英语词汇“by luck”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

At first, Billy windmilled his arms, hoping to find it by luck. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not wish him dead, but I wish that by luck, by chance, he might have taken some other road and found some other valley. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You may have succeeded in shutting down the attack simulation, girl, but it was by luck alone, not skill. I would die of shock if you managed to do anything useful again for a longtime.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in the morning, again by luck and the help of Kehaar, they had evidently just missed another at the crossing of the iron road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep a fire going? Is a fire too much for us to make?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Someone’s painted a wall lime green, or there’s a bright-red sign above a takeaway shop, or maybe somebody’s picked up a bright-blue piece of sheet metal just by luck. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In a few years, without effort, simply by luck, he had accumulated one of the largest fortunes in the swamp thanks to the supernatural proliferation of his animals. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Already, by luck, we have seen the assembly of particles of exchanged thought into today’s structures of art and science. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There by luck she found winecups and tables still in place—for Father’s attendant counselors had dined just now before they went to the assembly. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odysseus’ second thrust went home by luck, his bright spear passing through the shoulder joint; and the beast fell, moaning as life pulsed away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must hunt it by guess, by hunch, by luck, even as it had hunted him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We tend to assume that non-mammalian sea life is driven by instinct and survives by luck and little else. From fat bears to "Nature": TV displays our complicated feelings about the natural world 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

It was not the first time, or the last, that someone had gamed a competition supposedly decided by luck. The ‘McMillions’ Monopoly Scheme, Explained 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

The earliest Disney animated features, for example, painted childhood as an unrelenting nightmare, from which the young protagonists eventually escaped to a happy ending more by luck than by heroism. Oz Revisited – Part 3: A Parable of Empowerment 2013-09-18T15:30:10Z

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival is winding down, and by luck of the scheduling draw, it is circling back to two troupes that produce women’s scripts all the time. Women’s Voices Theater Festival goes country as it winds down 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

Yet British literary insiders say that the imprint’s success cannot be explained by luck alone. How a Tiny British Publisher Became the Home of Nobel Laureates 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

“I had many friends who found themselves on third base, and I realized how important it is to be mindful that we are there partly by luck,” he says. Becoming Michael Lewis 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

“Channel 5 has recently, by luck or by design, offered solace by being a kind of safe space for older, decent values — a halcyon vision of Yorkshire.” ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ Heals Cows and Soothes Souls 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z

That moment didn’t arrive by luck — the slow and steady effort to establish Indy as the sports capital of America began over a decade ago. Every city needs a brand 2012-06-30T16:00:00Z

I read it all in my early 20s just by luck, and realized it was as close as I’d ever get to such a range of sources. By the Book: Gary Snyder 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

And then there was Felicia, and by luck of the draw, and chance of chances, we were able to capture Felicia have a beautiful, beautiful birth. "Aftershock" directors on how the anti-midwife campaign wrought the Black maternal mortality crisis 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

The usual industry channels would never have funded such a film, but by luck a maverick circle of City investors financed the whole £1m budget, “and didn’t even try to interfere”. Gemma Arterton: ‘Everyone in the industry knows I'm a pain’ 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z

She switched to Prose, which, purely by luck, didn’t add that to her shampoo and conditioner. Can Artificial Intelligence Eliminate Your Bad Hair Days? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z

But by luck of geography, some parts of the world will be less impacted by climate change. Are these cities ready to become climate havens? 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z

They exploited France with cross-field bombs and it is not by luck that they got so much change out of that. ‘Impressive England will need more against South Africa in semi-finals’ 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z

You get a lot of those hotels and houses, by luck of the draw, if you land on Park Place … Sen. Amy Klobuchar on drug reform: Big Pharma "spent hundreds of millions — and the public won" 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z

They came second at the Olympics and it's not by luck. 'Spain so close to final it is giving me shivers' 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z

They came second at the Olympics and it's not by luck. Brown-Finnis' World Cup semi-final predictions 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z

"It's by luck alone that we haven't lost any more lives," he said. BBC finds police BMWs at risk of exploding still on the roads 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z

Finding the host animal is sometimes easy, by luck, and sometimes hard. The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z

Urging any witnesses to come forward, Ch Insp Paul Southern said it had been "a totally reckless attack and it's by luck, rather than by design, that no-one was seriously injured or killed". Wolverhampton wedding party gun attack was reckless, police say 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z

