"We are in the fortunate position of having a very competitive car, " said Dennis.

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Matt Yglesias points out that the US is in the fortunate position of having economics statistics that are trustworthy.

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Ms Prague told BBC News Online she was in a fortunate position as her parents would do everything to support her financially to help her complete her course.

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"I'm in a career that can be short so I'm in a fortunate position to be good stock at the moment, " Holdsworth admitted to BBC Wales' Sport Wales show.

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True, for the moment the U.S. government is in the very fortunate position of being able to borrow at lower interest rates than before the crisis, and the dollar has actually strengthened.

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We're in a fortunate position.

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"I feel I'm fortunate to be in the position that I'm in, " he said.

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Though Canada and North America are fortunate to be in a position where there are multiple nonviolent means of expressing outrage and dissatisfaction, the rest of the world is not so lucky.

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He says he's fortunate just to be in a position to play good roles.

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The position looked hopeless and the twin run outs of Lara and Lendl Simmons - the first fortunate, the second following a direct hit from substitute Suresh Raina - ended the match as a contest.

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