Sentence examples for expected fortune from inspiring English sources

If the sequence of Xs are outcomes in successive trials of a game of chance and fn is the fortune of a gambler after the nth trial, then the martingale condition says that the game is absolutely fair in the sense that, no matter what the past history of the game, the gambler's conditional expected fortune after one more trial is exactly equal to his present fortune.

He invested in the Ptarmigan Mine in British Columbia, which never produced the expected fortune in gold, silver and copper.

I have also seen this reliance on an expected fortune destroy sibling relationships — and leave hopeful heirs to live out their days as half-formed adults.

The expected fortunes from Premier League TV rights payments, however, and the sale of players ordered by Azougy, did not materialise because the Premier League withheld Pompey's cash to pay other clubs owed money.

The BDO report said the divergence between the expected fortunes of the services and manufacturing sectors could be partly explained by the impact of increasing inflationary pressures on UK businesses.

Analysts on average were expecting Fortune to earn $1.17 per share in the third quarter, down 12.7% from a year earlier, and $4.36 per share for the full year, down 13.8% from 2007.

He adds that a "few hundred companies (both small and large)" have tested the beta version of Todoist For Business and expects Fortune 500 companies to be a key market for the new software.

'If you want something, you have to either ask for it or walk up and take it.' We can't expect good fortune to fall into our lap.

Now that the Federal Aviation Administration issued its Part 107 rules clarifying how drone operators are, and aren't, permitted to fly for commercial or industrial purposes in US airspace, the CEO expects more Fortune 1000 businesses will want to employ drones in their operations.

Louis XIV was more forgiving to his old friend – "At our age, Marshal, we must no longer expect good fortune".

You can expect good fortune to continue with you in a dream of pears.