He felt that America was a living paradox: America's culture turned it into a universal civilisation but those values were in fact rooted in a unique set of circumstances.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

Romney often argues that his plan resulted from the unique circumstances of the state, and in many ways this is true.

NEWYORKER: Romney��s Dilemma

But Ed Roski is unique in that he has so masterfully exploited the special circumstances of 15-square-mile Industry to earn his place among the nation's richest men.

FORBES: City of Greed

However, services are usually time bound, inseparably delivered by the vendor and received by the purchaser, simultaneously rendered and consumed, irreversibly consumed by the purchaser, and unique in terms of time, place and other surrounding circumstances.

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Mr. ALLAN BUD SELIG (Commissioner of Baseball): The unique circumstances surrounding BALCO and the evidence revealed in a recently published book have convinced me that major league baseball must undertake an investigation of the allegations that players have used illegal performance enhancing substances.

NPR: Major League Baseball to Investigate Steroid Use

Again, on the issue of jobs in the black and brown community -- and the numbers are much higher than the average -- there are unique circumstances to be detailed.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

In a series of posts over the coming weeks, we will describe how the interplay of macroeconomic conditions and circumstances unique to the PE industry are influencing private equity investments, exits, fund-raising and returns.

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