How To Use Rarity In A Sentence

Another feature of interest is the rarity with which axillary prolification is found in irregular gamopetalous blooms. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
The chief limitation on the number of fossil species studied was the rarity in museum collections of skulls with complete dentition, especially incisors.
Collectors of everything from uncirculated coins to Parker shotguns agree that there are three criteria in determining the worth of a collector's item - rarity, authenticity and quality.
Due to its rarity and unique coloring, the python now commands fantastic prices.
Even in our sensual days the strength of delight is in its seldomness or rarity, and sting in its satiety; mediocrity is its life, and immoderacy its confusion. A History of Elizabethan Literature

Where ten years ago the machines were a relative rarity in Japan, they have now become commonplace. Times, Sunday Times
With a growing demand for luxury products to reflect pedigree and personality, authentic rarity has become a design trend. Times, Sunday Times
Silver is beautiful, useful, valuable and growing in rarity and demand. More Pain Ahead
The closest thing he was capable of was mutualism and even that was a stretch and a rarity.
The 1827 restrikes are well known because of the rarity of issues for the year, and were most likely surreptitiously made in the late 1850s, some with rusted dies and some overstruck on older quarters (a piece struck on an 1806 quarter is known). Capped Bust Quarter, Large Size, 1815-1828 : Coin Guide
In terms of rarity, rhodium makes gold look like paper dollars: Last year, 114 ounces of gold were mined for every ounce of rhodium, according to Deutsche Bank. Rhodium's Rare Opportunity
The value of antiques will depend on their condition and rarity.
Alang-alang Imperata cylindrica is conspicuous by its rarity. Komodo National Park, Indonesia
The most entertaining moment is John Hurt - a distinguished, multi-award winning actor - revealing his foreknowledge of the WH40K universe gained through his son being an enormous fan, and Donald Sumpter dryly pointing out the rarity of being asked to play eight-foot-tall armour-plated killing machines at his age. Actors announced for WARHAMMER 40,000 movie
Take my word for it, if you know anything about the rarity of a true hip hop standout, then you will be at this show.
This is a world where furniture is bespoke and the emphasis is on rarity value. Times, Sunday Times
Letters from relatives on the Continent became a rarity; those that did reach British shores had usually travelled a roundabout route via neutral nations.
This rarity may simply be a function of the taphonomy and collection history of the localities where Ansomys has been found, it may also be that it indicates low abundance in the communities from which the fossil assemblages were derived.
More sampling, more copyright infringement, and more extreme rarity.
It means that filling up the petrol tank could become a rarity. Times, Sunday Times
They are of the greatest rarity, and each impression was treated as a unique work.
Consider the rarity of a Vickers gun - handmade by an 18-year-veteran of not just Special Forces, but the most elite group in the entire spec ops community.
Their rarity is down to their status as the chief asset of a wealthy family. Times, Sunday Times
Now the circle is complete, so that every reported imprint has either one of the six rarity ratings or is unrated.
The child in state care who then gets good A-levels, sails through university and works productively is a rarity. Archive 2004-02-01
Fatal cases or secondary illnesses have become more and more of a rarity in goitre operations. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1909 - Presentation Speech
Their rarity made them targets of male prejudice and ignorance. Times, Sunday Times
But the judiciary acquitted Hindmarsh - a comparative rarity these days - following very public support from Morley.
Peacocks, and peahen's eggs, were likewise in demand for their rarity more than their quality.
Even in our sensual days the strength of delight is in its seldomness or rarity, and sting in its satiety; mediocrity is its life, and immoderacy its confusion. A History of Elizabethan Literature
It is fascinating that the cataloguer is obviously referring to a condition rarity, in 1955, as he must have known that no date in the Barber Half series is truly rare in absolute terms. All-Time Greatest Collection of Barber Half Dollars to be Auctioned in Boston, Part 2 : Coin Collecting News
It is a rarity among Washington-insider memoirs - it's a thumping good read.
