rare privilege
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrareandprivilege
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rare
adjective
uk/reər/us/rer/
not common or frequent; ...
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privilege
noun
uk/ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/us/ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/
an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they ...
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(Definition ofrareandprivilegefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofrare privilege
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It certainly is arareprivilegeto receive such interesting comments from colleagues from all over the world.
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That was arareprivilege, unprecedented for an economist.
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It is arareprivilegeto have the opportunity to meet an individual who is at the same time a trusted student, a respected colleague, and a valued friend.
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That is arareprivilege, and we should acknowledge it.
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It is arareprivilegeto be able to welcome anyone who is so distinguished in medicine.
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To give to a private company power compulsorily to purchase the land of another citizen would be to grant arareprivilege.
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It is arareprivilegefor the country to give £36 million or £38 million to a private company.
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It would give them, it seems to me, arareprivilegeamong professional men.
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That is arareprivilege.
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It is arareprivilegefor a country to be invited to send training personnel to build up from scratch, or to rebuild the defence forces of a country.
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I come from a country whose people enjoy therareprivilegeof being consulted in connection with such far-reaching decisions as participation in the euro system.
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Further, the government granted the komus therareprivilegeto freely travel the country without hindrance playing the flute for alms and meditation.
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He later said that while it was exciting to be given such arareprivilege, it presented its disruptions to the filming process at times.
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