Sentence examples for major exception of from inspiring English sources

C1 Economists say that the war thus far has been generally positive for the global economy, with the major exception of its negative effect on travel and tourism.

They have found that since 1982, the number of people using most illicit drugs, with the major exception of cocaine, has remained stable or declined.

With the major exception of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, most coral reefs are off the coasts of developing countries.

With the sole major exception of the later Sino-Soviet split, the boundaries, institutions, and relationships fashioned in the late 1940s were very nearly the same ones that shaped world politics through the 1980s.

The French designs are basically the same as any other amphibious craft with the major exception of the skirts, which are grouped together in a series of "mini-skirts" side-by-side along the length of the craft.

On the other hand, the criminal economy has become a fundamental sector of the broader economy, a destabilizing force in society, and a disabling factor for the governments of some countries, particularly in Mexico, Central America (with the major exception of Costa Rica), the Caribbean, and Peru.

The two major exceptions, of course, and they loom large in his oeuvre, are Schindler's List and Munich, one about the Holocaust and its role in the creation of Israel, the other about the ruthless defence of that state.

With some major exceptions of outright military rule, the Roman Republic remained an alliance of independent city-states and kingdoms (with varying degrees of independence, both de jure and de facto) until it transitioned into the Roman Empire.

Also, because rickettsial diseases, with the major exceptions of Q fever and bartonelloses, have short incubation periods (typically around 1 week) some cases are likely to manifest during travel and may be seen only by foreign healthcare providers.

One major exception to this trend of mea culpas: Dick Cheney.

(Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts is the major exception to the trend, of course. That said, he was not a tea-party alternative to an establishment Republican).