Dog roses, bramble, nettles and thistles provide good for birds such as goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinches and the occasional rarity such as brambling or bullfinch.
Australian collectors are still somewhat of a rarity in this field, even though European Impressionist pictures are without doubt a good complement to any Australian art collection.
A rarity among demons , he has retained tracts of his original personality despite his demonic transformation.
The well-dressed, well-heeled crowd sites like Gilt City have had premium seats for $5,500; on Craigslist, tickets are going for $350 and up stayed standing for much of the show, a rarity for a place that rose to fame housing the New York Philharmonic. Sheila Marikar: Jay-Z Rocks Carnegie Hall, Does First Live Performance of 'Glory'
Rarity is another component of value and with this often went derivation from distant sources.
Among wild creatures rarity is a relative condition, not always determined on the basis of actual numbers.
Something of a rarity, Michael hails from London's East End and was born into a family with no previous equine knowledge.
In five years, I expect that ordering a blade chassis or a server with local disk to be the rarity, while diskless virtualization host servers will be the norm, with virtualization and SANs as common as keyboards. Five-year plan: 8 problems IT must solve
The closing night is another rarity. The Sun
Women are still something of a rarity in senior positions in business.
Unravelling the causative factors associated with the decline or rarity of a species has led workers to look for patterns in key characters among rare species.
With its increasing rarity, it had attracted major interest from egg collectors and specimen hunters by 1900.
Ryan did the screenplay himself, a rarity in today's film work.
Wolffish and conger eel have been depleted to the point of rarity, while angel sharks are now extinct in UK waters. Times, Sunday Times
For starters, Carlisle decided to attend the press conference announcing his firing, a rarity in today's game.
It is a rarity in rugby league that any encounter should have as its focus the two coaches. Times, Sunday Times
“Listen, O my brother, to what my sire told me yesternight of the calamity which hath betided him in the withering of his crops before their time, by reason of the rarity of rain and the sore sorrow that is fallen on this city.” The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
The original spiral structure is hard to detect due to not only the loose and delicate meshwork but also the rarity of a cross section that intersects this inner part.
Such is the rarity of family houses for sale in some areas that their prices are prohibitive. Times, Sunday Times
The Fast Runner is a rarity among movies in that it seems completely free of artifice.
Sometimes the dessert tray even yields a true rarity - apple pie worth eating, here folded into honest turnover form.
I got a clever little thumb brace gizmo to remind myself that my primate status was temporarity rescinded. BOOK VIEW CAFE BLOG » Life as a Lesser Tree Sloth
And on the lame "Bushleaguer," he takes some swipes at the president, then tosses off some spoken-word poetry that recalls Jim Morrison at his drunkest, flabbiest and closest to death: "The immenseness of suffering/And the odd negotiation, a rarity/With onionskin plausibility of life and a keyboard reaffirmation. We've Heard Vedder
Orchids in general became expensive and much-sought after because of their beauty and rarity.
Textual and visual sources alike indicate that the passage of laypeople through the screen to participate in services in the choir was hardly a rarity.
Metals like silver, nickel and gold are a perfect medium for coinage because of their durability and the value accorded by their relative rarity.
Rarity, condition and design are significant when it comes to map collecting. Times, Sunday Times
Therefore for the Japanese, fighting to the very end was routine and unwounded prisoners were a rarity.
It was a real prize due to its rarity and good condition.
The knight slept as a soldier would, to whom a featherbed is a rarity, and who wakes not till he hears the blast of the reveille. Burlesques
Notwithstanding their apparent rarity in physics, such space/time structures are much more common in our global society.
South agrees that exotic destinations lose their rarity value when too many charities go there.
Because of its rarity, indicolite from any locality is always in strong demand.
The lifestyles of people are such that peace of mind has become a rarity.
For cluster sampling, rarity is just a form of uneven distribution.
Although the California fan palm is the major attraction, another rarity is the Kofa barberry, a three-foot-tall shrub known only from the Kofa Mountains and from the Ajo Mountains, farther south.
