1.   This diamond-shaped form of roof is rare outside Germany, though that on the Saxon tower of Sompting Church in Sussex survives.

2.   Relatively rare outside New York, co-op apartments are home to more than a million New Yorkers.

3.   Such late-season movements are very rare outside the United States, though offseason dealings are numerous.

4.   The combination will be rare outside Europe.

5.   But such incidents are rare outside the capital.

6.   Such attacks are rare outside the troubled Caucasus region and followed a government warning this week that the country faces a growing terrorist threat from unspecified forces.

7.   While East Timor boasts smooth roads connecting towns, hotels and restaurants are rare outside the capital of Dili.