rare circumstance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrareandcircumstance
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rare
adjective
uk/reər/us/rer/
not common or frequent; ...
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circumstance
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofrareandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I would make the point that we are dealing with a fairlyrarecircumstance.
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I foresee a possible problem being caused by the legislation in therarecircumstancethat a purchaser agrees a sale and then dies.
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So while we think it will no doubt be ararecircumstance, it is one for which we must legislate.
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I should not have thought that this was a particularlyrarecircumstance.
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One can readily imagine the possibility — one hopes that it would be ararecircumstancebut it could arise —of serious breakdown on one line or the other.
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This might be annoying in some rare circumstances.
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Only under rare circumstances should findings be withheld, and then only to the extent required to reasonably protect against dangerous misuse.
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The effects of taxes are not likely to have ambiguous effects on private consumption unless extremely rare circumstances are prevalent.
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If we interpret these as 'information conditions', they seem to be compatible only in rare circumstances.
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Currently, we do not have sufficiently sensitive techniques to detect planets with such small masses, except in rare circumstances.
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In rare circumstances the researcher may have negotiated a relationship involving a shared interest enabling the young person to work alongside them as co-enquirer.
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It was almost impossible, except in rare circumstances in battle, that a ranker could rise to officer status.
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Schwatka's voice is bland and descriptive and varies only in rare circumstances.
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Of these defects, only the coronary sinus defect is likely to be suitable for device closure, and then only in the very rare circumstances when it is seen in isolation.
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In certain extremely rare circumstances, it may be possible, if objection is taken, to debate them.
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However, failure to comply could perhaps in rare circumstances have serious results.
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In practice, the agency would only need access to even those records in rare circumstances.
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The amendment would therefore require a second consultation in the rare circumstances of the direction being issued.
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Only in very rare circumstances, where expertise is not available in-house, are in-house bids not accepted.
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