The selection gaffe stands out for its rarity value. Times, Sunday Times
Divorce, hitherto a rarity, suddenly took off like a rocket and, as this plague of immorality and vice swept right across the western world, movie makers jumped on the bandwagon.
The stylish haberdasher who caters to style needs of the fashion-challenged, is a rarity in these days of mass production.
It was newsworthy precisely because of its rarity value. Times, Sunday Times
Gemstones are minerals esteemed for their qualities of beauty, durability, and rarity.
THE selection of three uncapped players is an extreme rarity in Test cricket. Times, Sunday Times
OK, no-one knows what a choko is, but celery is not exactly a rarity. What I cooked last night.
To round off a quality meal, we also found that the puddings were a rarity - ones that lived up to the quality of the starters and main courses.
Consider my exercise some kind of incantatory ritual -- a talisman -- meant to hold off the bad spirits just as, when I arrive in Beijing in winter and find the mercury near zero (an increasing rarity these last years) or stumble into a snowstorm in New York City, I’m relieved. Orville Schell: The Melting of America: The Story of a Can't-Do Nation
Because of its rarity the diagnosis may not be considered, particularly if osteoid is sparse.
If some radical predictions come true, the office as we know it could become something of a rarity in years to come.
Although their wines require a little extra effort to find, they boast an obvious authenticity and have huge rarity appeal and keen prices.
He doesn't eat the notoriously ass-smelling South Asian fruit called durian because he wants to shock - he loves the stank spine ball for its custardy consistency and nutty taste, and he revels in the rarity of cutting open a ripe durian while floating downriver on a houseboat, as he did in one episode from Indonesia. Forbes.com: News
This is a world where furniture is bespoke and the emphasis is on rarity value. Times, Sunday Times
The latest Old Firm encounter is that relative rarity: a one-day wonder.
Bristol West is one of the closest fought marginals in the country, and a rarity in that all three parties are within striking distance of victory.
Her movement from the Roman Catholicism of childhood, through a brief novitiate, and on to Quaker and then Buddhist practice is not a rarity in these days of picking at the religious buffet of the twenty-first century.
He uses it as a combination walk-in closet and storage space, ‘a rarity in Toronto,’ he notes.
He has gotten out of position, a rarity in past years, in an apparent effort to cover for other players or perhaps live up to his contract extension.
Many are of great age and rarity. Times, Sunday Times
The jokes will tickle both children and adults, a rarity in the animation world.
Diamonds are valuable because of their rarity.
RIA Novosti The element's rarity in ore form makes it more valuable than gold "Periodic Tales" disposes briskly with this familiar history; Mr. Aldersey-Williams wants to raise our eyes to a more expansive panorama, a weave of stories that reveals the richness of human activity across time and cultures. Periodic Table Talk
The title hero is more aligned towards typical vampire behavior as an arrogant haughty alpha leader used to obedience until his dependant is abducted showing a rare weakness and then meeting the sleuth showing that rarity is a little more common than his minion thought. Raphael-D.B. Reynolds « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews
Wolffish and conger eel have been depleted to the point of rarity, while angel sharks are now extinct in UK waters. Times, Sunday Times
First-rate duos are a rarity of sorts in today's indie scene.
However, pour la rarity du fait, I will lay out twelve ducats, for twelve bottles of the wine of 1665, by way of an eventual cordial, if you can obtain a senatus consultum for it. Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
She never married, but enjoyed life to the full, regularly going abroad for holidays at a time when foreign travel was a rarity.
Such a scarcity of diners was, she assured us, an extreme rarity.
The rarity of the disease has limited general knowledge of it and the symptoms it causes.
IT passeth for a general report of what was customary in former times, that the sheriff of the county used to present the judge with a pair of white gloves at those which we call maiden assizes, viz. when no malefactor is put to death therein; a great rarity (though usual in small) in large and populous countries. Good Thoughts in Bad Times and Other Papers.
This comment was another subtle hint about his godliness and intrinsic rarity.
