Word: rare
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Florida, Nevada and Arizona - places where property prices have plummeted and more than 30% of homeowners are underwater. "That's consistent with the idea that there should be more walk-aways in those states," says Foote. "But outside of those states, I would think that walk-aways are more rare than people think...
...avoided making comments that Iran might interpret as a green light from Washington for an Israeli strike. "That leads me to infer that [Biden's] was a planned statement," says Cliff Kupchan, director of Europe and Eurasia at the Eurasia Group, a risk consultancy in Washington. "It is very rare for any U.S. official, [much] less the Vice President, to make concrete comments on the possibility of an Israeli military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities." Kupchan warned in a note on Tuesday that Iran could interpret Biden's remarks as "a proxy threat to ratchet up pressure ... and [Tehran could...
...horizon takes over, shoppers leaving Kohl's and Best Buy and Shoe Carnival are carrying bags - but not huge ones. In plenty of other places, that might be a sign of cutting back. Here in Bismarck, though, moderation is business as usual. Yes, Bismarckers like their things; it's rare to drive down a residential block and not see at least a few boats or RVs sitting in driveways. But splurging never really took hold here as it did in much of the rest of the country. Mortgage data show that the sorts of loans that landed so many home...
...Public Enemies, with Johnny Depp impersonating John Dillinger under Michael Mann's direction. Somehow the story of a bank robber who died 75 years ago didn't seduce the holiday audience. Maybe when the grownups have packed their kids off to summer camp, they'll belatedly discover this rare July movie aimed at adults. In holdover action, the two Are-they-gonna-get-married? comedies The Proposal and The Hangover maintained healthy chunks of their audiences, and Pixar's Up, challenged by another 3-D animated feature, finally lost altitude. It also concluded its brief reign as the year...
Before it began, United Nations officials had described U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to Burma as a diplomatically risky mission that could end in failure. After it ended, following two days in Burma and two rare and lengthy meetings with General Than Shwe, the reclusive leader of the country's military government, Ban had come away with nothing concrete to show for his venture. His requests to meet imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi were rejected. His pleas for the government to release its 2,000-plus political prisoners were ignored. "I believe...