exceptional ability
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexceptionalandability
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exceptional
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/us/ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl/
much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition ofexceptionalandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For added contrast, we compared a group of hospital in-patients with a group of subjects ofexceptionalability.
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They are looking for directors better than themselves, and they are continually seeking to promote to their boards men who haveexceptionalability.
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He has long manifested anexceptionalabilityto communicate with and understand the young and his word must have a special significance for us today.
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They include special or valuable services in various capacities, distinguished administrative or organisational work and prolonged service distinguished by veryexceptionalabilityand merit.
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In any society, of all scarce resourcesexceptionalabilityis the scarcest of all.
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If this exceptional child has the ability, then thatexceptionalabilityof itself carries the right to a free place.
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Hebringsexceptionalabilityand complete independence and freshness of view to bear on the problems to be considered.
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I underline the word "exceptional", because there are many people of ordinary ability but there are few people ofexceptionalability.
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This officer is an officer of veryexceptionalability.
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It may be that, handled by people of wide sympathy andexceptionalabilityof choice, it would be a good plan.
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His choice, with my full agreement, was of a young man ofexceptionalability.
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This country has a tradition of serving well bright young people ofexceptionalabilitywhatever their family background and social income.
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To do it one must have executive producers ofexceptionalability, and the executive producer in this country is the rarest fruit of the industry.
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As to the fitness of these gentlemen for their offices, they are both men ofexceptionalability.
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There is no incentive for a man ofexceptionalabilityin this country to attempt to earn more than £3,000 or £4,000 a year.
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In every public concern, as in private concerns, one finds a certain number of men ofexceptionalabilityand energy.
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In most cases, these earned income allowances benefit men of ability, and, in very many cases, men of quiteexceptionalability.
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In both countries we have leaders ofexceptionalability.
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Could we not also provide at least one boarding school to provide places for children ofexceptionalabilitywhose parents are of limited means?
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For boys who, in the course of their detention, showexceptionalability, special instruction is usually provided.
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