In a recent New York Times editorial, Angelique (whose own mother was educated, a rarity) wrote, "My dream is to see every little girl in Benin have the chance I had right after independence: access to a great and sustained education. Holly Cara Price: Angelique Kidjo and "The Sound of the Drum"
The family motif includes the audience too, with whole coach parties of kids, mums, dads, grannies and grandads visiting the theatre together - surely something of a rarity today.
Toilet paper is a rarity and soap and water for washing is generally notable by its absence.
The family motif includes the audience too, with whole coach parties of kids, mums, dads, grannies and grandads visiting the theatre together - surely something of a rarity today.
Unlike the West, business luncheons are a rarity and evening entertainment almost never takes place in the home.
It's on one of the most dramatic stretches of coastline in the country, and rugged perches with ocean views and road frontage will only become more of a rarity with the tightening of planning regulations in areas of scenic beauty.
The value of antiques will depend on their condition and rarity.
Live comedy is a real rarity. Times, Sunday Times
Other iterative heuristic rules that have been commonly used include the prioritization of sites by the rarity of the surrogates present in them.
This disease although now a rarity, does warrant a brief description.
In fact Richard is something of a rarity these days, an unapologetic, uneducated, unemployed and unreal guy.
While, therefore, the New England forester must search long before he finds a pine fit to be the mast Of some great ammiral, beeches and elms and birches, as sturdy as the mightiest of their progenitors, are still no rarity [181]. Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 03 (historical)
I loved that anthology, and, although an 11-year-old aspiring "poetess", I wasn't alarmed that women were more often the subjects than the authors (what's so bad about being a rarity?) but, yes, it was refreshing suddenly to be presented with this notion that the poet's desired woman might not exist at all; that she might be a figment of his imagination. Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
Hip replacements were once a rarity: now they can be carried out easily and the call for them has escalated.
Even in our sensual days, the strength of delight [95] is in its seldomness or rarity, and sting in its satiety: mediocrity is its life, and immoderacy its confusion. Christian Morals
A rarity among demons , he has retained tracts of his original personality despite his demonic transformation.
Only 2,500 will be built over a year, so rarity should help shore up its residual values. Times, Sunday Times
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - You may have walked or driven past the Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston without noticing the rarity of the sound of a certain bell. WISTV - Local News RSS
Such a rarity these days -- a good basketball team.
Opera North tries to breathe life into a Kurt Weill rarity, and almost succeeds, says Hugh Canning
In short, it's only value lies in its rarity -- and such rarity is only attractive at times when dollars are anything but. James Berman: Gold: A Little Gaudy in This Light
Consequently, the great majority of Gelugpa lamas are monks and the master who is a layman is a rarity.
which he has called ` ` adiposis dolorosa, '' in which there is an enormous growth of fat, sometimes limited, sometimes spread all over the body, this condition differing from that of general lipomatosis in its rarity, in the mental symptoms, in the headache, and the generally painful condition complained of. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Even in our sensual days, the strength of delight [95] is in its seldomness or rarity, and sting in its satiety: mediocrity is its life, and immoderacy its confusion. Christian Morals
Dercum of Philadelphia has described a variety of obesity which he has called "adiposis dolorosa," in which there is an enormous growth of fat, sometimes limited, sometimes spread all over the body, this condition differing from that of general lipomatosis in its rarity, in the mental symptoms, in the headache, and the generally painful condition complained of. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
To the majority of performers, cash advances of any substance were a rarity, contracts a thing only of myth.
Their rarity is down to their status as the chief asset of a wealthy family. Times, Sunday Times
Even fax machines - or in artists' studios, anyway - were still a rarity at the beginning of the decade, and a letter would be posted back, expressing interest.
Prices range from ￡5-￡90, depending on the rarity of the year and the number of collectors within that market.
But you couldn't walk past a black vulture, particularly since a black vulture is a rarity. Lance Mannion:
A group spokesman said many of the 90 trees were rare and worth protecting but that a council officer had suggested rarity was not a concern.
