Stakes in a social bridge game are almost invariably money, but there are interesting exceptions.

It is true there were always some interesting exceptions.

Syrah will never play more than a supporting role - with a couple of interesting exceptions.

A: No, an interesting exception to this occurs if we feel badly about ourselves.

The sports pages the next day - with a couple of interesting exceptions - vilified the Giants' offensive line.

An interesting exception is the case of groups.

People generally won't buy unsafe cars if they know what they're getting, though sports cars are an interesting exception.

However, even in areas where this phenomenon is the rule, there are some interesting exceptions to take in account.

Not a memorable year, 1967, but Clement was an interesting exception.

Those statements are broadly true, but there are interesting exceptions.