"With abstraction, the painter's hand or unique mark takes precedent over the overall composition, rather than being in support of it".
With each turn of this cycle, we face a period that seems unique, though its precedents are usually numerous.
This is unique, had no precedents and has had no imitators".
The sale of Lennon's hair with the inscribed book is utterly unique and has no precedent at auction.
In our modern times of Bernie Madoff and Bear Sterns, my family is constantly reminded that this generation of investors is by no means unique, that a historical precedent for the economic turmoil and corporate crimes in this country was set long ago.
A judgment is called for aided, of course, by precedent, but always unique to the given case.
This compulsion for architects to justify their schemes with references to historical or natural precedents is not unique to the Middle East, although it does seem to be incredibly popular here.
But a 45-year-old Supreme Court precedent had created a "unique circumstances" exception, giving courts some measure of flexibility.
That in itself isn't new, and it isn't unique: photographing cruelty has a long precedent in American life.
But, because there have been few major defaults in this market, there is little precedent for arbitrating the unique terms of these instruments.
