To be sure, she was fortunate in her opponents.
"Sure we're fortunate, but the people in our program have worked hard to get here".
But they are not sure how less fortunate people can continue to afford to stay here.
Oh sure, I was fortunate enough to finally become an astronaut, but the pride I share in this storied government agency stems from so much more.
Sure, Depp has a fortunate set of genes, but it makes my skin crawl to read male journalists comment on "what a beautiful young lady she has become" without even the slightest shred of self-examination or irony.
Sure, Barcelona had been fortunate, Juan Cruz suggesting that "they really shouldn't push their luck so much", Oriol Domenech insisting "it's time they added a new word to their dictionary: shoot!" But, claims Marca's Santiago Segurola, "Few teams deserve a dose of fortune like Barcelona".
The genetic boons of Phelps's physique and physiology were preconditions to his success, to be sure, but he also was fortunate to come from a family that was intimate with pool culture and understood the brutal routines of the committed swimmer.
Sure, some people have been fortunate enough to make a lot of money with good (perhaps "lucky" is a better word to describe it) timing.
There were no more waves, which was fortunate, since I was sure that one more would have finished me.
There are those in the world who long for fame and fortunate, but I am sure that few would welcome the level of fame that Jackson had.
Rather, the economic forces concentrating more and more wealth into the hands of the fortunate few are almost sure to prevail for a very long time".
