101.   His violent death was a rare exception in the recent decades of the Swiss Guard, personal protectors of the pope.

102.   In a rare exception, the commander of a tank regiment, Col. Yuri Budanov, is on trial in the abduction and killing of a Chechen woman.

103.   Japanese Cabinet positions, with rare exceptions, are filled by politicians with little experience with the ministries they are to supervise.

104.   Salaam has made a full recovery, doctors said, a rare exception in a cruel conflict that has seen babies killed on both sides.

105.   Their strict brand of Islam forbids women to work, except for the rare exception in hospitals and schools.

106.   Those films are rare exceptions, however.

107.   With rare exceptions, Palestinian police have not attempted to restrain protesters from moving on Israeli army positions.

108.   With very rare exceptions, Kwan has responded with awesome performances when her reign has been challenged.

109.   The regional press is limiting itself, with rare exceptions, to vague reports of measures by local authorities to help the disaster-stricken.

110.   With rare exceptions, they were well received, the report said.