case
Candidates who score just above or below a certain mark go on to an interview that decides borderline cases.
Her exam result made her a borderline case, but she was given a pass after a review of her paper.
Loan applications may be refused, but in borderline cases a higher interest rate may be charged to offset the risk.
In borderline cases, family history can be helpful in deciding whether to prescribe medicine immediately.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Different and difference
altered
alternative
anomalous
another
anything
disparate
disparately
disparity
dissimilar
dissimilarly
make the differenceidiom
misc.
misfit
new
newness
unreflective
unrepresentative
unrepresentativeness
unstandardized
untraditional