Sentence examples for were far rarer from inspiring English sources

The words "Tonkin and Johnsonon" were far rarer, which tells you something about the relative acceptability of World War II and Vietnam -- appeasement and quagmire -- as historical precedents.

An expert on sharks from New Zealand's Department of Conservation, Clinton Duffy, said such attacks were far rarer in New Zealand than in Australia, possibly because of the colder water.

The team found that craters were far rarer in the caldera than on the volcano's outer flanks, suggesting that Mars had been active as recently as 40 million years ago -- a snap in the planet's life of five billion years -- and perhaps even more recently.

In contrast, fractures were far rarer in class 1 (community ambulators) and class 2 (household ambulators) patients.

Use of hallucinogens (3.2%), inhalants (1.0%), barbiturates (0.3%), and other drugs (0.6%) were far rarer, and therefore not included in subsequent analyses.

Gone are the days when records were treasured, shared and obsessed over because they were far rarer commodities.

Buses exist, but they are far rarer.

But assassinations are far rarer now than they were 20 years ago.

But in fact, violent crime is far rarer in Japan than elsewhere.

But such flare-ups are far rarer now, and they tend to attract significantly less attention.

Few people know anyone who has lost substantial money because victims are far rarer than the exaggerated estimates would imply.