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3 Oct 2010 — Except for

 

How would you improve this sentence? 

Bill Clinton is committed to  a plant-based diet except for eats an occasional fish.

Bill Clinton is committed to a plant-based diet except for eats an occasional fish.

 

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Bill Clinton is committed to a plant-based diet except for eating an occasional fish dish.

 

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Bill Clinton is committed to a plant-based diet except for an occasional fish dish.

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Bill Clinton is committed to a plant-based diet except that he eats an occasional fish dish.

 

(be) committed to (v.p.) – be willing to work very hard at something  

ocassional (adv.) – happening sometimes but not often or regularly

a fish – a fish dish / some fish (table food)