| Government servants normally receive only brickbats and on rare occasions their services are acknowledged with a bouquet. |
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| He lived with a woman called Macy and travelled widely through Europe, returning to Ireland only on rare occasions, always in disguise. |
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| A live, replicating virus, vaccinia can cause side effects, which on rare occasions can be serious and potentially life-threatening. |
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| I never knew them well, only meeting them on rare occasions down at the seafront. |
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| They are brought to the fore only on rare occasions like when you make a trip back home. |
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| Because of our southerly position in the Caribbean, we in Trinidad have had to deal with an actual hurricane only on rare occasions. |
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| Only on rare occasions would an entire Brigade be dropped for an assault upon one objective. |
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| Sharks are diverse reproducers, and their mating has been observed only on rare occasions. |
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| But if you want a desktop-replacement notebook that will only travel on rare occasions, it might be time to supersize your mobile gaming experience. |
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| Intervention should become a safety net for fishermen, that would only be used on rare occasions. |
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| Only on rare occasions will the optimum course be obvious or result in an action of conservation value. |
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| The audit reports were not forwarded to the national authorities and the letters of recommendation were only forwarded on rare occasions. |
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| It's only on rare occasions that you may need to be somber and serious throughout. |
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| Drafters in the Northwest Territories and in Quebec and Saskatchewan do so but, in the latter two places, only on rare occasions. |
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| Seizures usually end naturally after a few seconds or minutes, but on rare occasions a seizure doesn't stop. |
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| Some of these have been severe and on rare occasions, a fatal outcome was observed. |
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| However, this esurient eye for detail can, on rare occasions, cloud the larger picture. |
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| Boursin Pavitub works mainly with composite woods, melamine-laminated wood or MDF, and, on rare occasions, solid wood. |
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| She feels it would be difficult to publish translations from languages totally unfamiliar to her, and thus only does so on rare occasions. |
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| Rest assured that only on rare occasions do epidemics such as bubonic plague in India and diphtheria in Russia present a much more widespread threat. |
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| In view of this similarity, it is surprising that only on rare occasions are activities and aims taken up at international level. |
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| It had been quite possible to walk to the causeway stone, which was situated 60 yards further out to sea to the town outfall, and which was only seen on rare occasions. |
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| We should note that Smith acknowledges that on rare occasions, unconfessed sin and the consequent feelings of guilt can impede the healing power of Theophostic Ministry. |
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| Only on rare occasions are there exceptions to the lock-step unity of petrol power. |
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| Now the Committee of the Whole is used mostly for monetary bills and on rare occasions to expedite the passage of other legislation. |
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| We make public statements on rare occasions. |
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| Though conflict over carcasses is common, on rare occasions the two predators tolerate each other on the same kill. |
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| You can shift gears while pedaling, but on rare occasions the pawls and ratchet inside the hub may produce some noise afterwards as part of normal gear shifting operation. |
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| Elizabeth had a rare gift for combining calculated displays of intransigence with equally calculated displays of graciousness and, on rare occasions, a prudent willingness to concede. |
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| There also were, on rare occasions, girls. |
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| And it does still – on rare occasions – happen. |
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| However, on rare occasions, arbitral tribunals have taken an expansive approach and compared the treatment of businesses engaged in different economic activities. |
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| In 2002, the overnight money market rate, as measured by Eonia, only deviated from the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations on rare occasions. |
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| While this procedure is seldom used, it allows electors with disabilities to use a polling station with level access, when, on rare occasions their polling station does not provide level access. |
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| Only on rare occasions could Grandmother see her granddog, and both of them missed their visits. |
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| Red heart urchins, like other heart urchins, are usually buried under the sand and are only seen on rare occasions. |
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| Indistinct black smudges are present around the dorsal band, which may form a transverse striping pattern on rare occasions. |
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| One or more white spots may occur on rare occasions on the throat, between the forelegs, or in the inguinal region. |
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| Snow does, however, occasionally fall on the mountain peaks and can be seen from the town on rare occasions. |
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| However, on rare occasions, a combination of cold moisture and freezing temperatures can result in snowfall in the farthest northern regions. |
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| I hunt on rare occasions and enjoy a little target shooting. |
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| Some notes will need to be respelled, and on rare occasions accidentals will not be displayed. |
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| The advisory committee then selects the judging panel, the membership of which changes each year, although on rare occasions a judge may be selected a second time. |
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| This is normally impassable but is reputed to dry out on rare occasions. |
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| For example, on rare occasions, certain countries have been booed when performing or receiving points, especially when being given by a neighbour country. |
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| Bentham was an obsessive writer and reviser, but was constitutionally incapable, except on rare occasions, of bringing his work to completion and publication. |
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| Turner has broken the Conservative Party whip on rare occasions. |
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| In general only one or two verses are sung, but on rare occasions three. |
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| Sometimes two verses are sung, and on rare occasions, three. |
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| On rare occasions it has been associated with heart rhythm abnormalities and heart attacks. |
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| On rare occasions a housemaster might have to confiscate copies of dubious girlie magazines emanating from Europe or South Africa. |
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