unusual circumstance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunusualandcircumstance
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unusual
adjective
uk/ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/us/ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/
different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, ...
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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 ofunusualandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is anunusualcircumstance, but we are as one on the amendments.
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That was, however, anunusualcircumstance, and it is clearly desirable that the clause should state specifically that the condition about notice may be disregarded.
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The offence is likely to arise only in someunusualcircumstance.
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Of course, there can be no certainty in this matter—a notunusualcircumstancein this unpredictable and uncertain world.
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That is a mostunusualcircumstance, and we have not had an explanation why it has been printed in that extraordinary fashion.
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What happened last night was a veryunusualcircumstance.
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Then, only as a veryunusualcircumstancewould an acquisition order go to court.
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It seems likely to me that two situations will arise quite commonly in theunusualcircumstanceof having two different elections on the same day.
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It is a mostunusualcircumstancethat we have a re-commitment and there has been all this additional time.
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But that is a highlyunusualcircumstanceand can easily be dealt with by administrative methods.
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If he found—it was a mostunusualcircumstance—that he was losing the argument, he would physically stand on his head to confound his opponents.
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For example, it may be that someunusualcircumstanceleads to cancellation of a unit's annual camp.
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But this is not a case in which there has been any change at all; this is not a case in which anyunusualcircumstancehas arisen.
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Is that not anunusualcircumstance?
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It is anunusualcircumstance.
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Is not this rather anunusualcircumstance?
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It appears that that quality has been recognised by potential students, too—the number of applications is up this year compared with last, a somewhatunusualcircumstance.
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There is a veryunusualcircumstance.
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It is still occupied by its original client, anunusualcircumstancein a changing city.
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The incorporation came about by reason of a ratherunusualcircumstance.
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