exceptional case
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexceptionalandcase
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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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case
noun
uk/keɪs/us/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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(Definition ofexceptionalandcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofexceptional case
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Let us first discuss theexceptionalcase.
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This was not anexceptionalcase.
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That was anexceptionalcase; this is anexceptionalcase.
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In fact, the former word hadexceptionalcase, his striving after word-hoard.
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Some typical values of these constants are shown in table 1 or theexceptionalcase.
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The cost of the device is treated as anexceptionalcase.
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It was anexceptionalcase.
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That is anexceptionalcase.
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That was anexceptionalcase.
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It is anexceptionalcase.
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There is oneexceptionalcase.
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Dowling was anexceptionalcase.
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That is theexceptionalcase.
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She was anexceptionalcase.
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This is anexceptionalcase.
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His age and ability indicate that the experience of provincial leadership is, in theexceptionalcase, viable politically.
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Again, if theexceptionalcasedid arise, it would only be because of the particular value of y chosen.
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Oneexceptionalcase, when the applied magnetic field is strong, can be successfully carried through and consistent results are found.
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One cannot define an "exceptionalcase" until the case arises, because that is what anexceptionalcaseis.
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It relates to an altogetherexceptionalcase.
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That is not anexceptionalcase.
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That of course is anexceptionalcase.
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But that is theexceptionalcase.
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