice except to make every attempt to collect the charges, preferably shortly after they become outstanding.

Mr. Cuomo's welcome-home party had an aura of exclusivity that politicians seldom strive for except when they're attempting to collect large sums of campaign contributions.

Those guidelines are based on principles dating to the days of President Gerald R. Ford and Attorney General Edward H. Levi that prohibited agents from using publicly available sources of information like libraries to collect information, except in a criminal investigation.

Our analysis of forestry data confirms that in northern Italy, especially in the eastern regions, most of the coppices are being converted into high stands forests, except where local communities continue to collect firewood.

†All mosquitoes were collected from the field as adults except when ovitraps were used to collect eggs.

Writer managed to collect it all except the 228 pounds owed by Mrs. Brackett.

But online retailers like eBay and Amazon don't have to collect sales taxes, except in states where they have offices or distribution centers.