Sentence examples for somewhat fortunate from inspiring English sources

But they're somewhat fortunate to get it.

However, although both Galaxy goals were somewhat fortunate there was nothing lucky about their win over the Whitecaps.

Wenger conceded Arsenal had been somewhat fortunate to be awarded the penalty when Eduardo went down following what looked minimal contact at best from Celtic keeper Artur Boruc.

Jose Mourinho's side were somewhat fortunate to escape the match with a point, having spent much of the second half reduced to 10 men following Courtois' red card.

The goal was somewhat fortunate as I was going to take Diouf off just before he scored but all in all we showed real belief".

But in the 111th minute Eusebio and the ball became entangled with a prone Sampdoria defender and Barcelona were awarded a somewhat fortunate indirect free-kick.

Let us give you this picture.' Whereas I have the somewhat mixed but rather fortunate blessing of already starting with those negatives.

Fulham were still fortunate that somewhat anxious aggression did not spill over into something more costly, as both Steven Ireland and Jonathan Walters should have been awarded penalties for fouls around the box.

A I've always had a fascination and appreciation for the Modernism of the midcentury — elegant and somewhat spartan — and I was fortunate to have worked on the restoration of Modern buildings, like the Lever House.

Two other GOP incumbents, in Oregon and Minnesota, have long been considered endangered, although they are fortunate to have somewhat flawed Democratic opponents, including comedian Al Franken, a pretty tough sell for Senator regardless of his actual capability.

As America approaches the holiday season, its mass media often get on a seasonal kick of reporting the fate, in that somewhat sanctimonious phrase, of "those less fortunate than ourselves" at home and abroad.