Three novels are out and translated in most of the major languages, barring Chinese. |
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But barring ill health on his part, it is only a matter of time until he becomes chairman. |
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It is not complete yet but, barring bad weather, victory should come sometime today and quite probably by an innings. |
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The Congress' performance improved in most States, barring those ruled by the Left. |
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His nemesis, Corrigan, was left out of the Irish squad named last week and barring injury he won't be coming back. |
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When people buy pets, they should keep them until death does them part, barring a few exceptional cases. |
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The 127 works on display are mostly water paintings, barring a few oil and knife paintings. |
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After all, barring emergencies, he did not have to contact the office people after duty hours. |
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It's a depressing thought but barring a wedding or two to come, the biggest gatherings will be at funerals. |
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Well, the plan at this point is to try to do some writing tonight, and barring that, tomorrow afternoon. |
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Parties of the North Eastern states, barring a few, will also support secular alliance. |
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It may be noted here that all the vehicles coming into the city from Mysore, barring trucks, use this road. |
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So barring some unforeseen revolution in popular taste, at the present time we cannot consider offering you a contract. |
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That is the new date of the local elections, and, barring an invasion from outer space, will also be General Election day. |
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From here, barring a major collapse, Mount Sion were always favoured to win out and so it proved. |
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The sowing of almost all crops, barring pulses, has been adversely affected. |
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Growing up back home, I was basically the only David I knew, barring my Uncle Dave of course. |
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Doesn't mean we have to be that way or do those things but, barring intervention, we're likely to. |
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The six-coach fully air conditioned train will run for six days in a week, barring Tuesdays. |
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At the end of the day I realised I had not, barring the morning's papers, read print on paper all day. |
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The subject of the pieces, barring studio sketches and a few paintings, is Newfoundland life. |
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By then our four European clubs should, barring any self-destructive bunglings, still be in their respective competitions. |
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So I expect that barring some explosive news it'll be down the memory hole within a month. |
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Peter the Great greatly restricted access to monastic tonsure, thereby virtually barring the nobility from entering the black clergy. |
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I mean, barring my getting pulled to cover someone else's shift on sick call or something similar. |
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Their underparts are mostly white, except for barring and striations along the rear of the birds. |
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Japan colonized Korea between 1910 and 1945, barring them from using their own language and forcing thousands into slave labour. |
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Anything less than 250 acres means that, barring downward revisions of costs, it is uneconomical for the logger to harvest from the total parcel. |
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In other words, countries cannot, for example, allow European immigrants to naturalize while barring Haitians. |
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Even a small loss in any of these groups, barring the more numerous Nicobarese, could seriously endanger their survival. |
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The legislation was enforced by a dictation test, which could be applied in any European language, effectively barring virtually all non-whites. |
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The defence hopes to overturn the ruling barring any inquiry into the legality of the war. |
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The election campaign begins officially tomorrow, barring some catastrophe overnight. |
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Once the decision is made, barring extraordinary, unforeseen circumstances, it should not be reversed. |
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He gave a laugh that was more a snarl, barring gleaming white fanged teeth at my little joke. |
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Call barring means that the prisoner can, as with phonecards, call any number except those specifically barred by the Prison. |
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It also found that the Migration Act contravened international law by barring any judicial review of detention. |
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Here the demisemiquaver groups and double stops can be played by simply barring across the top two strings, and moving position as shown. |
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Do we really gain anything from barring extreme points of view from public discourse? |
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The discussions are desultory and most MPs, barring a few, do not even come prepared with their facts and figures. |
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The matter was rested for the remainder of the show, barring several interspersed comments on the alleged dubiety of his parentage. |
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We cannot marry in any circumstances among the followers of other religious barring the People of the Book. |
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Officials asked the university senate to enforce a historic dress code barring all forms of dress apart from traditional white ties and suits. |
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The nail has been removed, and barring infection it is believed the aged man will live. |
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Now the row is reigniting with the government about to introduce legislation formally barring pupils from wearing religious symbols in school. |
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Employers have carried out a series of previous lockouts, mainly barring construction workers entering work sites for weekend overtime. |
