extraordinary occasion

collocation in English

meaningsofextraordinaryandoccasion

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extraordinary
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/us
/ɪkˈstrɔːr.dən.er.i/
very unusual, special, unexpected, ...
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occasion
noun[C]
uk
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/us
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/
a particular time, especially when something happens or ...
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(Definition ofextraordinaryandoccasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The governor may also convene the legislature on extraordinary occasions.
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This seemed to me a mostextraordinaryoccasionon which to announce the appointment of a new committee.
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That is the safety valve, and for theextraordinaryoccasion.
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My noble friend who is sitting near to me says that she remembers that roostextraordinaryoccasion.
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That was a very moving andextraordinaryoccasion.
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Is it credible that he, with all his bitter memories of the past, would have chosen thisextraordinaryoccasionto exhibit for the first time such a tendency?
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Indeed, it refers to anextraordinaryoccasion.
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It was anextraordinaryoccasion.
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This is a mostextraordinaryoccasion.
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For many years past, on extraordinary occasions, wooden barriers have been erected across streets in the interest of public safety.
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But there must be prerogative if there must be extraordinary occasions.
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There are plenty of extraordinary occasions.
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The governor may also convene the legislature on extraordinary occasions.
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In historic times it came to be worn for religious purposes only, on extraordinary occasions, or at mourning ceremonies.
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