Sentences with phrase «highly unusual position»
«They have so far been unable to get their own backbenchers to agree a position on housing benefit and have therefore been forced into the highly unusual position of not tabling an amendment that explicitly endorses their present proposals.»
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The specificity of Anderson's position as a highly wanted and recognized filmmaker can be seen in the very casting of Cruise, arguably the most popular Hollywood star at the time, while the choice of giving him an unusual, even unnatural and very complicated role in the film is a testament to the director's vision, courage and remarkable self - confidence.
In the (highly) unlikely event that that Act (and relevant secondary legislation, such as the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1003)(the EEA Regulations)-RRB- were to be repealed prior to the conclusion of a withdrawal agreement, affected individuals would find themselves in the unusual (and probably uncomfortable) position that, despite the fact that, as a matter of EU law, they continue to enjoy a right of residence, those rights would be difficult (if not impossible) to enforce in or through the English courts (other than in reliance of any «direct effect» of the relevant EU provisions).