We feel that our moral principles should be universal, but we simultaneously feel that there is something special about our obligations to our own group, whether it's a family, clan or country.

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Mr Stannard argues that mankind is living at a special time when it can contemplate the failure of its most successful attempt yet to understand the universe, but this is as unsatisfactory as arguing there is something special about the universe that allows mankind to exist.

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There is always something special about a Challenge Cup final at a full Wembley.

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Is there something special about this area that would allow somebody to hide three women, allegedly, for a decade and have no one discover it?

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But there is something ultimately fundamental about DNA deserving special protections.

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In the days leading up to the final we were saying that, every time there is a big game, Adam Gilchrist does something special.

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"As long as there's time on the clock, as long as there is another game, it's an opportunity to do something special, " Terry said.

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