1.   A lighter is a rare commodity here.

2.   But honesty is a rare commodity, especially in dreamland.

3.   Hydrogen sulphide was probably a relatively rare commodity, even in ancient times.

4.   Luck is a rare commodity but the harder a manager works the more he has of it.

5.   Maleness is a rather rare commodity at this stage.

6.   Separate offices for quiet work are a rare commodity.

7.   Their whistles give them power, a rare commodity among revolutionaries.

8.   And during tornado season, he makes certain that his automobiles have a full tank of gas, which was a rare commodity for days after Terrible Tuesday.

9.   And energy, in Milan, is a rare commodity.

10.   And on this day, as on most days in the Haitian capital, truth was a rare commodity.