"We went from doing something that's so normal and ordinary – having a baby – to something that's really unusual and far less common, which is losing a baby …" And the circumstances of the loss were particularly confusing.
In an unusual twist, the two sides talked far less about the details of the new accord than about the importance of reaching an agreement early to help calm the city's frayed nerves.
But despite the captivating presence of these unusual sadhus -- and most sadhus are far less exotic -- the mela is more about the common people of India and their devotion to the living traditions of the Hindu faith.
This, in itself, was unusual; most readers and writers in America have always been far less interested than their European counterparts in the first world war.
Imelda Rosario, a nanny on the Upper East Side, is so upset about being paid just $300 a week for 72 hours' work -- far less than the minimum wage -- that she has joined other domestic workers in an unusual fight.
In a nod to what commissioners repeatedly characterized as the unusual nature of the case, however, they unanimously agreed to fine Parker $500, far less than the $10,000 maximum penalty he faced.
Although in November more than 20 civilians were killed on an average day, mainly by sectarian violence, that is far less than the toll a year ago, when the discovery of as many as 100 corpses at dawn was not unusual.
Because high school sports receives far less attention in the city than in many other parts of the country, "On the Sidelines" provides an unusual and valuable service, according to Vinny Aceto, its host for 19 years.
Dir., Walk San Francisco San Francisco, June 27, 2011 To the Editor: I recently moved from New York City, where it is unusual in many parts to own a car, to Washington, D.C., where the car-less seem far less common.
Musically, Ritchie samples liberally, which is unusual — building around a borrowed bit of another song is a cornerstone of hip-hop but far less common in rock and roll.
