"He is uniquely situated to understand this crisis and to cope with it," said Mitchell Moss, a professor of urban policy at New York University and a former Bloomberg adviser.
But the real explanation may simply be that what the metric system offered the French we were uniquely situated to acquire by other means.
They also say that comics, with their visual cues and panel-by-panel sequencing, are uniquely situated to reinforce key elements of literacy, like story structure and tone.
Ms. Mauskopf said that she had discussed the case with Mr. Vinegrad and that he was uniquely situated to lead the prosecution in the new trial.
As one of the wealthiest and savviest investors of our time, he is uniquely situated to influence the public debate for the better.
The Local Government Association says that in areas of need, councils will often struggle to find people to sponsor "free schools" and believes that local councils are "uniquely situated" to manage demand.
"Local police forces are on the front line," he said, "and are uniquely situated to gather information which, when coupled with federal intelligence, can not only solve cases but, much more important, prevent attacks from occurring".
A former official with the National Science Foundation and a proponent of "informal learning," he said museums were uniquely situated to provide that kind of learning and to influence schools to expand the way they see education as well.
Still, there is little doubt that Mr. Geithner, who ran Treasury from 2009 until earlier this year and was president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before that, is uniquely situated to provide inside information on decision making.
