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Meanings of peculiar circumstances in English

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Usage of peculiar circumstances in English
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However, I'd like to carry out the experiment in these rather-ah- peculiar circumstances.
Childhood's End
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In these peculiar circumstances, Bowman felt a strong preference for using it.
2001. A Space Odyssey
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But the fact is, there are peculiar circumstances in the present case.
New Grub Street
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I never met him but once, and then under rather peculiar circumstances.
Katherine's Sheaves
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Under the peculiar circumstances, this was no very easy or enviable task.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
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However, this journey to Lourdes, in such peculiar circumstances, greatly interested him.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 1
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They would not have given this address excepting under some peculiar circumstances.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
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Both judged right, under their peculiar circumstances, and both were perfectly successful.
History of the Conquest of Peru
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Assuredly they were to blame; but the peculiar circumstances must plead for them.
The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel
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All the strange and peculiar circumstances of the crime were taken into consideration.
Crime and Punishment
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Apart from the peculiar circumstances of the case he would like nothing better.
The Law-Breakers and Other Stories
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Early in the century he appeared to Fadhilah, under peculiar circumstances.
Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great L...
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Now there are peculiar circumstances connected with the precentorship which must be explained.
The Warden
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His peculiar circumstances made the whole situation take on a more vivid colouring.
Robert Hardy's Seven Days: A Dream and Its Consequences
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Mrs. Carlyle died on Saturday, April 21, under very peculiar circumstances.
On the Choice of Books
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His famous violins, known as the Elector Steiners, were made under peculiar circumstances.
Great Violinists and Pianists
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