rare phenomenon
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrareandphenomenon
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rare
adjective
uk/reər/us/rer/
not common or frequent; ...
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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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(Definition ofrareandphenomenonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofrare phenomenon
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Legislative paralysis appears to be ararephenomenon.
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A more remarkable though veryrarephenomenonwas the occurrence of non-zero estimates when the true recombination frequency was zero.
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Deselection appears to be a relativelyrarephenomenon, the norm being that incumbents desiring to run for re-election are renominated.
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It is ararephenomenonin the animal kingdom.
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If one operates within the conceptual framework of neurophysiology or physics, one may treat overdetermination as ararephenomenon.
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The data also suggested that pronominal confusion is not ararephenomenonamong children tested in a non-addressee context.
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Because both specifications yield results that are very close and because zero inflation is ararephenomenon, the simpler functional form was retained. 11.
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To date few such studies have included females in large enough numbers to study therarephenomenonof the life-coursepersistent girl with adequate power for significance testing.
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But audit perfection is ararephenomenonanywhere in the world.
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The owner-occupier of a slum house was then a mostrarephenomenon.
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Without too much difficulty, we have agreed on a set of priorities, and that is ararephenomenon.
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This is something of ararephenomenonnowadays.
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It would have been able to deal with co-ownership—ararephenomenon.
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Are we talking about a veryrarephenomenon, or might many hundreds of footpaths need to be exempted from the extinguishment?
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A diesel-engined private car is an extremelyrarephenomenon.
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It seems to me to say what it means, and what ought to be said, simply and intelligibly—which is an extremelyrarephenomenonin legal terminology.
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It is ararephenomenon, indeed.
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They are the best examples of therarephenomenonof humour, in devotional poetry.
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However, the desire to adopt a new religion is a relativelyrarephenomenon.
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