Sentence examples for was quite fortunate from inspiring English sources

I was quite fortunate.

Given the explosive potential, BP was quite fortunate to have been able to evacuate everyone safely and to prevent any gas ignition.

"I really had a lot of iron shots and got away with a couple of drives that I was quite fortunate to make birdies from," the 21-year-old McIlroy said.

The 30-year-old Mr. Buch said he was "quite fortunate" to have landed the role of demonstrator for Action Man, a new line of 12-inch toys from Hasbro, the world's second-largest toymaker.

"The timing was quite fortunate given what happened in the U.S. markets overnight -- otherwise the results could have been quite a bit worse," said Patrick Vizzone, a director of Commercial Economics Asia, a Hong Kong consulting firm.

I was quite fortunate to have a Ph.D. advisor who was an excellent mentor.

We've been quite fortunate in terms of record sales.

Until now we've been quite fortunate in that respect".

"It's a difficult thing to overcome, but I've been quite fortunate," said Mr. Farr, 75.

And we're quite fortunate that Mr. Obama did not, in fact, do a Cameron.

And we're quite fortunate that Obama did not, in fact, do a Cameron.