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Slim cigarettes, which were exempted from the compromise on Friday, had been a target because of the fear that they attract young women to smoking.

And finally, by far the worst excesses in terms of overly generous compensation to public employees involve police and firefighter unions, which were exempted from the governor's legislation, I think, for political reasons.

Other reservations were established for the Mohegans in New London in 1718 and others in 1726 (which were exempted from the application of adverse possession), including the Pequot's before 1731.

And that figure excludes the largest and least-fuel-efficient vehicles, like Hummers, which are exempted from the regulatory system altogether.

But Mr Liebreich argues that there should also be sanctions for rich countries that refuse to participate, and stronger incentives for poor countries (which are exempted from any mandatory cuts) to join in.

Small boutique investment banks and hedge funds, both of which are exempted from the limits on bonuses, will probably gain from reduced competition.Ironically, the new rules may also make investment banking even riskier for investors.

Britain, which is exempted from the proposed new regime unless it decides to take part, has robustly rubbished the scheme and vowed it will have no truck with it.

The highest levels of biodiversity are expected on "natural" land which is exempted from agricultural production (Fig. 1).

Measures which are being used range from sending laboratory test results by email, home delivery of the drugs to the patient, which is exempted from VAT in the UK, to using the most cost-effective regimens [13].

After that, there were efforts to evade the law (by turning restaurants into private clubs, which were exempt, for example), but it was rarely defied.

Shops in train stations, which were exempt from the rules, were known to charge extortionate prices during off hours for essentials like disposable diapers.