1.   In more recent years he has shown how he despises the movie industry by making only rare fleeting appearances.

2.   LORD Wilson of Rievaulx former Prime Minister and Huyton MP Harold Wilson made a rare public appearance yesterday for the Garter ceremony at Windsor.

3.   Assad, who makes only rare public appearances and travels infrequently, has never participated in any peace talks with Israel.

4.   At the same event, the consultant made a rare semi-public appearance to poke fun at his own practice of working both sides of the partisan fence.

5.   At the recent big dinner, as Theresa practiced her dance moves and Kathryn twirled Ethan around, Patrick Schambach made a rare appearance.

6.   Brazilian music will be honored in a rare appearance by Caetano Veloso and by Carlinhos Brown.

7.   Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys made a rare public appearance to introduce the Bee Gees.

8.   Borrell made a rare appearance and immediately made himself a factor.

9.   Bush watched the debate on closed-circuit TV and made a rare appearance on the floor to offer his support.

10.   But during presidential campaign seasons, the dinners have been a high-profile platform for rare joint appearances of the two major candidates.