RARE TIE IN LUGE DOUBLES Peter Penz and Georg Fischler raced to a rare tie for first place with the Austrian teammates Andreas and Wolfgang Linger in a luge doubles World Cup event in Park City, Utah.
There was a rare tie in the sound editing category, with Oscars going to "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Skyfall".
At the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, Maze captured two gold medals (in downhill, in a rare tie, and giant slalom) to tie rower Iztok Čop for most Olympic medals (four) won by a Slovenian.
There will be only six undefeated N.F.L. teams after Week 2 ends late tonight, with either Denver or Atlanta joining Houston, San Diego, Philadelphia, Arizona and San Francisco (provided that Denver and Atlanta don't produce a rare tie).
Should all four players in contention lose their next matches, there would be a rare tie at the top spot, with both Wozniacki and Azarenka holding 7,085 ranking points.
RICHMOND — State officials are gathering in the West Reading Room of the state's Patrick Henry building in Capitol Square to prepare for a rare tie breaking lottery Thursday that could tilt the balance of power in the state legislature.
The Outer Critics Circle awards had a rare tie in the category of outstanding actress in a musical; that award went to both Sutton Foster (for "Shrek the Musical") and Josefina Scaglione (for "West Side Story").
Even in a bitter fight over President Bill Clinton's budget in 1993, decided 51 to 50 with a rare tie-breaker vote by Vice President Al Gore, the partisanship was not as stark as it is today.
In a rare tie, it shared the year's Grammy Award for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" with Patti LaBelle's "Burnin'" (featuring, ironically, backing vocals by Fischer).
Catherine Keener was named best supporting actress for her body of work this year in "Capote," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "The Interpreter" and "The Ballad of Jack and Rose". There was a rare tie in the screenplay category between Dan Futterman ("Capote") and Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale").
"If he spent a little more time up there, he'd understand what leadership is all about". Historically, vice presidents have spent little time on their Senate duties, generally appearing only on ceremonial occasions and to cast a rare tie-breaking vote.
