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If something is special, it is not usual; it is different or important in some way. She is the most special person in my life. particularly interesting; dear; beloved; favored

special

(= particular, peculiar) unique or specific to a person or thing or category the particular demands of the job has a particular preference for Chinese art a peculiar bond of sympathy between them an expression peculiar to Canadians rights peculiar to the rich the special features of a computer my own special chair for a special service or occasion a special correspondent a special adviser to the committee had to get special permission for the event (= especial, exceptional, particular) surpassing what is common or usual or expected he paid especial attention to her exceptional kindness a matter of particular and unusual importance a special occasion a special reason to confide in her what's so special about the year 2000? adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose a special kind of paint a special medication for arthritis having a specific function or scope a special (or specific) role in the mission (= particular) first and most important his special interest is music she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising they are having a special on pork chops a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant a television production that features a particular person or work or topic the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight added to a regular schedule a special holiday flight put on special buses for the big game

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Simple sentences

A special tax is imposed on very high incomes.
We have something special for you, sir.
Is Tom someone special?
What makes you so special?
We have a special offer for you.
I have a feeling that something very special is going to happen.
Tuberculosis patients were sent to a special hospital called a sanatorium.
Are you doing anything special?
We have lobsters only on special occasions.
You'll need a special tool to do it.
The china was displayed in a special cabinet.
The store offered special discounts during the summer.
The newspaper recalled the special correspondent to the main office in Tokyo.
The new school failed to take into account the special needs of young people.
Please send this by special delivery.
This point deserves special emphasis.
Special care should be taken on this point.
Can I see the special exhibit with this ticket?
Foreigners get special treatment in that country.
The television show was interrupted by a special news report.
The money was put into a special fund to buy books for the school library.
Christmas is a special holiday.
This is a special occasion.
Do you have a special menu for vegetarians?
I like the Terminator films because the special effects are fantastic.
May I ask a very special favor of you?

Movie subtitles

Couple days ago, there was a morning special adoption show right?
What does a special envoy want?
Over twenty thousand people have applied to join the Nippon special zone.
The Nippon special zone.
Master Kirihara! Did I hear correctly that you were promised a position. in the special zone involving the Sakuradite mining rights?
It's not just supporters. Some of our own members have applied to the special zone!
You want to apply to the special zone?
Everyone's getting panicky about this special zone starting.
Let's figure out a better use for this special zone of yours.
I shall bury the golden plates, father, and perhaps one day someone very special will find them.
Ladies and gentlemen, we would like to tell you all about a very special book.
My people wish to give you a special welcome.
There's a long list of factors that make our Earth special and perfectly suited for life.
This is a pretty special gun.
Early in 1944 something happened that we found very special.
They know very special tricks.
Did you hear me? With a special rate for friends.
Neither Jews nor Arabs wanted to give up their special status in exchange for French citizenship.
Tonight, we have, uh, our special.
Mmm. Still getting used to the special treatment.
Maybe they have a special room on site that can block brainwaves.
They took him to a special area.
Diplomacy demands special forms and preparations.
Beware of blondes, they're special, every one.
A covert department of the CIA, the Special Activities Division has activated a kill contract on you.
Your man here retaliated by telling the Special Activities Division you were about to blow their op wide open.
Special thanks to the US, the UK and China for showing us the friendly and peaceful spirit of the WOC.
They placed a special magnetic stripe on top. If this isn't dealt with properly, whether it's the Royal Family or South Korea, it'll both be finished.
But if the Master knows, he'll go crazy. After Special Customer Service's Tae Yang left Kingdom's Master Joo, there's a huge rumor that he's a bit out of his mind.
What about the special ahjussi?
Because you're very special to me.
But I'm special.
This weekend has been so special.
But flowers, you, like, love, 'cause they hold a special place in your heart and have been there forever, and stick balloons should just give up because he's wasting his time?
It's gonna be a very special evening.
And now the groomsmen have a surprise for the special couple.
I may not have a special set of skills, but what I do have is a special set of friends.

News and current affairs

Osama bin-Laden was finally found and killed by US Special Forces in the suburbs of Islamabad.
Finally, the international community bears a special responsibility for delivering global public goods.
The current war of memories between the Baltic republics and Russia, with regard to the international celebration in Moscow on 9 May this year, reminds Germany of a special historic responsibility.
By contrast, subsidizing current, ineffective solar power or ethanol mostly wastes money while benefiting special interests.
Syria is a special concern.
Universities have a special role to play in the new UN knowledge network.
An especially egregious form of corporate special treatment is that afforded to the drug companies.
Another example is the smorgasbord of special benefits provided to the energy sector, especially oil and gas, thereby simultaneously robbing the treasury, distorting resource allocation, and destroying the environment.
Creating a fairer and more efficient tax system, by eliminating the special treatment of capital gains and dividends, is also needed.
There's only one problem: it wouldn't benefit those at the top, or the corporate and other special interests that have come to dominate America's policymaking.
NEW YORK - Children, it has long been recognized, are a special group.
Of the harm that inequality inflicts on our economies, politics, and societies, the damage done to children demands special concern.
America was thus a special place.
These special interests included Wall Street, Big Oil, the big health insurers, and arms manufacturers.
Last week, IMF staff formally recommended adding the renminbi to the basket of currencies that determines the value of its so-called Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).
But there is also keen awareness that the EU's hope for a special relationship with Brazil must not be allowed to hinder regional integration or worsen asymmetries and imbalances within the bloc.
Moreover, secular spiritual leaders like Gandhi, Schweitzer, and King have vanished, annihilated it seems by our new fetishes--success, expediency, gain, and special interests.
It was a demonstration of the special relationship between France and Germany that has for so many years been the driving force in European integration.
It is unreasonable in this democratic age to pay special deference to people solely on the basis of their birth.
The success that US President George W. Bush and his special envoy, former Secretary of State James Baker, had in getting Iraq's foreign debts canceled or rescheduled shows what can be done when a policy is backed by political will.

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