In the end, Punjab was spared, largely by luck rather than preparation. After devastating floods in Pakistan, some have recovered but many are struggling a year later 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z

“Fortunately, very much by luck, we had hit on a technology that had just the right degree of difficulty for a successful start-up,” Mr. Moore wrote. Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z

“Fortunately, very much by luck, we had hit on a technology that had just the right degree of difficulty for a successful start-up,” Mr. Moore wrote in 1994. Gordon E. Moore, the Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z

As he wondered which direction to take, by luck, another route into the elite opened up. Inside the Atlas Lions - the Englishman behind Morocco's epic run 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z

Shots being fired at a wedding party was "totally reckless" and those present avoided injury "by luck, rather than by design", police have said. Wolverhampton wedding party gun attack was reckless, police say 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z

One mark for the closest answer and three if by luck or genius you get it spot on. Mark Easton's Boxing Day family puzzler 2022 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z

Russia's defence ministry accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the plant, saying a leak of radiation had been avoided only by luck. UN's nuclear watchdog chief condemns shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z

Astronomers observed one of these collisions in 2017, but it was more by luck than design. Neutron star chaser: Telescope spots dead suns crash 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

“We pretty much timed it by luck about as perfectly as we could have.” These Homeowners Decided to Rent Again 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

Those who do survive do so by luck or foresight — either because they had the resources to quarantine themselves for months in their homes, or because they were stranded at an airport and never left. Could a super-deadly flu like the one in "Station Eleven" really exist? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

I have planted by the stars in defiance of the experts, and tilled somewhat by incantation and by singing, and reaped, as I knew, by luck and Heaven’s favor, in spite of the best advice. Poem: The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

A group of scientists say they have discovered by luck what they believe is the world's northernmost island off Greenland's coast. Greenland island is world's northernmost island - scientists 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z

There were also several attempts to kill Kucinich that were narrowly thwarted by luck or timely police work. The saga of Dennis Kucinich: When one man stood up to corporate power — in 1970s Cleveland 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

"You don't get to the finals by luck." Stanley Cup Final 2021: Lightning look to repeat, Canadiens hope to end drought 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

“You don’t get to the finals by luck.” Habs brace for biggest test: Defending champion Lightning 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z

A mother and her teenage daughter living in Paris suffered in a similar way and, perhaps by luck, their doctor knew enough about air pollution. The search for the Dr. Fauci of climate change 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z

Anderson is simply enjoying being rich and adamantly offline, knowing that — by luck or foresight — he abandoned the social media monopoly right as it was getting very, very dark. Myspace Tom got it right 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

The Mitchells, by luck and pluck, are the only ones to go undetected, a success owed less to their intelligence than their imperfections. Review: Family and robots in ‘Mitchells vs the Machines’ 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

Within four short years, Cuomo had become the most powerful man in New York, his ascent sustained by luck, timing and the exercise of relative self-control. Andrew Cuomo’s White-Knuckle Ride 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

“It’s only by luck, and perhaps the grace of God, that no one was killed,” said Assistant District Attorney Sara Waldschmidt. Wisconsin mall shooting case staying in juvenile court 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

Some variants become more common in a population simply by luck, not because the changes somehow supercharge the virus. The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us? 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z

But Mr. Boyd’s career was shaped more by luck and chance than any steely determination to enter the family business. Alan S. Boyd, who helped build Transportation Department and became its first secretary, dies at 98 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z

If true, this will require an endless supply of the skill, leavened by luck, that has gotten humanity through its most recent 27,394 days. Opinion | One of humanity’s remarkable achievements is the absence of the use of a third nuclear weapon 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

Whether by luck or divine intervention, the altar and many historical wooden statues positioned nearby survived unscathed. No answers yet in ongoing investigation into San Gabriel Mission fire 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

“To raise a Fatima — it takes so many different factors put together, many of them by luck, to raise someone like that. And then, just like that, gone.” Another Young Leader Taken. Afghans Ask: How Many More? 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

In a complicated search propelled mostly by luck, a writer found the facts and the family. In Search of Tiger Phong - Golf Digest 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

That, said Kalsi, has left him unable to procure a means to make the potentially life-saving devices before they slip into the mass market, where availability could be determined by luck and money. Amid coronavirus, Army vets fought to mass produce $100 ventilators. They hit roadblocks 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z

Maybe just by luck, MLB beat the exponential explosion of the Spanish flu by just a few weeks. Perspective | Baseball has survived pandemics before, and for desperate fans, that counts 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

