special event
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecialandevent
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special
adjective
uk/ˈspeʃ.əl/us/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
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event
noun[C]
uk/ɪˈvent/us/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofspecialandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But it easily gets pushed to the margins, and usually needs somespecialeventto elicit the funds it requires.
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As a relatedspecialevent, the 20th anniversary of two-level morphology was celebrated.
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When we all meet once a year, that is aspecialevent.
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However, the sheer accumulation of material in foreign languages can seem indigestible if read in anything but small sections, perhaps in pursuit of aspecialeventor theme.
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The birth of a son is a veryspecialeventin the life of a family.
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A further point is surely the difficulty of determining what is a "specialevent".
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The "specialevent" criterion does allow some excursions or tours outside those covered by subsection (1)(a) to get licences under the clause.
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The birth of a first child is a uniquelyspecialeventin any family.
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I have to celebrate aspecialeventfor a nephew which could be said to be a previous engagement arranged some 21 years ago.
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That proves the very point that we have been trying to make, that there is a possibility of litigation in interpreting "specialevent"and"special occasion".
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As this was aspecialeventfor us, would you care to make a few general comments about this first question-and-answer session?
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They themselves have to be satisfied that it is aspecialevent, and therefore it is within their competence.
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Aspecialeventwill be held in the year 2000 to celebrate the millennium.
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A special safety certificate may be issued at the discretion of the local authority for aspecialevent or other circumstances not covered by the general safety certificate.
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Equipment used under anyspecialeventlicence may be inspected, and transmissions monitored, with a view to ensuring that the conditions included in the licence are followed.
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The experiment will run for two years from 1986, and up to 25 licences forspecialeventradio will be available in each year of the experiment.
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This was a veryspecialevent.
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It was not seeking to be disengaged from listed events but the force of its argument was that test matches are a rather exceptional sportingspecialevent.
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The resource die may cause players to gain a resource bonus, lose resources, or draw and resolve a card from aspecialeventcard pile.
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Wikipedia
Optional rules cover troop quality,specialeventcards, types of fire, and allow leaders to be personalized.
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Wikipedia
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