The phrase "a special measure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific action or policy implemented to address a particular situation or need.
Example: "The government has implemented a special measure to support small businesses during the economic downturn."
Alternatives: "a specific action" or "a targeted approach".
Mr. Love was awarded a special measure of Tulia's venom.
There seemed to be a special measure of cruelty in the treatment of Mr. Moore.
The direct and indirect discrimination against Aboriginal people under the intervention cannot be characterised as a "special measure".
The convention also requires consultation with the affected parties before a special measure is implemented, which was not the case in circumstances of the intervention.
The prospect of a child's death is so awful that to broach it in a movie or a book requires a special measure of caution and sensitivity.
But the very length of time that Mr. Shilom and Mrs. November waited gives their tale a special measure of poignancy.
But she supports the idea of a special measures regime for the few care providers that struggle.
One head, who asked to remain anonymous, recently had a special measures judgment overturned and is waiting for the response to a complaint.
Wednesday's government announcement that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is going to develop a special measures regime for care homes was not entirely unexpected.
The CQC have always had powers to close down failing services, so we will need to establish exactly how a special measures regime is going to work and what extra powers the regulator has gained through this announcement.
Institutions face being downgraded to "inadequate" and placed in either a "special measures" or "serious weaknesses" category, meaning frequent further inspections until they are no longer deemed to be failing.