Whether by fate or by luck, when director Josephine Decker was first sent the script for “Shirley” she was just in the middle of tearing her way through the work of author Shirley Jackson. Elisabeth Moss and Josephine Decker reveal 'inner sorcery' of Sundance premiere 'Shirley' 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

The news about the lack of American deaths or injuries, whether by luck or design, led to a change in tone among some of the television advisers that Trump often plays close attention to. Trump address a cliffhanger for a TV-centric presidency 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

One mark for the closest answer and three if by luck, or genius, you get it spot on. Boxing Day family puzzler 2019 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Simon flashes back on their warm romance, one they grew to believe was guided by luck and fate. Review: An unremarkable romance plagues ‘Only Cloud Knows’ 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

But, whether by luck or astronomical judgement, he was right. How much should bosses be paid? 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

But by luck of the draw, all the candidates on the first night of this debate are white, which might limit some of the drama seen in the last round. What to watch for during Night 1 of the Democratic debate in Detroit 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

And then it seemed by luck alone that neither side struck again. The U.S. is in the World Cup final with a stop of penalty and a spot of tea 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

In Panama, he said, he lost track of his mother, only to be reunited with her weeks later — by luck — in southern Mexico. Hundreds of Africans tried to reach the United States. Now they’re stuck in Mexico. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z

“As the guy who was saved just by luck I want to say something very clear,” he says. 'Saved by luck': the passenger who just missed flight ET302 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

Then, by luck, I connected with Ed Moses and other artists here. Frank Gehry at 90: Aging, music and the one building he most wants to design 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

And he did find it, finally, by luck mostly, I think, suddenly we turned and it opened out before us, after the cramped alleys the expanse of the square, beyond it the horizon of water. “The Frog King” 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

“I think it wasn’t by luck. It was a lot of hard work, a lot of training, a lot of taking care of their body that saw them able to be productive into their 40s.” Saints QB Brees on history's doorstep with Redskins up next 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

In truth, my incredible media career happened mostly by luck. Oh, La, La: Seattle Times garden writer Ciscoe Morris is starting a new chapter 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

But those friends were the select few who, somehow, by charm or by luck, had gotten through his shell. The Scientist Who Scrambled Darwin’s Tree of Life 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

The project went hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and missed a series of deadlines, but by luck it turned out to be well timed. Can Andy Byford Save the Subways? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z

There’s a story of at least one rider, who knew the trail very well, but was trying to take a short cut one night and ended up in quicksand and only survived by luck. Why the Short-Lived Pony Express Still Fascinates Us 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z

Forty years ago, if a game was level after 120 minutes, the winner was decided by luck: a simple coin-flip. A practical guide to the most nail-biting part of the World Cup 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

But if those riches have been earned by luck, or an implicit taxpayer subsidy, then it does not make sense to put such people in charge. The flaws in finance 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z

She says her team got the underwater video by luck. Researcher captures striking Antarctic video of minke whale 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z

Just like a slow pace, the higher the share of shots in a game from three-point range, the more the outcome is determined by luck rather than skill. The maddest March: at last, a 16-seed upsets a number one 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z

The filmmakers smartly set the story more than a year after the original disaster, and wrote characters who survive not by luck or power, but by wits and preparation. A Quiet Place blends horror and drama in a silent world 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z

“When a gambler feels favoured by luck, dopamine is released,” says Natasha Schüll, a professor at New York University and author of Addiction By Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas. Has dopamine got us hooked on tech? 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z

“You don’t get to be a Top 10 team in the country by luck and they certainly showed why they’re such a great team.” Sabally, Bando lift No. 6 Oregon past Colorado, 84-47 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

“Only by luck do I have one such picture — where the camera caught him in the act,” she added. Kathryn Rossetter, new Dustin Hoffman accuser, says actor repeatedly sexually abused her on Broadway 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

It may be only by luck that one young researcher finds colleagues in other groups who experience shared challenges. Great mentoring is key for the next generation of scientists

“That was the problem. It was only a matter of time that my ranking would drop because you can’t just win matches by fighting or by luck,” he added. Tennis: Forgotten 'newcomer' Coric still has time on his side 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z

“It was by luck and grace,” she said of how she was able to get on the first boat, a sailing ship with a motor. Woman tells how she survived Hurricane Maria, evacuated home 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

