Sentence examples for the luck of having from inspiring English sources

And Spain had the luck of having a liberal monarchy.

Berlioz once observed wryly that the luck of having talent was not enough without "a talent for luck".

She had the luck of having parents who believed in her education, and the great barrier of an armed group that thought it would be better if she were dead.

It shows how compensation can have little to do with performance and more with stock market movements and the luck of having options granted instead of less valuable stock.

Other stories followed: the New Year's Eves the gang celebrated in the bar, where for years there was not even a music charge; the luck of having spent time in a club in the clouds.

They return to society some of the benefits received over a lifetime: public education and other services of a great city, opportunities to invest securely and, in our case, the luck of having bought property on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 1960's.

Meanwhile, I was clicking away, obsessed with capturing the surrounding beauty — and also with the sheer luck of having the tiny little Skanevik car ferry all to ourselves.

It may even question the premise that the dumb luck of having been born in the United States gives a group of people the right to decide who may enter the premises.

We had the great luck of having the guidance of two dear friends -- Elena (a talented psychic) and Cathy (a geriatric nurse) -- say clearly to me that Maitai was "ready".

To counter the good luck of having that photographic model for the mural, the Fates decreed that brown would be the first covering layer.

"The Widow Detective" follows an LAPD detective who has the unfortunate luck of having his partners die in the line of duty.