They have the luck of being born into a family in which a family member or friend shows them a domain that immediately engages them, or one that slowly sneaks up on them.
Mr. MacLean didn't have the unforgettable luck I once did while working at NBC years ago.
Though most of the funds managed by billionaires booked improved returns in 2010, one of the world's youngest 10-figure men, John Arnold, didn't have the same luck.
The Indianapolis Colts obviously didn't have the best of luck while playing the eventual Super Bowl XLVII champions in the playoffs this past season, but something tells us a little 360-degree imagery might help turn those frowns upside down -- and that's for both local and long-distance fanatics.
Hopefully for the Inquirer, the Perelmans will have better luck in the news business than Sam Zell did.
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The Cardinals look as if they have eight players on the floor, what with all the arms waving and bodies smothering whoever has the bad luck to have the ball, and when one guy sits down, there's one just as physical right there to take his place.
But no amount of planning could have prevented the bad luck that befell the Metropark hotel group last week.
But whether the government will have any more luck in controlling the spread of his invention remains to be seen.
The shamrocks have brought good luck to our garden over the past few years.
I've had the good luck to have lived through the Great Depression and every recession since, and I'm still here, which is the good news.
That said, the crew at TechCrunch have found better luck, who describe the ability to easily navigate through a stream of news and photos with a quick tilt of the head.
Lady Ashton also has the bad luck to have taken over just when the EU was losing one of its most powerful weapons: the lure of membership to encourage reform.
Mr Fukui may have better luck with the Bank of Japan's other policy goal: keeping the financial system from collapse.
Or a place where those born without advantages of wealth, health and good luck have the deck stacked against them?
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Having luck on one side doesn't mean anything if you have no luck on the other side, so we'll go to Moscow now and see.
However, Democrats may have better luck keeping the dialogue going through 2008, hoping that voters will again hand them control of Congress and will put a liberal president in the White House.
But rather than openly argue for tax harmonization and other policies that would lead to higher taxes and a loss of fiscal sovereignty, they think they will have more luck expanding the power of government by employing demagoguery against the big, bad, multinational companies and small, low-tax jurisdictions.
Mr. Benga said if he knew that the admissions process would have as much to do with luck as skill, he and his wife might have skipped the stressful process altogether, moved to another district or explored how to pay for private school.
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The other reason the league is pre-eminent is that folks have cottoned on to the fact that luck plays a huge part in the FA Cup, like any knockout competition.
Many newcomers, far less threatening than Apple, have had better luck luring the studios online.
The archaeological record is little help, but the main hypotheses have been luck, intelligence and aggression.
Had Peyton returned to Indy, and had I still been in charge, we would have drafted the successor (Andrew Luck).
In fact, I would say Chevrolet would have better luck bringing back the Corvair than Nader will have with his proposal.
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The home has had several price cuts, but with its new celebrity real estate status, the homeowners may have better luck selling.
So while you might not have much luck trying out the Wii at your nearest 24-hour SuperCenter, you can rest assured it'll be available -- along with those questionably priced accessories -- for purchase.
While many Madden cover athletes have fallen to injuries or other bad luck over the years, NCAA Football cover athletes have remained unscathed.
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