in connection with someone or something, or in the situation of something:
The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave.
Over time, these small changes amount to major problems, as in the case of the ecological catastrophe in the Aral Sea basin.
A lot depends on the type of operation. In the case of hip replacements, the wait can be up to a year.
Most of the events that we run are fairly short but some are of greater duration and, in the case of conferences and exhibitions, may last several days.
This greatly increases the cost of making vaccines, especially in the case of the flu virus.