Sentence examples for rise except for from inspiring English sources

All age groups affected by the minumum wage will get the 3% rise except for apprentices, who the commission said should be restricted to a 2% rise.

And on Microsoft's power map South Korea ranked highest in the world, with the U.S. and Japan also near the top; Europe was all on the rise, except for France; but the Middle East, save for Israel, was a black hole.

Referring to testimony by Mr. Kies that the amount of corporate tax revenue has been rising, except for last year when it fell 2.1percentt, Mr. Faber said: "It is no answer to say that corporate tax revenues are up or that they are a high percentage of corporate profits.

It tells us nothing about the market's concern or lack thereof with the risks of holding Treasuries... Since the financial crisis began, the market determined part of the Treasury's cost of borrowing has steadily risen, except for a brief, sharp flight to safety around the fall of 2008.

Newport County's prices have shown minimal rises except for your half-time beverage, which jumps 50% to £1.50.

Revenues rose 2% to $2.4 billion and would have risen 5% except for the dollar's strength against foreign currencies, which cuts into Colgate's profit from overseas operations.

At informal dinners, it's not necessary for guests to rise except the person making the toast.

The annual also revealed that the budget for the four main TV channels rose slightly, except for BBC4, which fell by 6%.

The cases are mostly in 18-karat white or rose gold, except for the top-of-the-line Ministry Chronograph, in platinum.

The 1968 New York City building codes did not require sprinklers for high-rise buildings, except for underground spaces.

ITT Corp.'s third-quarter profits fell 33% to $77 million, but the New York-based conglomerate said its year-to-year profits would have risen 27% except for a one-time gain in the year-earlier quarter.