It is as novel in its way as the theory itself.
The design of the Neos is novel in several ways.
But the association also has something novel in mind.
This looks very simplistic now, but was novel in 1991.
The procedural issue is novel and important in its own right.
"And I figure if we're trying to break a new band whose combined ages are over 150 years old, that's novel in itself."
Legal experts say the argument is novel in gun litigation.
At the time, the auction model was novel in the industry, though others were to follow using the same or similar models.
There is nothing novel in the call for such a privilege.
But the Russians said they found relatively little that was novel in the day's subject.