extraordinary circumstance

collocation in English

meaningsofextraordinaryandcircumstance

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extraordinary
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/us
/ɪkˈstrɔːr.dən.er.i/
very unusual, special, unexpected, ...
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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 ofextraordinaryandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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And here we have anextraordinarycircumstance, where we have had to impose these sanctions.
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That seems to be rather anextraordinarycircumstance; two different decisions being given in exactly similar cases, that to the non-nationalised company being unfavourable.
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This is anextraordinarycircumstanceby any reckoning.
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But it is anextraordinarycircumstancethat there is a significant proportion of the population which must sometimes walk in fear.
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Another riot occurred from a mostextraordinarycircumstance.
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However, it is not clear whether an aircraft becoming unavailable for technical reasons qualifies as anextraordinarycircumstance.
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It is a mostextraordinarycircumstance, but that is the position.
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That is anextraordinarycircumstancewhich should not be tolerated in any advanced industrial country in the 20th century.
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It is theextraordinarycircumstance, not only of the "bulge", but that boys and girls are voluntarily remaining at school which makes this suggestion helpful.
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This really is anextraordinarycircumstance.
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Under the agreement, the senators retained the power to filibuster a judicial nominee in only anextraordinarycircumstance.
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The fact that in a particular case it may take longer than 48 hours to consolidate pretrial proceedings does not qualify as anextraordinarycircumstance.
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The definition of what constituted anextraordinarycircumstancewas left up to the individual senator.
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Next we gain a valuable insight into the ways that children adapt and respond to the challenges they face in ordinary and extraordinary circumstances.
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Protest movements arise only under extraordinary circumstances: under periods of profound social dislocation followed by changes in social consciousness and behavior.
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These calculations would be further complicated under the extraordinary circumstances of secession, internal strife in border regions, and civil war.
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The extraordinary circumstances produce habitual swearing among soldiers, already renowned for colourful language.
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Under such extraordinary circumstances, it is possible that a number of physicians would exhibit personal courage and provide medical care in the face of risk.
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Only in extraordinary circumstances would we start to construct a new tool.
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Outram's essay focuses on the epistemological status of the knowledge gathered in extraordinary circumstances through the body of the explorer, the eyewitness observer at the ends of the earth.
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