But Weston and Shah maintained a healthy scoring rate of almost three and a half per over through the morning session, although the latter enjoyed a slice of good fortune when a top-edged hook off Friend was misjudged by Nkala at fine leg.
Arsenal needed a moment of inspiration or a slice of good fortune to ignite a lifeless display, and salvation arrived in the shape of the latter five minutes after the break.
Arsenal clawed their way back into the game with a slice of good fortune as Denilson's shot took a deflection off Osman to leave Tim Howard stranded.
In Palantir, I saw everything that makes America special, and I also felt a deep sense that our good fortune imposes a responsibility to ourselves and the rest of the world.
In a stroke of good fortune, this place, Pinehurst, happened to be located in a part of North Carolina known as the Sandhills, because underneath the grass everything was sand, not soil.
As it happens, their strategic focus produced a momentum of good fortune beyond their expectations.
In a life of good fortune, he valued above all the gracious gift of his wife, Nancy.
The home side's deserved reward came with 19 minutes left, although they required a touch of good fortune to draw level.
What The Corrections has brought you that your previous two novels didn't, sadly, bring you, was fame and a good deal of fortune.
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Mrs Clinton's success has partly been a matter of good fortune.
Chelsea spent the latter stages camped out in Rosenborg's half, but a combination of good fortune, safe handling from Hirschfeld and stout defending kept Mourinho's side at bay.
Deputy traffic commissioner James Astle said the incident on 1 August 2012 had put the public at risk, and it was "but a matter of good fortune" that no one was seriously injured or killed.
While a good con man can amass a tidy fortune, there is that pesky problem of widows and other sympathetic victims who complain.
Now, the Sunday night dinner has been elevated and whether it is just you and your dining companion, the entire family, or a group of foodies who have the good fortune to convene at a top restaurant to savor the most luxurious of ingredients it is back with decadence.
He gave Wells a free pass on four pitches and had the good fortune of having a call overturned.
Gathering in fields or villages during community festivals, members of the Korean ethnic group in Jilin and other provinces in north-eastern China offer a traditional sacrifice to the God of the Land to pay homage to nature and pray for good fortune and a plentiful harvest.
But it's Stehr, with only 400 tons, who is trying to push good fortune a step further.
With Price Club, Sol Price single-handedly grew a new industry and with it, a perpetual harvest of good fortune.
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Dr. Edward Diener cites data showing that lottery winners are no happier a year after their good fortune than they were before.
It balances a private ledger of good fortune and bad fortune.
Yet not only was much of the necessary work carried out well before his time, but Australia has also enjoyed a large helping of good fortune.
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Craig Gardner brought a fine fingertip save from Steve Harper before Villa took the lead seven minutes before the interval, helped by a liberal sprinkling of good fortune.
And England enjoyed more good fortune a minute later when defender Lucio advanced from the back and crashed a rising 25-yard drive against the post with Foster well beaten.
There was a fair amount of good fortune, and several shots came off the edge through the slip and gully area, but the left-handers dug in to produce an admirable partnership.
The question now is whether we allow the health insurance companies to hold onto the benefits of this reform by keeping the extra money they are pocketing or force them to hold the line on premiums as a result of their good fortune.
Admittedly, after a few minutes of this story I realized that Robert Redd had the good fortune to play a part in the dynamics of a family connection.
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Despite the low value ranking, the Saints have been a good investment for Benson, who amassed a fortune with car dealerships, banks, and real estate.
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In 2007, as ChinaCache began to plan an initial offering, its good fortune hit a snag.
Two hours later, she discovered her good fortune when a SWAT team arrived and forced all residents to leave.
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Finding vast new reserves of oil and gas in your own back yard must count as good fortune in a land as hungry for energy as America.
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