saving clause

Example Sentences

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This ingenious legislator, by a saving clause, exempted from the operation of his note machines of new invention, which, after being proved to be such, were to be admitted at the nominal duty!

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

The only saving clause in the affair was the fact that Mr. Flurry Knox was to meet us at the scene of action.

From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin

To elude this difficulty a saving clause is thrown into this chapter to this effect.

From Gleanings by the Way by Clark, John A.

It seemed to her suddenly that this was the only saving clause in the long list of errors, and she saw the difference it would have made if Francis had known the truth.

From East of the Shadows by Barclay, Hubert, Mrs.

But it is impossible to be continually introducing the saving clause, "all are not so bad as these."

From Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) by Calhoun, Lucia Gilbert