specific circumstance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecificandcircumstance
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specific
adjective
uk/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing 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 ofspecificandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofspecific circumstance
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It was difficult to extrapolate information from idiosyncratic studies and apply it to myspecificcircumstance.
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I would rather we looked at eachspecificcircumstanceto see where we need it.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Our implementing partners have the authority to decide what the most appropriate food assistance needs are in anyspecificcircumstance.
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It clearly deals with thespecificcircumstanceof complete nudity in open changing areas.
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We are dealing at the moment with aspecificcircumstanceand with matters as they now are.
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It was developed for thespecificcircumstanceof video recordings.
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To introduce a new range of information and consultation requirements for thespecificcircumstanceof proposed takeovers and mergers would in many instances merely serve to duplicate the existing provisions.
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He owes his fortune to his hard work and his money bin is full of souvenirs since every coin reminds him of aspecificcircumstance.
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Account planners stimulate discussions about things that were overlooked before, such as, purchasing decisions, brand-consumer relationship andspecificcircumstanceevaluation.
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Under specific circumstances this organization allowed for a flexible and economically efficient allocation of land, promoting the growth of agrarian surpluses.
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Alternatively, the organisation may take cues from specific circumstances or may look to its own history for guidance.
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It also helps to highlight what went on beneath discourses, that is, how discourses were played out in specific circumstances and how they were lived.
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This form is used in very specific circumstances, normally to mark a member of a set of possibilities as one of surprise.
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Such a typology will assist in identifying the institutional arrangements most likely to promote the competitiveness of projects in specific circumstances.
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On the other hand, it is possible that significant relationships between shared reading and language development occur only in specific circumstances, such as monolingual acquisition.
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Despite adequate filling of the right ventricle, limited egress of blood could occur in specific circumstances and promote development of right-sided ventriculocoronary connections.
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A third party was legally fighting us for the rights to our name using a loop hole method that renders the protection of our copyright obsolete in thatspecificcircumstance.
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It shows that, in specific circumstances, each team member has reason to act as such.
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