particular circumstance

collocation in English

meaningsofparticularandcircumstance

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particular
adjective
uk
/pəˈtɪk.jə.lər/us
/pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/
special, or this and not ...
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circumstance
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us
/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofparticularandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both points of view considered the possibility of a nursing home placement in theparticularcircumstanceof being resident in a different country.
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In this case, the behaviour that conflicts with the commitment is not simply the failure to act on it in aparticularcircumstance.
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Moreover, multiple approaches may be appropriate, depending on theparticularcircumstance, issue, or technology in question (18).
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A judgment that responding is too dangerous in aparticularcircumstancehas to be left to the consensus of medical experts with the relevant specialized knowledge and experience.
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The challenge is to discover and utilize the benefit of each technology with due balancing of the burdens in eachparticularcircumstance, with regard to financial, social, and opportunity costs.
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This will depend on theparticularcircumstanceof each case.
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The deployment of their officers in anyparticularcircumstanceis an operational matter for individual chief officers.
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Further, it undermines the authority of trade union officers who may be advising against secondary picketing in aparticularcircumstance.
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Aparticularcircumstancecan only be labelled if it can actually be proved in the end product.
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The mostparticularcircumstanceis that the prison officers and their families live in the community and are under constant threat.
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It does not benefit everyone who might be in thisparticularcircumstance.
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At present the guidance refers to a housing authority having reason to believe aparticularcircumstanceis occurring.
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I wish to look very carefully at thatparticularcircumstance.
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First, there is often doubt and dispute as to what constitutes legal privilege in anyparticularcircumstance.
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The purpose of clause 4 is to deal with aparticularcircumstancethat may arise from time to time.
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Therefore, there is no strong ground of principle for disqualifying in thatparticularcircumstance.
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They can examine the facts according to theparticularcircumstance.
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Theparticularcircumstanceof the steel industry is that it has already held its prices very substantially below world market prices for a long time.
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The court requires the discretion to deal with aparticularcircumstance.
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I appreciate that this amendment is addressed to aparticularcircumstance, but, unless we are careful, the particular can also lead to the norm.
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