Sentence examples for to bring fortune from inspiring English sources
In Burkina Faso, far from being terrifying man-eaters, crocodiles are considered sacred animals for their perceived ability to bring fortune and prosperity to villages and people.
"At that time our village had become very poor, and we were eager to revive the ceremony and the temple to bring fortune and prosperity to our town," he said.
Overtime is now voluntary, rather than compulsory at the factory; compensation for three sacked union activists has been agreed; Fortune has agreed to enter the International Labour Organisation's 'Better Factory' programme; maternity pay has been increased and will be paid monthly in advance; and new pay structures are being explored to bring Fortune up to the level of other local employers.
Dumplings, shaped like old gold ingots, are thought to bring fortune and prosperity to families.
Superstitions abound about people with this condition: for example, it is believed that their body parts are potent charms to bring fortune and good luck.
Choose the metal that was rumored to bring fortune and fame to a person with the destiny.
Inscriptions were long interpreted to be religious in nature invoking images of the gods, the "rulers" of each day, to which they could bring fortune or disaster but researchers in the 1950s discovered that they instead recorded historical events linked to Mayan rulers.
He argues that the social values toward females has collapsed, especially how it affects young girls' conceptions who may start to believe that only youth and beauty, not education and work, will bring fortune.
"Water dragons bring fortune, but if there is too much water, you'll drown".
"We found floor mosaics containing symbolic Roman vine leaves, but also a wheel of fortune and the words 'Felix' inscribed, which were most likely to bring good fortune to the inhabitants," said Ivanov, who heads the excavation team.
Pointing to a dozen grey speckled birds on the ground that are supposed to bring good fortune to travellers, he said, mischievously: "They bring good luck to those who are about to travel; perhaps you will go home and marry a new young wife".
