storyline, few and far between

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Japanese need to take more leave, starting with when beloved pets pass

BY HIFUMI OKUNUKI

A recent survey corroborates the stereotype many folks have of the Japanese worker: In short, their work is endless and breaks are few and far between.

Bill Moyers

In an Olympics where “feel-good” narratives are few and far between, there is one storyline that journalists and Olympic lovers are clinging to like it’s a life raft in polluted Guanabara Bay. This is the tale of the first-ever All-Refugee Olympic team and, without question, their journeys are remarkable. The Nation Magazine's Dave Zirin has the story.

The Other Olympic Refugee Story

In an Olympics where “feel-good” narratives are few and far between, there is one storyline that journalists and Olympic lovers are clinging to like it’s a life raft in polluted Guanabara Bay. This is the tale of the first-ever All-Refugee…

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few and far between
not happening or existing very often:
Flats which are both comfortable and reasonably priced are few and far between.

(few and) far between　ごくまれに.

And if it’s true that this cliché has now been mostly supplanted by another — the husband-and-wife team, working side by side at the computer screen — how does this help a woman striving to make it on her own? Who are her role models? In New York Lindy Roy, Annabelle Selldorf and Winka Dubbeldam are all important architects who are just starting to leave a mark on the city — without, I should add, husbands to balance their books and stroke their egos. But such examples are few and far between — and even they are still relatively unknown.

Architecture

Keeping Houses, Not Building Them