The phrase "attaining fortune" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process of achieving wealth or success, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "Many people dream of attaining fortune through hard work and perseverance."
Alternatives: "gaining wealth" or "achieving prosperity."
But O'Reilly doesn't say, "Attain fame and you will attain fortune" – he merely says that for most artists, fame itself is out of their grasp.
The article goes on: "Never before, perhaps, in so short a space of time, did a family attain fortunes so magnificent without deeds of arms or special services of any public nature".
The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, whose own popularity has plummeted with the embrace of belt-tightening in return for last summer's lifeline, has based his political fortunes on attaining debt relief by year's end.
"We view this event as possibly only the first step in attaining the full underlying value of the [Fortune] portfolio by clearing most of the tax complexities involved with splitting the business into standalone entities," Jefferies noted on Wednesday.
Even when his fortunes improve, P senses his spiritual bankruptcy, eventually attaining a form of sobriety through solitaire.
Thirty years after he attained immense fame and fortune and bade farewell to down-at-the-heels Freehold forever, Mr. Springsteen is still working his Everydude act for all it is worth.
Few Olympic athletes will ever attain the fame or fortune enjoyed by stars like Michael Phelps, and many Olympians face money troubles just like you and me, CNN Money reports.
Attaining true influence requires time and commitment.
The more outlandish triumphs and startling your reversals of fortune, the better... 11.28am BST Boys overtook girls at A* grade for the first time, with 8% of boys' entries attaining the top mark, compared with 7.9% of girls', today's figures, published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), show.
He is attaining iconic status.
