1.   And it is taking the unusual step of buying ownership stakes in some projects.

2.   Police last night took the unusual step of releasing photographs of him.

3.   That is why Le Monde took the unusual step of acting as a mouthpiece for the representatives of underground movements.

4.   This was an unusual step for Polybius, the more remarkable because he had taken part in the destruction of Carthage.

5.   An English High Court Judge today took the highly unusual step of bringing his Court to Scotland.

6.   Police have taken the unusual step of naming and releasing the photograph of a man they wish to question in connection with an alleged double rape of a teenager.

7.   The situation has prompted the prison governor to take the unusual step of refusing to accept any more remand prisoners.

8.   So I suppose the only answer is to take the unusual step of inviting you back tomorrow, and I hope we can continue the conversation tomorrow.

9.   Mr Justice Ognell, the High Court judge hearing the cases against the government, took the highly unusual step of urging the government to compromise on the matter.