They are so desirable because of their aesthetic features (transparency, luster, and color), their durability and rarity.
Thus, the extreme rarity of the events leading to human existence is well established.
A rarity from the archives, this solo album was recorded for the Japanese market a quarter of a century ago, when he was almost as well known as the thinking person's funk merchant as a straightahead pianist.
They offer a sense of originality as well, owing to their rarity.
Notable is the relative rarity of bivalves and gastropods, consistent with a deeper water environment.
One addition to the shortlist combines rarity value - this blurbist seldom blurbs - with quality. The Times Literary Supplement
Leaves and dinosaurs together is a great rarity. Times, Sunday Times
Many of your readers must live in rural areas where the sight of a policeman is something of a rarity.
The signs of extreme rarity of certain presumed comparative and superlative forms are puzzling.
Notable is the relative rarity of bivalves and gastropods, consistent with a deeper water environment.
The rarity of such a scene gives it a mildly startling effect here, which I thought was worthy of a mention.
There will come a time when there is a real rarity value in products being made on the original site. Times, Sunday Times
But walking along the South Rim, we soon discovered the railings were a rarity. The Hazards Of Life On the Edge
Variables such as artist, condition and rarity are secondary in importance.
As well as women harbouring more sensible ambitions, one reason for the rarity of socialites is that their terrain has shrunk. Times, Sunday Times
Rain is a rarity in the desert.
Yep, Hollywood's done it again, but thankfully the resulting flick is a good film in its own right - a rarity amongst remakes.
Glamour is the peculiar and elusive characteristic that combines, in unspecified and unspecifiable proportions, the qualities of charisma, style, beauty, desirability, confidence, rarity, and mysteriousness. Deep Glamour interviews Manolo (the shoe-blogger).
Films about films are no great novelty in the DVD age, but Lost in La Mancha is a rarity: an anatomy of a film that never was.
_relative_ rarity of the main varieties of each stamp at least; and it is this relative rarity that we are after in order to approximate the original supplies of the main varieties. The Stamps of Canada
That gives it rarity value and justifies a prem ium to recent smaller or minority interest transactions such as Westfield's sale of a 50% stake in its Stratford development at a 6% yield. Simon Property's Noisy U.K. Mall Retreat
That the New Sensations were even getting a look-in was a rarity in itself. ICED
The Saint-Saëns overture is an appealing rarity, recorded at one of Munch's first sessions in Boston.
And therefore when I say (for instance) in the investigation of the form of heat, "reject rarity," or "rarity does not belong to the form of heat," it is the same as if I said, "It is possible to superinduce heat on a dense body"; or, "It is possible to take away or keep out heat from a rare body. The New Organon
Dublin's extensive public seaside access makes it a real rarity.
Actually there's a point of view that the visitor centre is on rather a homely and unimposing scale, and that as the years go by it will become more of a rarity amongst those that overawe their attractions.
Relative rarity is not the only reason they are desirable. Times, Sunday Times
A meagre, whitish soil, thirsty and unrecuperative, afforded grudging sustenance to a puny, grotesque growth of blackjack and chincapin, even the renovating pine -- the badge of the State -- being in many places a rarity. "The Free Negroes of North Carolina"
As an Irishman and an Englishspeaker, Martin was something of a rarity in the Vatican, which was top-heavy at the time with monoglot Italians.
His brother looked totally bewildered, which was a rarity.
All the major players are back to voice them, including Hanks and Allen who, on the posters that proclaimed "the toys are back in town", got actual above the title billing, a rarity in animation at the time, but yet another aspect of name casting that's all-too overused now. Animated Views
He is that rarity, a jazzer who isn't afraid of being an entertainer, too. Times, Sunday Times
He was a rarity: a teacher cool enough for the dudes in class, but with solid standards that made sure we did our work.
He is a rarity in his homeland because of his reddish hair. The Sun
Orange juice freshly squeezed at the bar is a rarity.
