All were sentenced to life in prison except for two army majors who admitted guilt and testified for the prosecution.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

All of the other council members were represented by their head of state or government, except for non-permanent member Libya, which sent its U.N.ambassador instead of President Moammar Gadhafi.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Mr.Obama says he is standing by his pledge to freeze spending for three years in all areas except national security, and programs funded through special taxes that help the elderly and the poor.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

At the end of ten years of violent civil war, the Lome Peace Accord gave a blanket amnesty to all fighters except a handful of leaders "who bore the greatest responsibility" for the war crimes committed.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

And we've got to earn their trust," The president spoke at the end of his first formal meeting with all of the members of his Cabinet - except for Health and Human Services Secretary-designee Kathleen Sebelius who is awaiting Senate confirmation.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20