It was pure luck that the Brazilian consumers are such rabid adopters of social media and online innovations, which makes it a very fun market to be in!

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My winners included Household International, which spiked up when HSBC decided to buy it, which was pure luck, and Gap (nyse: GPS - news - people ), which is rebounding from 9.

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It strikes many people as more than pure luck that Jason Fraser, one of the best-known and most controversial paparazzi, has such a knack for catching David and Victoria Beckham, when the famous footballer and his wife are supposedly unawares.

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Maybe it was pure luck?

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"Lost" papers, though, have a way of turning up, either as a result of assiduous detective work or pure dumb luck.

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Winning was pure magic and luck.

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