If you're presented with a broadside shot, the heart-lung is almost directly behind the foreleg, but I realize such a textbook shot is a rarity. Should you shoot a deer in the shoulder or right behind th shoulder?
Prices depend on the photographer, the subject, the condition and rarity. Times, Sunday Times
Five stars are a real rarity. Times, Sunday Times
As well as women harbouring more sensible ambitions, one reason for the rarity of socialites is that their terrain has shrunk. Times, Sunday Times
Visitors were a rarity in the village.
Port Town uses skyways and starships make less pollution than cars, so you probably did see stars… a rarity in any city these days.
Dercum of Philadelphia has described a variety of obesity which he has called "adiposis dolorosa," in which there is an enormous growth of fat, sometimes limited, sometimes spread all over the body, this condition differing from that of general lipomatosis in its rarity, in the mental symptoms, in the headache, and the generally painful condition complained of. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Big and burly bouncers guard the entrance and are fusspots (a rarity in Valencia), so make sure you are dressed to kill.
His background in sales is a rarity in the world of pharmaceuticals but it has honed his persuasive powers. Times, Sunday Times
The child in state care who then gets good A-levels, sails through university and works productively is a rarity.
In the circumstances widespread credulity is their greatest asset, and our greatest hazard — especially when we allow the discrete questions of quality (on one hand) and rarity (on the other) to get thoroughly mixed up. Archive 2009-08-01
An even better approach the one used by search engines is to take the term frequency and multiply it by something that captures the rarity of a word. Debate word clouds.
Like most of the young oligarchs - Roman Abramovich, an unprivileged and self-taught orphan, is a rarity - he is a graduate of a premier-league university.
Van Sowerwine has a very nicely designed web site that's also up to date - a rarity among artist sites.
However, the rarity of galactosemia is a serious issue. Galactosemia: the Other Lactose Problem
Medieval Europeans had known Chinese porcelain from the overland trade through the Near East, but it was a European rarity.
None of the astronomers who witnessed the past five transits of Venus are alive today, but they surely reflected on the rarity of what they saw - a reminder of the brevity of human life.
The value of antiques will depend on their condition and rarity.
The use of the severity and rarity criteria has meant that arbitrary and unjust decisions have been applied to many claims.
Her voice was that rarity, a dramatic coloratura soprano. Times, Sunday Times
I presume she thought the rarity of the day justified her unorthodox behaviour in an era when ladies were expected to remain giggling behind their fans.
It emerged that the evidence base for management of patients with these conditions was poor, perhaps because of their rarity.
Other factors affecting value include size, rarity, how striking a piece is and the story it tells. Times, Sunday Times
The reasons for the extreme rarity of ornithischians in the Lower Jurassic of China are unclear at present.
The beautiful spectacle became a rarity as very few households continued with the tradition.
So much oil is still in the Gulf, but capping the oil leak, at least temporarity, is having WTVY - HomePage - Headlines
Page 109 the energy and enterprise of Mr. Hidden is due the introduction of hiddenite as a gem of rarity and with an established commercial North Carolina and its Resources.
Metals like silver, nickel and gold are a perfect medium for coinage because of their durability and the value accorded by their relative rarity.
At first hand it was a testament to the marvels of medical science; botched experiments and bad reactions of the recent kind are an extreme, almost freakish, rarity.
At 30, he is a rarity - a late bloomer who only began to make his mark at an age when most of his contemporaries have had enough of chalk dust and limb stretching.
which he has called ` ` adiposis dolorosa, '' in which there is an enormous growth of fat, sometimes limited, sometimes spread all over the body, this condition differing from that of general lipomatosis in its rarity, in the mental symptoms, in the headache, and the generally painful condition complained of. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
The loss of Cypress, a female Florida panther, made news because of the rarity of the species.
Their rarity is down to their status as the chief asset of a wealthy family. Times, Sunday Times
They are so desirable because of their aesthetic features (transparency, luster, and color), their durability and rarity.

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