Word: rareness
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...Pakistani military with money, arms, advising, and artillery, the international community could help with air strikes should Pakistan request them and mobilize an international coalition of troops to put down the insurgents. With limited economic capital, the international community should not entangle itself unnecessarily in wars. But the rare request in times of crisis from the Pakistani government should not fall on deaf ears...
...jury felt that a particular law was destructive to liberty, it could refuse to render a guilty verdict on the basis of that law—the effect being to side-step the question of whether a particular action is illegal by indicting the law itself. Nullification is a rare occurrence in the American judicial system, and in fact jurors are not allowed to be told that they have the capacity to nullify, precisely because it is such a powerful tool. A refusal of a legal mandate, even by a local jury, is a bold step towards overturning...
...could disappear by mid-century if Arctic ice keeps melting. So when the Bush Administration bowed to pressure from environmental groups last year and finally listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) - admitting that melting sea ice was the reason - it was considered a rare green coup. Since the ESA mandates the government protect endangered species from hazards, listing the polar bear as threatened by global warming would appear to require Washington to control carbon emissions. Some green groups even thought the ESA could be used to fight new coal plants and other big emitters...
...find it quite rare when I see an athlete come over to my sector of the world,” Kellaway says. Kellaway counts herself among the politically active and is former co-chair...
...late April, Suu Kyi's NLD held a rare conclave to discuss whether they would take part in the polls. Some argued that joining the electoral process would give an unwarranted air of legitimacy to a process whose outcome had likely been decided in the army's favor. Others, however, believed that not participating would be an abdication of electoral responsibility. In the end, the NLD released a statement saying they would play a part if the Burmese government released the more than 2,100 political prisoners languishing in jail. The NLD also called for the release of the woman...