Sentence examples for true fortune from inspiring English sources

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In extra-time the true fortune of Seattle's progression to this stage of the post-season became apparent, with Stefan Frei single-handedly (sometimes double-handedly) taking the game to a shootout – where the Sounders' luck finally ran dry.

In his liner notes to "The Times They Are A-Changin' " (1964), Mr. Dylan wrote, "ah but Sue/she knows me well/perhaps too well/an is above all/the true fortune teller of my soul".

With 2.6% of XXI shares, worth some $50 million now, Schiller will need to orchestrate big growth to make a true fortune (investing legend Leon Cooperman owns 3.8% and BlackRock 13%).

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True, fortunes have improved for G.M. and its rivals.

After raising the roof at FrightFest, the Irish monster-pic Grabbers (2012, Sony, 15) enjoyed only a fleeting UK cinema outing as a prelude to the DVD release on which its true fortunes depend.

So what to make of last Monday, when western Pennsylvania was surprised by a fireball in the sky at 6 18 p.m. E.D.T.? True, fortunes vanished, nations clashed and the Yankees appeared to be emerging from their slump, but nothing happened that the peoples of the world might agree was all that lamentable or miraculous.

Large organizations — and it's true of Fortune 500s and it's also true of governments and other large organizations — are defenders.

Machiavelli wrote: "I believe it is probably true that fortune is the arbiter of half the things we do, leaving the other half or so to be controlled by ourselves".

"The main conclusion that we need more foreign tech workers is not true," quoth Fortune.

(Yes, it's true that Fortune ranked only industrial companies in the old days, but there was a reason for that, and none of the banks would have cracked the top 25 anyway).

Through the artful exploration of internal dialogue, effective discipline and resonance, Karen helps men and women align dreams with realities, and discover true inner fortune.

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