1.  Atomised is, however, that rare thing, a Novel of ideas that comes close to working.

2.  Corbett was not only a great hunter and practical naturalist, he was also that rare thing, a natural writer.

3.  Guests, callers, co-hosts -- everybody got their time to speak without being interrupted, a rare thing these days.

4.  The path meanders off toward a horizon line, a rare thing in a Waid painting.

5.  The truly personal diary, intended for purely personal perusal, is a rare thing.

6.  A RARE thing happened yesterday.

7.  And they gave us that rare thing, a marriage of intimate emotions and grand social passions.

8.  Any track would welcome Thunder Gulch, whose victory confirmed that he is that rare thing of late, a Derby winner with a bright future.

9.  A Democratic governor is a rare thing in the Granite State.

10.  A pessimist in India is a blessedly rare thing.