21.  I speak as someone who was that rare thing, a fan of the umpires.

22.  If Nazi beliefs are behind the murder, however, that kind of hate crime would be a rare thing in the region.

23.  It is a rare thing these days.

24.  It is a rare thing to be able to credit one person with the creation of a musical genre.

25.  It is a very rare thing in the world.

26.  It is that rare thing, a work of art that is tough, intelligent and daring enough to generate sympathy for a coldblooded killer.

27.  It is a rare thing.

28.  It is a rare thing to get a textbook to take home, they said.

29.  It was a rare thing, both men said, the way they could let their guard down and talk so freely.

30.  It is also that rare thing, a happy book.