It's not hard to envision ads showing up letting users know that there's a 2-for-1 drink special right around the corner, or that the restaurant next door has the best burger in town.
"It's a special ride right now that we're on, " LeBron James said.
Recently China and other countries have questioned that status, advocating greater use of other currencies or a currency basket like the IMF's Special Drawing Right (SDR).
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In 1967, an International Monetary Fund meeting in Rio de Janeiro reached agreement on a scheme for the creation of a new international monetary unit, the Special Drawing Right.
But in 1969, as the strains between America's budget deficit and the dollar's gold peg emerged, an artificial reserve asset was created: the Special Drawing Right (SDR), run by the IMF.
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So I told them they needed to go to the Belmont, and this horse had a real special workout right before that, and he looked like he was going to be improving.
After going to see Dr. Blitz, she received bunion surgery on her right foot and was able to walk with a special surgical shoe right away.
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Since Zeus is a regular, servers greet him by name and bring his special place setting right away.
And Jill -- as she said, that this is especially important when we talk about our National Guard servicemen and women who you all have special responsibility for right in your own states so you know their needs, you know their contributions.
If regular classes with supplementary aids and services do not help a child with special needs, the child does have a right to attend special classes or separate schooling free of charge.
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This is special in its own right, as it is the first time the conference has been held in America in 19 years.
But despite being linked to a string of beautiful women, including All Saints' Nicole Appleton, there is no-one special in his life right now.
The UN has appointed a special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, who has sharply criticised the direct and indirect effects of biofuels on the poor.
And this year, I had -- I think was particularly special for me because right before Easter I had a chance to feel that spirit during my trip to the Holy Land.
In the case of Facebook, it agreed to what at the time seemed a high valuation, waived any right to special treatment should things go wrong and was willing to buy stock from employees.
Canada's current philosophical approach is a far cry from the 1969 attempt by Pierre Trudeau, another former prime minister, to assimilate the country's aboriginals by abolishing separate Indian status and, with it, any right to special treatment by the state.
Even if a proposal could win some support from both the left and the right, entrenched special interests get involved.
As my colleague Andy Greenberg reported in February, the Anonymous-linked hackers also took down the website for Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing special interests group founded by David Koch.
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The meeting, organized by UNESCO, brought together representatives from 15 United Nations bodies, including Frank Larue, the UN Special Rapporteur for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion, and Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
And we've already got some of the special interest groups on the far right who are sending out fundraising letters.
"I make this pledge to you tonight: I have spent my whole life fighting for what I think is right and against powerful special interests, and I have only just begun to fight, " Kerry said to roars of approval.
To learn the right lesson, see the special case of scaling and the special case of fast growth below.
Businessmen have asked the government to seek special trade facilities from India and a right to import electricity from Nepal and Bhutan across Indian territory.
The kiddo on the left fires guns and unleashes special attacks while the kiddo on the right places shields and doles out splash damage via projectiles.
Back in 1992 the FAO helped her develop a camel cheese-making process, sending a scientist to show her how to use a special enzyme to give her products the right consistency.
The idea appeals to populists on the left and the right, as a blow to special interests and corporate welfare.
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