Word: rare
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...into a zombie-like figure, awash in ambiguity; once he gets to meet a few humans he see that they're really not such bad sorts after all. The guy was never a ton of fun, but formerly he was at least a figure of moral weight and - especially rare in popular entertainments - a believably brainy one, a kind of public intellectual before that egregious term was invented. Now he's pretty much a drip...
...Trouble with Putinomics It's difficult to get an accurate picture of the economic disruption in Russia, where reliable information and open public discussion remain rare. This is the other side of Putinomics: TV and many major press outlets are firmly under state control, and media outlets that aren't have become nervous about printing the truth. As a result, the very word crisis is only now starting to enter the official vocabulary, and even then in a relatively muted...
...Ghana A Peaceful Presidential Runoff In a rare democratic triumph on the African continent, Ghana's Dec. 7 presidential vote was hailed by election monitors for being fair and transparent--even if it didn't produce a result. Neither the ruling party's Nana Akufo-Addo nor opposition candidate John Atta Mills received more than 50% of some 8 million votes cast, meaning a runoff will be held on Dec. 28. Ghana, widely seen as one of Africa's most stable and prosperous nations, has experienced massive economic growth in the past decade. Atta had campaigned on a platform...
...There’s a formality between junior and senior faculty that she was really able to dissolve,” Fullwiley said. “The only sense I got from her was that she was genuinely there to connect with me and listen. It was a rare experience...
...That's especially bad news for General Motors, currently begging for a bailout from the U.S. government. China has been a rare success story for GM in recent years, where its Buicks and Chevys have been consistent market leaders. A sharp downturn in China, auto analysts say, will add to GM's woes. While sales of Chevrolet-branded cars have remained robust, sales of Buicks fell 14% so far this year, according to GM. Still, GM remains committed to China, where earlier this month, Kevin Wale, president of GM China, said the company plans to introduce 10 new models...