“It was just sort of by luck that we got him,’’ Morrell said. Has Chris Carson finally ended the Seahawks’ post-Marshawn Lynch tailback merry-go-round? 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z

In turn, that means they are highly likely to lose at least one of the necessary three rounds to an inferior club by luck alone. The Cleveland Indians are great, not just lucky 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

“It was just by luck I was able to find somebody to help,” he said. With 220 languages spoken in California, courts face an interpreter shortage 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

They are selected by U.N. agencies and approved by host governments, their fate determined by luck and charity, with the sickest and most vulnerable put at the front of the line. Two friends were stuck in a refugee camp. A scholarship competition was their only way out. 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z

It would be more revealing, he adds, to track later developmental events, such as the formation of the three germ layers that give rise to different organs, because these events are less governed by luck. The trickiest family tree in biology 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

How tough or successful Gormley will be in the 143rd running of the first Triple Crown race may not be determined by skill but rather by luck. Trainer John Shirreffs not concerned by Gormley's inconsistent campaign 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

But some consider it was more by luck this time than by good planning. Huge quake exposes problems in how New Zealand prepares 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

“This isn’t just something that’s happened by fate or by luck,” said Skip Hall, who spent 12 years as an assistant at Washington under legendary coach Don James and is a close friend of Petersen. Under Chris Petersen's exacting approach, Washington is thriving 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

“If having choice means choosing between two criminals for the White House, I think I’m O.K. going by luck,” another Beijing college student chimed in. What China Sees in Donald Trump—and in Itself 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

“This region just happened to avoid strong changes just by luck,” says Martin Van Kranendonk, a geologist at the University of New South Wales, Kensington, in Australia and a co-author on the paper. Hints of oldest fossil life found in Greenland rocks 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

“I ended up by luck going to a music, theater and language high school.” Local pediatric dentist to revisit her rock star past 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z

According to one study, young people increasingly believe that their destinies are determined by luck, fate or powerful people besides themselves. How we became a country where bad hair days and campaign signs cause ‘trauma’ 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

Running beneath all of these is the tacit hope of finding a planet where, by luck of the algorithm, the universe clicks. No Man’s Sky expects you to do the heavy lifting of the universe 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

“So, by luck, he came to America, which would not have been the usual route when young Egyptian men of talent were going abroad to get educated in science,” Dr. Dervan said. Ahmed H. Zewail, Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist, Dies at 70 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

“You don’t get to the quarterfinals of a major tournament by luck.” Belgium won’t be lacking for support for Wales match 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

Whether by luck or design, civic and industrial buildings fared better. In Fort McMurray, Fire Leaves a Black Line of Destruction 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

Yet, either by luck or intent, relatively few of these projectiles hit anyone. This may be the best way to measure gun violence in America 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z

According to Prof Sarah Harper, from the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, just over half your chance of living a long life is dictated by luck of birth. Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday 2016: What can we learn about longevity? - BBC News 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

They’d phoned the hut that morning and, by luck, had reserved the last two beds. Alone in the Alps 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

He added, “It’s not by luck that we have a lower recidivism rate — it is due to the process we put in place.” 2 Libyan Guantánamo Inmates Are Transferred to Senegal 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z

“It was just by luck that I happened to know someone who had used a consultant.” Finding the Best Addiction Treatment, With Hired Help 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

“Only by luck was tragedy avoided,” the ministry added. Russia warns Turkey after firing warning shots 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z

"Only by luck was tragedy avoided," the ministry said. Russia warns Turkey over Aegean warship incident 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z

You look for a dominant suit that fits your team’s weakness, then hope to get one or, by luck, two of the other qualities. After parting ways with Matt Williams, Nationals need to find a true leader 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

If we attribute those to what we did but in fact we succeeded or failed purely by luck, we mislead ourselves. Is Success A Matter Of Skill Or Luck? Wrong Question 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

But the speech was covered by the BBC’s Washington correspondent and, by luck, his report was heard by the then UK foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin, in a wireless set he kept by his bedside. What was good for Germany in 1953 is good for Greece in 2015 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

When a desired outcome is brought about by luck, you must acknowledge that fact. 5 Techniques to Improve Your Luck 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

"It’s not just about manufacturing, that we’ve been doing anyway. But we are making products designed for India, and this doesn’t happen by luck." Tandoori microwaves help Samsung woo India, counter global dip 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

