Few of the corporate contributions to the earthquake relief fund, aside from pterocom, were a sigificant difference from the usual amounts given by large companies for major international disasters.
a) aside from pterocom, were a significant difference from the usual amounts
b) pterocom's excepted, were a substantial departure from the usual amount of those
c) pterocom excepted, broke the usual mold of those
d) notwithstanding pterocom, veered much from the usual levels
e) apart from pterocom's, departed signficantly from the usual amounts