An outstanding exception were the helms and breastplates.

Yet here he is, healthy in appearance and normal by most measurements, with a couple of outstanding exceptions.

EBay is an outstanding exception among Internet commerce companies - large, fast-growing and solidly profitable.

Perhaps the most outstanding exception was General Johnston himself.

With a few outstanding exceptions, the history of pinot noir in the United States was undistinguished until the mid-1970's.

An outstanding exception to all of these was Manuel Dimech, who lived and worked during the first decade of the 20 century.

The outstanding exception is of course Maxwell Communications.

But as soon as we decide on a 'rule' there seems to be an outstanding exception to contradict it.

There is, however, one outstanding exception.

An outstanding exception is the Paper Bag Players, now celebrating their 40th-anniversary season.