Sentence examples for exempted but from inspiring English sources

Church groups, including the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, had lobbied heavily for a broad exemption from the ordinance, asking that not only purely religious organizations be exempted but that institutions like Georgetown University, with a largely secular purpose, also be excluded.

The small community of Christians and Jews was exempted, but could not sell alcohol to Muslims.

Certain sectors will be exempted, but the entertainment and hospitality sectors are not, and are likely to take a hit.

It banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of alcohol for drinking purposes (industrial alcohol was exempted), but it did not outlaw consumption.

As part of his plan, he wants to bring in an overall cap on total government spending on benefits, from which pensions will be exempted, but not maternity and paternity pay.

A spokeswoman for the environment department could not explain why 88% of the UK motor fleet was being exempted, but said the focus was on targeting the oldest and most polluting vehicles.

With a basis near zero, it was worth more than the $1.3 million that the I.R.S. step-up in basis would exempt but less than the $3.5 million exemption in 2009.

She exempted steeples, but the 1928 church didn't bother with a tower of any kind.

The Americans With Disabilities Act, enacted in 1990, exempted taxicabs, but subsequent federal regulations required cabs for the disabled to provide "equivalent service".

The sweeping de-Ba'athification programme led by Ahmad Chalabi – a darling of the neocons later discovered to be spying for the Iranians – exempted Shia but not Sunni Ba'athists.

The administration exempted churches, but it should have done the same for church-related institutions from the get-go.