exceptional instance
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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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instance
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.stəns/us/ˈɪn.stəns/
a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that ...
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The oneexceptionalinstancewhere things did not go smoothly might easily have been the general pattern.
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I am informed that that is not anexceptionalinstance.
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We claim that this is not anexceptionalinstance.
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That cannot be anexceptionalinstance; there must be many others all over the country in similar industries.
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It is not by any means anexceptionalinstance.
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I do not mean anexceptionalinstanceor occurrence here or there, but the development of a whole regular system such as there is at the present time.
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Indeed, there are a few exceptional instances where undertakings already on a profitable basis will actually receive some additional profits.
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All that this amendment seeks is discretion for the courts to deal with highly exceptional instances.
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It is not really ill will, except in exceptional instances: it is mostly money.
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I am prepared to acknowledge that in one or two exceptional instances picketing has been practised with perhaps an excess of robustness.
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It can be considered only in exceptional instances.
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Clearly, however, exceptional instances of transportation or, for example, locomotives involved in track maintenance do not need to fulfil the same requirements as passenger trains.
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I have no recent information on that point, but it is true that in one or two exceptional instances large grants have been made.
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But in present circumstances it is only in exceptional instances that such corneas are available.
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In very rare, exceptional instances it is a body which takes legal action, but its more important character is that of a purely spiritual synod.
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But they are very exceptional instances.
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We all agree, of course, that notwithstanding the fact that there is general overcrowding, there are exceptional instances here and there where there is a spare room available.
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In most cases no difficulty need be expected, but there may be exceptional instances where the name of the author is known but where no-one knows his address.
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Using it as a guide to the time of death, however, is theoretically unsound and presents many practical difficulties, although it may have limited applicability in some exceptional instances.
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