“In September, we managed to stop them only by luck.” Battered Ukrainian City of Mariupol Braces for Worst as Rebels Close In Again 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Niccolo Machiavelli, perhaps the shrewdest political philosopher in history, believed that great events were shaped by luck — or “fortuna,” as he called this unpredictable force of life. The United States should think — and act — like a superpower 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

“One of those great things about history is that you end up getting connected to things many times by luck and happenstance,” Hunter said. Jekyll Island celebrates chance role in historic phone call 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

Can you rely on your own or others’ planning, or will the outcome be determined by luck? 5 Techniques to Improve Your Luck 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

It’s not by luck and it’s not by the seat of your pants, this is a long hard process that they go through to maintain. Monday quotes from Seattle coach Pete Carroll 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

So, taxing income and or wealth created or attributed by luck doesn’t lead to a reduction in labour input and thus doesn’t lead to a reduction in income and or wealth creation in general. The Continental Resources, Harold Hamm, Divorce Case Is An Excellent Argument For Higher Taxes 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

Essentially, Horne painted a picture of a deeply conservative and unambitious country that had got to where it was by luck rather than merit, riding on the coat tails of its historical ties to Britain. Is Australia still the Lucky Country? 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

Even though, by luck, that didn’t happen, “the cost to our relationship with Pakistan and the backlash among the Pakistani public over encroachment on their territory was … severe.” As Hiroshima Day dawns, why are we still tempting nuclear fate? 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

But one’s nationality is determined largely by luck of birth. America's Income Inequality Is Dwarfed By the World's 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

If people survived surgery, it was more by luck than judgement. What Leonardo taught us about the heart 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

In Japan, by luck of historical confluence, the marketing problem solved itself. There’s Money in Pollution

“It was strictly by luck,” Cole said about being teamed up with the commander his squadron already idolized. ‘Doolittle Raiders’ awarded congressional gold medal

Whether by luck or good judgment, it avoided the worst excesses of the boom. High & Low Finance: The Perils When Megabanks Lose Their Focus 2013-09-05T18:48:21Z

And I don't think it was by luck. Edinburgh dedicates win to Anthony 2013-08-07T06:19:36Z

People move ahead as much by luck as through performance. The false theory of meritocracy: why women lose out 2013-06-24T07:00:12Z

It is like life. But they did not win by luck. Mancini turns on players after defeat 2013-04-21T18:56:40Z

A privilege afforded by luck of birth—both in time and in place. When I was your age...: Or, what is it with kids these days? 2013-01-15T12:45:00.193Z

Her biggest fear had always been ending up dependent in a nursing home, and by luck or design, she was able to avoid that. Well: When the Patient Is 'Noncompliant' 2012-11-15T16:44:51Z

Last year, good timing was compounded by luck when Ms. Troyer and Mr. Farentinos met with Theresa Graham, a merchant for the builders hardware category at Home Depot. Prototype: Elephant Trunk Mailbox Evolves to Fit a New Purpose 2012-10-28T04:11:02Z

Trying to find the winners is futile if victory is determined largely by luck. Why Your Brain is Killing Your Portfolio 2012-07-20T21:40:34Z

That doesn't happen just by luck, it happens through hard work and a lot of skill. Boucher injury 'cruel and distressing' 2012-07-10T15:27:13Z

That may seem like a strong correlation, except when you consider the result you’d end up with if the relative success of both firms were determined solely by luck. How Much Does The Big Boss Really Matter? (A Partial Defense of Jamie Dimon) 2012-06-11T10:00:04Z

But this is perhaps more by luck than good judgement. Northern Rock split 'could leave taxpayers with ?2bn bill' 2012-05-17T23:05:02Z

After walking for an hour up the valley in a thick fog, by luck I struck the right ridge, which proved a very steep climb. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z

Some of us get out by luck, some by cunning, and crawl on to the grass, exhausted and crippled to die. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z

With a yell for help he let the man close with him, and, more by luck than skill, he parried the blow which the other had dealt him with the knife. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z

“Just by luck I ran across the lawyer, waiting for a train.” Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z

More by luck than good management, probably, no very important disaster of the kind occured, and the first two or three days at their aunt's passed prosperously. The Man with the Pan Pipes and other Stories 2012-02-06T03:00:12.143Z

It is perhaps fortunate for us that our hopes are not mathematically exact, that our destiny is largely shaped by luck. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z

Ask him if it came together at first by luck and accident? Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z

Whoever is favoured by luck may usually take all manner of chances and succeed. Bridge Axioms and Laws 2011-11-26T03:00:16.523Z

