But this exceptional recession cries out for making exceptions to the usual valuation metrics, Cheigh says.
He says, "John Paul II was always making exceptions.
And now, he said, "here we are making exceptions".
And making exceptions risks eroding the trust between clients and their lawyers in future cases.
"If you are making exceptions it is an illegal activity," he said.
By making exceptions for a few permitted events, the legislation creates inequality.
Most hospitals, though, are also making exceptions — for instance, in cases where a loved one is critically or terminally ill.
The big public company has rigid standards, compliance issues and little patience for making exceptions for a relatively small subsidiary.
That's why doctors discourage the use of antidiarrheal medicine for bacterial infections, making exceptions for severe symptoms with dehydration.
The European Union has never been keen on making exceptions, and is particularly loth to do it for a country that is increasingly seen as semi-detached.
Mr Bush supports legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks, making exceptions for the life of the mother, rape, or incest.
