rare creature

collocation in English

meaningsofrareandcreature

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rare
adjective
uk
/reər/us
/rer/
not common or frequent; ...
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creature
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkriː.tʃər/us
/ˈkriː.tʃɚ/
any large or small living thing that can ...
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(Definition ofrareandcreaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A mentor, a personal adviser, or a young person's adviser, is a strange, precious andrarecreature.
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I bet that such a person is a prettyrarecreature.
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Let me here say the man who has £100,000 worth of land and nothing else is a veryrarecreature.
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He would know he was doing it, he would know it was ararecreatureand it would seem to me that he had a reasonable excuse.
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The scheme is one of those rare creatures, a green road, and people want it.
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Looking for an honest consultant is rather like looking for an honest lawyer—they are rare creatures.
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I suppose that such people exist, though they are very rare creatures.
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In practice, such rare creatures reach the market because it is claimed that they are a common species and are not subject to control.
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My point is that where these two remarkably rare creatures with equal technical qualifications exist, the qualities of character and leadership should be given preference over linguistic ability.
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They would make elaborate gilt-bronze mounts for clocks, furniture or statuary that incorporated imaginary or rare creatures such as camels and ostriches.
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His aim is to save these rare creatures from extinction and to help people understand the truth behind the horrific attacks on humans.
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They are all experienced players and have rare creatures that other players do not have access to.
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There are also sub-worlds; small zones with a few dangerous and rare creatures.
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