Sentence examples for rather common occurrence from inspiring English sources

The authorities in China have been trying to crack down on financial fraud and government officials who flee with state assets, a rather common occurrence in a country where corruption is widespread.

Believe it or not, this is a rather common occurrence in the travel world: To save on the high cost of transporting a deceased loved one, travelers attempt hide the body in a carry-on bag or disguise the body to make it appear alive.

Consequently, either secondary adoption of farming by formerly pastoralist populations should also be postulated for some East African populations, such as the Luhya from Kenya (of the 1000 Genomes Project [ 53]), or a rather common occurrence of gene flow between pastoralists and agriculturalists populations in East Africa should be envisioned.

This is a rather common occurrence and subject of argument when playing battleship in this way.

While some few elephant seals tracked from various colonies have entered this area, these movements appear to have been exceptions rather than common occurrences.

"The sentimental song became a rarity rather than a common occurrence".

Leto described this paradox as a rather common but unfortunate occurrence.

They were insignificant considered on a weight basis and probably nutritionally insignificant, but the high frequency of occurrence suggested that chaetognaths were rather common.

The occurrence of dissolved organic matter is rather common in dye-containing industrial wastewater.

A phenotypic trait, e.g. disease susceptibility, and an allelic state can become statistically associated over time due simply to their common occurrence in a reproductively cohesive subpopulation, rather than any causal mechanism.

Rather, their potential collaboration is probably better seen as an industry deciding on "best practices," a common occurrence in other industries including those with dominant market players.