It is a rarity in the Anglophone media.

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It says something about the political class today that the experience of having served in the military is such a rarity that it is seen, not infrequently, through a distorting lens.

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As more of our daily lives move to the virtual, and for photographers hard copy prints or transparencies become a rarity, it is a treat to find a project that focuses on the world of analogue photography.

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Clorox is a rarity in that it has raised its payout almost annually in the past 30 years.

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Sure it is pretty shiny plastic, but the shape was just great to hang onto which is something of a rarity in our world of giant slabs.

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Individual bankruptcy, meanwhile, is a rarity, and those who enter it are generally expected to cut their budgets to the bone to make at least partial repayment.

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Ampco Pittsburgh ( AP) is a rarity in the steel industry because it makes the mill rolls used by major steel manufacturers as well as air conditioning and heating equipment used by commercial buildings.

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Rarity is not merely determined by the number of individuals in a species, it is also about how unusual that species is.

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