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 in countries where only primary or basic education is compulsory, secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory.

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

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.

All of these tools are free to download and can be used for commercial or non-commercial use ( Except for the OPEN-R SDK, which is specifically for non-commercial use ).

Except when contractually required, the Waterfall model has been largely superseded by more flexible and versatile methodologies developed specifically for software development.

Except for the album's closing song ( which was previously released on The End ...), Nico and her backing band The Faction composed all pieces specifically for the show, during which they were accompanied by optical effects and Moon-themed projected pictures and films.

Biographical note: Except where specifically cited, the primary source for biographical information is Herron ( 1997 ).

Except for the all hydraulic brakes, there were no hydraulic parts on original models as damping was by tuned mass dampers and friction dampers.

Except for cosmetic differences, engine upgrades and the discontinuation of certain models, the platform remained largely unchanged throughout the years.

Except for USA models, the M52 used Nikasil-coated aluminium cylinders.

Recently, his live rig with Def Leppard is generally various Jackson PC1 Signature Dinky ( Some are stock, some are modified in the custom shop ), all equipped with Dimarzio and Floyd Rose Sustainer pickups ( Except for the Supreme models ).

Except for special models, most of the food waste disposers do not have any sharp blades or scissors.

Except for the American designs, tank destroyers were all turretless and had fixed or casemate superstructures.

Except in times of danger, the lights were to be placed outside one's door, on the opposite side of the Mezuza, or in the window closest to the street.

Except for a man of religion ( wadaad ), and they were few in number, all Somali males were considered potential warriors.

Except for the city of Santo Domingo, which managed to maintain some legal exports, Dominican ports were forced to rely on contraband trade, which, along with livestock, became the sole source of livelihood for the island dwellers.

Except for the hyperlink tag, these were strongly influenced by SGMLguid, an in-house SGML based documentation format at CERN.

Except for the Superman cartoons and the features sold to MCA ( to end up with Universal ), most television prints of these films have had their titles remade to remove most traces of their connection to Paramount – the original copyright lines were left intact on Popeye cartoons ( the Popeye cartoons have been restored for DVD release with the original Paramount titles ).

Except for APOP, the optional commands were included in the initial set of capabilities.

Except for Legio I to IV, which were the consular armies ( two per consul ), other units were levied by campaign.

Except for mining, most industries were located in the urban areas of the northwest and southeast.

* Except for the Nuorese dialects, Latin single voiceless plosives in intervocalic position became voiced approximants, and single voiced plosives were lost: > ( or rather its soft counterpart ): locum > ( It.

Except for a man of religion ( wadaad ), and they were few in number, all Somali males were considered potential warriors.

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 Forster, who published three novels before the highly successful Howards End in 1910, the group were late developers.

Except for the king's properties, land in Macedon was free: Macedonians were free men and did not pay land taxes on private grounds.

Except for Viadana's collection, which contained purely instrumental and secular music, these were all collections of sacred vocal works, some with instrumental accompaniment.

Except for Holland, the old provinces were reconstituted.

Except for pre-emption for news coverage, notably the three-day continuous coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, and a few shows that were 45 minutes, the show aired a full 60 minutes on weekday mornings until 1981.

Except in cases of bias or negligence, these petitions were barred by an act that passed Congress in 1894 and was upheld by the U. S. Supreme Court in U. S. vs Lem Moon Sing ( 1895 ).

Except for " King of Pain ", the singles were accompanied by music videos directed by Godley & Creme.

Except for certain fertile areas in Hedemarken and Østfold, crops were limited to hardy grains, such as oats, rye, and barley ; and livestock to sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, and some poultry ; in places this was complemented with hunting.

Except for Blake, whose death was contractual, the characters were shown being attacked in such a way that their survival would have been possible had a fifth series been commissioned.