Sentence examples for the almost unique from inspiring English sources

He later criticised his hero, Keynes, for the "almost unique unreadability of The General Theory Of Employment, Interest, And Money.

She also, it was proven definitively last night, possesses the almost unique ability to throw herself wholeheartedly into wig and costume without making a total tit of herself.

Sitcom actors may earn more, but since Baker also has the almost unique pleasure of wearing a waistcoat and not looking like a massive tit, he wins.

"I thought: 'Even I don't really know about this and I'm in the almost unique situation of having this relationship with the Arctic,'" he says.

Corbyn has said he understands the pressures facing his MPs but urged the party to unite, saying: "Labour is in the almost unique position of having MPs representing constituencies in both directions, and very strongly in both directions.

Alongside his fellowship of the British Academy however, his greatest pride lay in the almost unique distinction of being an honorary fellow of two Cambridge colleges: Jesus and Trinity.

Dating back to the "Finney Compact" (of 1835), the faculty -- the FACULTY -- "is responsible for the internal management of the College".* This (almost) unique feature of Oberlin has been fine tuned over the decades.

"One of the few, almost unique, exceptions is match-fixing".

In fact, the United States is almost unique in the world in the emphasis and attention placed upon our collegiate teams, especially in football and basketball.

In its reliance on national broadcast television contracts, the N.F.L. is almost unique among the nation's major sports leagues.

The Financial Times is almost unique in the English-speaking digital news business in funding its digital operations in a rather Japanese way, by charging subscriptions rather than relying on advertising.