media exposure of corruption or incompetence in these fields is unlikely and effective political oversight is a rarity.
Ms Sandford, who is tall and fair-haired, is enough of a rarity in China to draw curious stares when she steps outside her office.
In fact, it is off a road that slices through the West Bank but, unlike several such arterial routes, it is one where Palestinians and Israelis can consort with each other—which is quite a rarity.
That would be a rarity for Russia.
It is almost incredible to think that when our grandparents were born cars were a rarity.
TMAdV's rarity in humans could make it a potentially powerful tool as a viral vehicle for delivering gene therapy, Chiu adds.
But now that Mandela - affectionately known by his clan name, Madiba - is retired, he has rarity value, making every public appearance a major event that brings the nation to its feet.
In psychology, possessing an IQ at and above 180 May qualify you as an intellectual rarity.
This is not a new suggestion, but brain cancer is rare, and its rarity makes it hard to study systematically.
For all its rarity, the Sudan referendum is an example of what China will increasingly face as its overseas investments expand - the diplomatic burdens of being an aspiring superpower.
In the late 1990s, the big servers seemed unstoppable and rallies of more than three shots were a rarity.
The ease of its personalization and the rarity of its offering make it more of a room centerpiece than a mere addition, a work of furniture art in itself.
The polonium itself, with its rarity and trail of irradiated locations (see article) ought to be a telling clue.
Fortunately, that is a rarity in today's Latin America.
At the simplest level, new eating habits provide vivid evidence: Thai food, a rarity in Britain even ten years ago, is available in many traditional pubs and bars as well as in470 restaurants throughout the country and on the shelves of all the big supermarket chains.
But the withdrawal of an audit, let alone a decade's worth of them, is a rarity.
Woman politicians are still a rarity in Thailand, and her male opponents were unsure whether they should attack her or be gentlemanly.
The risk of hanging an innocent person is too great, they say. At the same time, the rarity of execution means it is no deterrent.
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