Sentence examples for fortune but also from inspiring English sources
He would bequeath to his children not just a fortune, but also what Mr. Coll calls a "transforming vision of ambition and religious faith in a borderless world".
Stiff-necked, stiff-lipped, and with stiff red hair, Soames is the beloved child of the Forsyte family and the heir apparent not only to its fortune but also to its long-standing imperialist ideals — maintain order at all costs, bear your burdens lightly, and keep the class distinctions clear.
Average unemployment went up slightly to 8.2%, but should come down again this year to 7.8%, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).Latin America weathered the recession partly thanks to good fortune but also to sound policies.
Shangri La will host the third annual Orchid Festival to not only wow you with the beauty of 100 species — some around since the turn of the 20th century, when the grounds were the private gardens of H. J. Lutcher Stark, the heir to a Texas timber fortune — but also to teach you how to ensure that they live a long life.
That the attacks on Tuesday did not kill any soldiers seemed due in some degree to good fortune, but also to security that has tightened considerably in recent months as the attacks rose to, at times, 50 or more a day.
Otto Heino, a prolific ceramicist whose simple, elegantly shaped pots and opulent glazes earned him not just a fortune but also a reputation, which he shared with his wife, Vivika, as the personification of sturdy American artisanship, died July 16 in Ventura, Calif.
Nadir has made fortunes – but also lost them.
Between 1866 and 1873, the country put down thirty-five thofsand miles of track, minting enormous fortunes but also, as Mark Twain put it, displaying "shameful corruption".
The original collection suffered from family disputes and their declining fortunes, but also from the rising prices commanded by the artists they had championed.
But in an interconnected world, success is measured not only by the size of their fortunes but also by their ability to use their billions to achieve recognition and influence far beyond the grimy precincts of their industrial triumphs.
Around the turn of the 20th century, 80% of the world's finest pearls came from here – and the trade didn't just transform the town's fortunes but also its population.
