But a slice of bad luck and a lapse in concentration enabled Liverpool managed to make it back-to-back wins in their opening two Premier League games for the first time under manager Rafael Benitez.
That's why we have programs like Medicare and Social Security and unemployment insurance, because any one of us -- I don't care how lucky you are, how rich you are, how blessed you are -- you never know, you could face a layoff, or a crippling illness, or a run of bad luck, or a tragedy.
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Just, you know, a little bit of bad luck on a few balls.
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In a formerly bad-luck city, it feels like a masochistic revival.
Ms Harris said that a family history of breast cancer was more likely to be a case of "bad luck" than a faulty gene, as hereditary breast cancer caused by genetic mutations such as BRCA1 or BRCA2 account for only 5-10% of cases of the disease.
Lee endured a mixture of bad luck and bad form, at one point jokingly offering his cue to a member of the crowd to see if he could do any better.
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Luck, both good and bad, plays a part in every life--though people tend to imagine that the good luck is a consequence of personal merit, while the bad luck springs from some malevolent outside source.
Right now, Wyeth looks like a very solid company with a bit of bad luck.
After a string of bad luck, the medical device manufacturer has delivered two years of solid growth.
But he might have stayed longer were it not for a mix of bad luck and overconfidence.
As far as the farmers are concerned, it is just a case of bad luck for the British.
Over three decades DeGeorge had a lot more bad luck with insured objects.
The fund that looks like it would be the better option could end up hitting a run of bad luck.
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On that occasion, the champagne had not broken the first time at the launch - a sign of bad luck.
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The fact is the financial crisis and the recession were not the result of normal economic cycles or just a run of bad luck.
Stewart has had a string of bad luck since she was convicted in 2004 on charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice, and sentenced to a five-month prison term.
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Your squad members will rise through the ranks, gaining abilities and stats, but at any point a wrong move on your part or a piece of bad luck could see them killed off permanently.
With a combination of bad luck and poor defending, Accies contributed to United's second goal when Dixon reacted quicker than Imrie to Andy Graham's defensive header and the left-back's low drive from 20 yards deflected off Martin Canning and past Cerny.
As much as Batista does for Brazil, as many people as he employs, the man has a severe case of bad luck.
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I've just had a terrible run of bad luck.
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Yahoo has struck me for a long time as a company that simply has bad luck in things.
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But Berdych had some bad luck when a net cord bounced out and Djokovic closed out the set.
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That is the tragedy at the heart of our health care system -- The devastation when one stroke of bad luck undoes a lifetime of hard work.
Bad luck plays a role, sure, but disaster usually strikes because of a more fundamental flaw--in the original idea, the strategy, the execution or all of the above.
We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, hard times or bad luck, a crippling illness or a layoff may strike any one of us.
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Whether it is just bad luck, a misreading of public opinion or being on vacation while a united Republican opposition is hard at work, voters have turned cold to Democratic Presidents and candidates in August.
It's also bad for the country, long-term, because all the evidence suggests that individuals who have a period of unemployment at the start of their working life pay a heavy price for that bad luck.
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