Sentence examples for serve except from inspiring English sources

There is no one on the farms, and the towns have no one to serve except their aging residents.

But not even the graduate student could explain Williams's serve, except to say: "It's a very big advantage.

Her second serve, except for the three times it hit the netting, travelled over it as slowly as 77 miles an hour.

Opponents argue that the selection process violates privacy by forcing citizens' personal views to be exposed, and is authoritarian because citizens cannot refuse to serve except for health reasons.

We already know that OPMA allocates the minimum ration to all individuals he chooses to serve, except for the most productive, who receives the entire remaining endowment.

Similarly, no employees of the state government may serve, except for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and rescue workers.

No liquor served, except pink champagne cocktails.

It was unclear what purpose the arrest had served except to bring attention to the fact that Pussy Riot were in town.

Neither of these ideals has been more than briefly and episodically descriptive of reality, or has served, except momentarily, as the principle around which the politics of race was organized, because, alas, not many realms in American life have been either truly color-blind or truly integrated.

The assessment indictor is the percentage of the relevant population in the provider's catchment area that the provider has served (except for three items that resemble public goods, which are evaluated by a group of supervisors).

What purpose has this sub-plot ever served except as an excuse to refill your drink in the kitchen?