Sentence examples for this exceptional step from inspiring English sources

This "exceptional step," Mr. Spielberg said as he announced the winners, was taken to recognize "the achievements of three artists".

The regulator says this exceptional step was taken only when vb.ly did not respond to inquiries (vb.ly denies this).

He said: "The case for taking the exceptional step of writing to you in this way is to protect the Prime Minister (and The Queen) while also being fair to Mr Smith".

And he is taking the exceptional step of publishing a letter he has had on this from the Treasury permanent secretary.

Yet the Justice Department not only challenged his release, it took the exceptional step of doing so in a secret filing.

Approving it would amount to the exceptional step of a national vote to change the Constitution to allow Germans to relinquish some executive authority to Brussels.

(The Cannes jury took the exceptional step of naming Ms. Exarchopoulos and Ms. Seydoux alongside Mr. Kechiche for the top filmmaking prize).

The attack fell exactly a year after the Interior Ministry took the exceptional step of listing the 26 most wanted terrorists linked to Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia.

Media regulator Ofcom has taken the exceptional step of investigating a "cash for access" sting on two former foreign secretaries by Channel 4's Dispatches despite receiving no complaints about the programme.

Jury president Steven Spielberg called the three-way prize "an exceptional step" intended to recognise "the achievements of three artists".

"A 12-week suspension is an exceptional step, but I believe it is a proportionate response to Jonathan's role in this unhappy affair.