"I've collected the textiles for 30 years and, believe me, it's difficult to find exceptional pieces."

There are a good many anonymous suits and helmets here, a small army in fact, ready to defend itself, but also some exceptional pieces.

Black jade is extremely rare, and these are exceptional pieces.

The principal quality of this exceptional piece is light.

Holman House was completed in 2004 and is regarded as an exceptional piece of architecture.

In addition to outstanding artwork, Number 10 contains many exceptional pieces of furniture either owned by the house or on loan.

It is an exceptional piece of work and clearly maps out the way forward.

The Ipad is an exceptional piece of kit and probably worth the money.

They were fine pieces, exceptional pieces, he told them.

Or is this attitude no more than a carefully cultivated pose, an exceptional piece of perfect showmanship?