Sentence examples for harsh luck from inspiring English sources

It was harsh luck on the visitors, then, when Buffel latched on to a cute flick from Novo to lob the goalkeeper and hand Rangers a crucial 3-1 aggregate lead, seven minutes before the interval.

Books, literary promise, love even under harsh circumstances, and luck keep our heroine alive even after bombing turns the town to rubble, and Death takes her new family.

The society has applied for grants and to foundations and the State Legislature for financing, Mr. Hernandez said, but so far has had no luck in this harsh economic climate.

His somber appearance was a harsh reminder of the Mets' poor luck with injuries this season.

This seemed to tell the tale "of their unbelievably bad luck" to run into harsher weather than in previous years.

With a bit of luck, some creative accounting, and harsh cuts.

Another is that the policy recommendations implied by luck egalitarian principles are too harsh in their dealings with people who fare badly but are deemed personally responsible for their plight (see also Fleurbaey 1995).

Discouraged by the crisis and the harsh working conditions in the leather factories, the young are trying their luck elsewhere.

Music mogul Alan McGee had earlier called Coldplay "music to wet the bed to", which had seemed harsh; by "Fix You", even I thought that Goody Two-Shoes was pushing his luck.

We say that a hard-working and productive student deserves a high grade; that a vicious criminal deserves a harsh penalty; that someone who has suffered a series of misfortunes deserves some good luck for a change.

Closing with a statement such as "Best wishes," "Good luck," or "Thanks in advance for your help," can soften even a harsh email and can elicit a more favorable reply.