1.   And this was after Gailey made a rare admission that the performance of cornerback Kevin Smith had become worrisome.

2.   In a rare admission, the army said in a formal statement that it had made a mistake.

3.   In a rare admission, the army said in a statement that it had made a mistake.

4.   It is a rare admission, certainly coming from the highest pinnacle of political power, that the United States blundered and bluffed its way through an unpopular war.

5.   It was a rare admission of any public discontent with the Taliban.

6.   It was a rare admission.

7.   Lambright offered up an admission rare for the control freaks who populate college coaching.

8.   The matter-of-fact tone in which Patrick Ewing spoke four words Wednesday did not conceal a rare admission and its potential impact on the playoff hopes of his team.

9.   This rare admission, however, is the source of his undoing on the subject of gay people.

10.   Chinese leaders in the past year have spoken out repeatedly against money worship, but the commentary was a rare admission that it also has infiltrated the military ranks.