special unit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecialandunit
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special
adjective
uk/ˈspeʃ.əl/us/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
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unit
noun
uk/ˈjuː.nɪt/us/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofspecialandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofspecial unit
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Inmates are assigned to thisspecialunitby request or because of medical necessity.
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Thespecialunititself is not completed.
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Indeed, aspecialunitwas set up.
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Aspecialunitwas designed to allow exposure of samples to environmental conditions while protecting them from damage caused by insects and animals.
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In one of the major cardiology centers aspecialunitis being set up for the care of adults with congenital heart disease.
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The variation over the 5 study years inspecialunitadmission, designation of alternate level of care, mortality and 30-day re-admission was small.
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Thespecialunitclosed when its director retired.
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In thespecialunitthere is a totally different atmosphere.
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I also welcome the decision to set up aspecialunit.
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The proposedspecialunitwill ascertain whether a person has moved from a hostel.
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They had aspecialunitexamine the problem for about six months.
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The school was able to take thespecialunitin its stride.
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The same sort of thing happens when people come out of aspecialunit.
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Aspecialunitwill be set up to handle these inquiries.
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When it comes to casinos, gaming, and racing, aspecialunitis to be set up.
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There is aspecialunitin the department to help and advise boroughs that lack experience.
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Whether it is a maximum security wing, a segregation unit, or aspecialunit, is vague.
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We are to allow them to vote atspecialunitpolling stations.
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Aspecialunithas been established which is conducting 40 interviews each week.
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So he went to a mainstream school with aspecialunit.
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I welcome the fact that aspecialunitis to be established.
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Aspecialunitis to be set up by the environment department.
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I am therefore immediately setting up aspecialunitin my department to take this forward.
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What progress has been made in and with thatspecialunit?
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Provision was made for aspecialunitfor work-related health problems in the 1999 survey on employees.
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