1.40pm GMT Flash Gordon crashes the rocket into Ming's palace (it's fortunate that the entire palace turned out to be made from plywood) and the pointy bit goes right through Ming's belly.
On a palette so vast, the most vivid colorations and discolorations can still readily be seen--but only with a sure hand to paint them, so it's fortunate Mazer's hand is so consistently and remarkably sure.
It's fortunate, then, that DeLillo's prose is so rigorous and so precise.
It's fortunate that the novel's prose is so untrammeled, because murder-mystery plotting can be a confinement too, a dark locked room whose doors open only when the solution, Messiah-like, arrives at the end.
So it's fortunate that the three M's, despite limited resources and busy schedules, were able to manage a brief cross-country tour.
It's fortunate, then, that the nation's first line of defense against rising joblessness -- unemployment insurance -- was reinforced in the stimulus law that passed last month.
Given the speed with which Hong Kong's colonial buildings have been torn down, it's fortunate that the old British marine police headquarters survived at all.
There's a series of seasonal events from teddy bears' picnics to live music, so it's fortunate that entry grants an extra day's admission too.
"It's fortunate for him and us that we have a fortnight's break, so if things go well he could be fit to take part in our session next Monday.
It's fortunate that the governor is more thick-skinned.
It's fortunate they're in a top 10 matchup".
