Word: rare
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Despite those big changes, Mwelu says he still shoots images similar to the first photographs he took as a young teenager: "Daily life and good things like people laughing." With the heavy dose of bad news out of Africa, that laughter is rare indeed...
...eight separate bombs exploded within minutes in the crowded central market area of Jaipur, a popular tourist city in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. Police say the bombs appear to have been strapped to bicycles and rickshaws. Though no one has yet claimed responsibility - such claims have been extremely rare after previous attacks - government officials and intelligence sources told Indian newspapers and television news stations that Islamic terrorist groups are the likely culprits. Junior home minister Shriprakash Jaiswal said "the people responsible for these attacks have foreign connections," which in India is understood to mean Pakistan or Bangladesh...
...Harvard, the navel-gazing capital of the Northeast, this requires real ingenuity. Those who might be noticed elsewhere—mathematical geniuses, talented musicians, beautiful people—are either so prevalent they generate little enthusiasm, or so rare that people have forgotten what they look like. Besides, these qualities are ones that many Harvard students have had ascribed to them (accurately or not) since infancy, and stars in these domains often leave them unfazed. This is why there is something quirky about Harvard’s celebrities. In a sea of excellence, those who manage to be famous must...
...stopped supplying fertilizer, which had been a key component of its aid to Pyongyang). Among the steps Pyongyang urgently needs to take now, Noland and others believe, are to conclude negotiations for expanded aid from the World Food Program. (Pyongyang sharply curtailed the activities of the organization following a rare bumper crop in the North three years ago.) Kim also has to swallow his pride and ask the South to restart the flow of food assistance to the North...
Faceoff dominance has long been a critical factor of the Crimson’s game as possession time can make or break any team’s game plan. Gaudet comes to the X with a long stick, a rare choice in men’s lacrosse...