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So, barring a major surprise like another terrorist attack or some unforeseeable setback in Iraq, the President's numbers will probably move up again soon. |
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The biogenesis ban would be akin to the Black Sox scandal or the barring of Pete Rose from the Hall of Fame. |
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I suspect that barring a complication, Mr. Bush will be up and perhaps leaping, with help, from planes once again. |
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We expect this to continue into the next quarter and, barring any about turns in the world economy, we remain guardedly optimistic for the remainder of the year. |
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Women are flocking to refuges and violent partners are moving back into the family home following the outlawing of temporary barring orders, according to women's aid groups. |
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And barring a change in the payout culture, no fine is likely to curb them. |
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The fact of the matter is that if the administration hadn't blocked the legislation barring the slaughter of downers, this probably would not have happened. |
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There, barring a few bad eggs whom you rarely get to hear about, most students are interested in education rather than browbeating other students. |
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The river banks were splashed with the colour of wild flowers, and all was still and silent, barring the whisper of the wind and the occasional raucous call of a bird. |
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They wanted independence or, barring that, an American-administered protectorate. |
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The public, though, will also recall many MPs were not enamoured of Margaret Thatcher, barring the fact that she delivered repeated election victories. |
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My mobile phone says 19.38 and I am still alone in the aptly christened Nostalgie Ball Room, barring a handful of meticulously besuited men at the door. |
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As a bonus, barring something unforeseen, he is a definite intended runner, unlike some of those near him in the betting, and odds of 11-1 are far too big. |
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Given these advantages, it comes as little surprise that barring illness, scandal or sheer incompetence, most incumbents are virtual shoo-ins for re-election. |
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Cancellations come in fast and furious during the holidays, so I knew, barring an emergency, I could probably be out of the office by four o'clock. |
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Still, barring a catastrophic fightback, the carnage may end soon. |
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Morale has seldom been as fractured, the future outlook never as bleak, and barring some kid of miracle we are going to be dumped out of this title race on Sunday. |
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Germany is well prepared in its strategic oil reserves, and there are no glaring factors that would force a drawdown of reserves, barring a global catastrophe. |
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No one, barring the magician himself, knows how the trick is done. |
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Coconut trees are ubiquitous and are present in almost all areas of Goa barring the elevated regions. |
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During spring, barring on the underwings and flight feathers is a better indicator of a young bird, due to wear on the upperparts. |
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The new law contains a clause barring its annulment or appeal. |
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So, barring a miracle, it looks like the Hiceman will cometh to Congress. |
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Perry case now before the Supreme Court, which challenges California's Proposition 8 barring same-sex marriage, reports CBS News. |
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And better hay crops east of the Rocky Mountains mean forage prices should remain moderately priced, barring widespread alfalfa winterkill. |
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Their constitutional position is identical, barring a generation gap. |
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I think, barring any unforeseen complications such as infection, we'll be able to get her on the road to recovery,' said Dr Jeffrey Riblet. |
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By the late 1140s the active phase of the civil war was over, barring the occasional outbreak of fighting. |
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The 1980s saw the festival become an annual fixture, barring periodic fallow years. |
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Each provincial legislature had a life of five years, barring any special circumstances such as wartime conditions. |
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Norfolk was executed, and the English Parliament introduced a bill barring Mary from the throne, to which Elizabeth refused to give royal assent. |
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Again, barring in a few universities psychometry and physiological psychology are not regarded as compulsory papers. |
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On October 9, the Navigation Acts were passed to ensure that trade enriched only Britain, barring trade with other nations. |
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Every state in the south codified similar laws barring slave assemblages, which disparately impacted enslaved African Muslims observing the Holy Month. |
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The tonsuring of heads seemed smooth, barring stray incidents of a handful of pilgrim-turned-barbers trying to make that extra buck by offering their services. |
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The bodies choked up the entrance, barring the egress of those behind. |
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She remembered going to the farm, taking a whinberry tart as a gift, but she was greeted by a servant girl who came out into the yard, barring the doorway behind her. |
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The group of promoters and managers are planning to declare Koncz persona non grata, barring the Canadian adviser from doing business in the Philippines. |
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Following conviction, the Senate may vote to further punish the individual by barring him or her from holding future federal office, elected or appointed. |
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Research studies demonstrate that the primary method to reduce concentrations of air pollutants is traffic control, including barring heavy vehicles from the roads. |
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