Sentence examples for rarer of from inspiring English sources

Mosque lamps of brass and, rarer, of glass and enamel, are ringed with calligraphic ornamentation.

The work at Christie's, which is considered the rarer of the two because of the painted surface, is estimated to sell for $8 million to $12 million.

That is why uranium fuel has to be enriched, for only one of the two naturally occurring isotopes of the metal is fissile, and it is much the rarer of the two.

Ford also showed that the selective advantage for the rarer of the genes varied widely, from -0.10 to +0.20, and that there was no evidence of heterozygote advantage.

The rarer of 2 alleles of a polymorphism in the promoter of the tumor necrosis factor alpha gene (TNF) has been associated with spontaneous preterm birth following preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes in some populations.

The mtDNA of the hybrid combinations (particularly for the overrepresented combinations) originated in most cases from the rarer of the two "parental" species.

Such attacks have been rare of late.

John Maus is the rarest of pop stars.

The rarest of good friends.

Joba Chamberlain is the rarest of exceptions.

The rarest of events was unfolding.