Except for Pakistan, which received heavy inputs of aid from the United States, all other South Asian countries receive most of their aid from Japan.

Except in a few countries where only primary or basic education is compulsory, secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education.

Except for Uzbekistan, these countries had been members of the Shanghai Five ; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organization.

Except for Greece, all other neighboring countries had signed agreements with either Germany or Italy.

Except for certain persons who meet fairly complex requirements, the personal income tax of many countries makes no distinction between interest earned in local banks and those earned abroad.

Except for Britain, Australia and New Zealand, cellars are popular in most western countries.

Except in Portuguese Guinea, where the revolutionary PAIGC quickly conquered most of the country, Portugal was able to easily contain anti-government forces through the imaginative use of light infantry, home defense militia, and air-mobile special operations forces, despite arms embargoes from other European countries.

Except for the LSA's relatively generous MTOW of 1320 pounds, the other countries ' microlight definitions are typically less restrictive, not limiting airspeed or the use of variable-pitch propellers.

Except in the far northwest and south, where its borders converge, Chad's average width is about 800 kilometers.

Except on the west coast, where the white sandy beach is more extensive than elsewhere, a strip of dark gray coral rubble, forming a series of low ridges parallel to the coast, lies within the narrow beach, extending inward to the island rim.

Except where a Drill Manual ( or parade ) protocol dictates otherwise, the duration of the salute is timed at three beats of the quick-time march ( approximately 1. 5 seconds ), timed from the moment the senior member first returns it.

Except where specifically documented, the models were architecturally compatible.

Except in The Horse and His Boy, the protagonists are all children from the real world magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon by the lion Aslan to protect Narnia from evil and restore the throne to its rightful line.

Except for the upper levels, where a double bridle is permitted, horses may only be ridden in snaffle bits.

Except where secondarily lost, shrimp have one pair of stalked eyes, although they are sometimes covered by the carapace, which protects the cephalothorax.

Except where exchange involves the Authority, there is a generally-unregulated free market.

Except where stated otherwise ( mostly in items 5 and 6 of the table of contents ), this common usage is employed in this article.

Except where the Satyricon imitates colloquial language ( e. g., in the speeches of the freedmen at Trimalchio's dinner ), its style is in line with the literary prose of the period.

Except for the 2008 presidential election where Obama won by 50-60 percent, an estimated 65 to 80 % voted for Republican candidates in most congressional, U. S. or state senatorial and presidential candidates.

Except for where the valleys empty into the small bays, the islands are remarkable for their mountain ridges, which end abruptly as cliffs where they meet the sea.

Except in flood-time, when the exit has to be used, the entrance is near the point where the river disappears at what is called the gap or hole of Belvaux, and the exit is made by boat from the cavern last described, which leads out to the open river.

Except for a few sequences where the tension is convincing as well as deadly she fails.

Except on a handful of occasions where the city government has been suspended for not striking a rate ( a level of local tax ), Dublin has had a mayor for nearly eight hundred years.

Except for the elevated area of Erigavo district where rainfall records indicate an annual average of up to 800 mm ( see " Cal Madow " topic ), rainfall generally does not exceed 150 mm in most of the region.

Except in the most literal of cases ( where the opposite of using a golden hammer would presumably be using the " right tool for the job ") the antonym for this mindset would be there's more than one way to skin a cat.

Except for same-sex marriages contracted by habit and repute, all jurisdictions recognize common law marriages that were validly contracted in the originating jurisdiction, because they are valid marriages in the jurisdiction where they were contracted.

Except for the central and southeast areas, where most of the population is concentrated, it is mostly mountainous.

Except where the wild yak is considered as a subspecies of Bos grunniens, there are no recognised subspecies of yak.

Except for the geographical parts of Pliny's Historia naturalis ( where Mela is cited as an important authority ) the De situ orbis is the only formal treatise on the subject in Classical Latin.

Except at quieter airports, Air Traffic Control is a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year job where controllers usually work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends and public holidays.

Except for a rich friendship with the painter, Chauncey Ryder who gave him the only professional instruction he ever had -- and this was limited to a few lessons, though the two artists often went on painting trips together -- Roy developed his art by himself.

Except for the several relatively good toll roads which connect major cities ( all of them one-lane ) roads are poorly maintained and subject to inclement weather, since only 10 % of the roadways are tarred.

Except for propositional logic, all are complex and can only be understood by mathematicians, logicians or computer scientists.

Except for a few valleys, the mountain area proper is suitable only for grazing in the foothills and steppes ; adequate soil and rainfall, however, make cultivation possible.

Except for the aforementioned 1910 game, the only major match not to involve Glamorgan was a Test Trial in July 1932, which was badly affected by the weather and saw play on only one of the scheduled three days.

Except for the Yalu and Taedong rivers, most of the inland waterways, totaling 2, 250 kilometers, are navigable only by small boats.

Except for the kings, opposing pieces are differentiated only by orientation, not by marking or color.

Except for the initial serve, players must allow a ball played toward them only one bounce on their side of the table and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side.

Except as otherwise provided by that Act, sections 2 to 6 of that Act apply only for the purposes of section 1 of that Act.

Except in an outbreak in 1999 in Bolivia, this urban cycle no longer exists in South America and is only present in Africa.

Except for his customary summer vacations in the Adirondacks ( at Keene Valley, New York ) and later at the White Mountains ( in Intervale, New Hampshire ), his sojourn in Europe in 1866-9 was almost the only time that Gibbs ever spent outside of New Haven.

Except for Doby, their play in the Negro leagues was a minor factor in their selection: Aaron, Banks, and Mays played in Negro leagues only briefly and after the leagues had declined with the migration of many black players to the integrated minor leagues ; Campanella ( 1969 ) and Robinson ( 1962 ) were selected before the Hall began considering performance in the Negro leagues.

Except for the western ( desert ) banded gecko, which seems to be distributed only near water along the Colorado River, all of the reptiles found near the river also appear in the uplands, but in lower densities.

Except for lichens, the non-reproductive ( vegetative ) mycelium of most ascomycetes is usually inconspicuous because it is commonly embedded in the substrate, such as soil, or grows on or inside a living host, and only the ascoma may be seen when fruiting.

Except for a few surviving tanks and a heavy weapons squad here or there, the assault troops had only their personal weapons, which, having been dragged through surf and sand, invariably needed cleaning before they could be used.

Except for the largest markets, most cities had only one or two stations.

Except at the start of her career, Garbo conducted few interviews ( she gave only fourteen in her life ), signed no autographs, attended few industry social functions, and turned down all but a few requests for public appearances.

Except in the Northeast there are few large rivers, and many have only seasonal flows.

Except for Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia at the river mouth, the only population centres of any note are Foz do Tua, Pinhão and Peso da Régua.

Except for initially in Czechoslovakia, activities by political parties had to adhere to " Bloc politics ", with parties eventually having to accept membership in an " antifascist " " bloc " obliging them to act only by mutual " consensus ".

Except for holdovers Dawson, Owens, Buzzi, and only occasional appearances from Tomlin, a new cast was brought in.