Partly by skill and partly by luck he had hit the crevasse at its easiest point, and we had only to make a downward jump of eight or ten feet. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z

If therefore by skill or by luck, such sands or veins shall fall into his hands, he will be able to establish his fortune without expenditure, and from poverty rise to wealth. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z

For those youths, comparatively few, who by luck and circumstances find themselves eligible to them, they are an interesting form of discipline or indulgence, and I will not say that they are unimportant. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z

The crest of a wave received the frail boat, and, more by luck than by good management, the seamen contrived to disengage the falls. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z

He had simply mushed down through the stuff and hit the airport by luck. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z

Thy father is far enough off in the field, not here to spoil thee, by luck; so do thou and that idle girl yonder set to work and finish washing the linen. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z

He was one of those men who require to be favoured by luck. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z

He might hook her by luck, but he'd have to play her like fun before he landed her! Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z

It was December, but by luck we found a halcyon morning which had got lost in the year’s procession. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z

When he graduated from Brooks he wasn’t going to last three weeks at Kelly, the advanced school, because he had got through Brooks by luck anyway. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z

Thy bolts did not then fly by guess or by luck, I trow.” Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z

Since there are no real penalties for failure, this only becomes a problem in multi-player mode, where it's easier to win by luck than by effort or skill. Games review roundup: Dancing Smurfs 2011-08-05T13:21:00Z

Filling female rosters “isn’t something we do by luck, it’s by design,” Hamilton said. Gender Games: At Two-Year Colleges, Less Scrutiny Equals Less Athletic Equality 2011-07-16T18:36:38Z

There only remained to me my liberty to hope that our particular steamer might miss all seventh waves, by luck. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z

About the fifth day I were near up, when the ole man dropped a coney’s head, and by luck it took me over the head. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z

However, perhaps by luck, and perhaps by a measure of good judgment, he managed to pick up the island about noon on the third day after leaving Asturia. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z

The government now seems to be puffed up with confidence, even though it was apparently by luck that Mr. Mohammed fell into government hands last week. News Analysis: Opportunity in Somalia After Killing of Qaeda Militant 2011-06-14T00:40:35Z

Half laughing, the sailors had loosened one of the stones close against the wall, and by luck found that the ground was soft and yielding. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

Many of those who had, by luck of geography, survived the first forward surge now found themselves in the deadly drainage of cars and floating homes. Returning to Life in Kamaishi 2011-04-21T21:00:19Z

Indeed, it was by luck that the seemingly impenetrable terrain yielded any clues at all. With Shovels and Shears, Police Plod Through a Hiding Place for Bodies 2011-04-11T02:03:13Z

The total quantity of pale rubber put on the market previously could only have amounted to very little, and that little was obtained by luck and various tricks in manipulation. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z

With eyes strained to catch each well-known feature, I stumblingly descended the rugged bank, and very soon, more by luck than careful guidance, I reached my goal. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z

Regina Spatz was built on Zuluesque lines, too, but more by luck than judgment a white blouse tempered her amazing ampleness. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z

And it happened that by luck I came in the nick of time. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z

In fear of seeming ignorant, she had asked no questions of anyone, hoping to glean information by luck: and vanity, as usual with her, had its own reward. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z

Control was achieved more by luck and flailing than by positive activity on the part of the player, and the game was hilariously limited in scope. The 10 worst games of 2010 2010-12-29T16:19:55Z

It led into a wider one, and there, by luck, was a passing cab. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z

For Mediate, who turns 48 in December, it was a remarkable display of marksmanship assisted by luck, both necessary for a man who had had only a single top 10 since nearly winning the U.S. Monday Qualifier 2010-10-18T04:00:00Z

Perhaps more by luck than judgment, Mongolia’s tardy return to the global scene may also be well timed. Reuters Breakingviews: A Good Moment to Open a Mongolian Bourse 2010-09-27T02:29:00Z

In his heyday, whether by luck or quicker reflexes, Armstrong almost never crashed. Lance Armstrong's Tour de France hopes 'finished' after 8th stage 2010-07-11T21:21:00Z

If this is another turning point, some of the winners will be those who, by luck or vision, managed to sell securities while the selling was easy. High & Low Finance: Frayed Nerves, Trader Errors and Sudden Panic 2010-05-07T02:30:00Z

Possibly the worst terrorist strike against the U.S. since 9/11 was averted only by luck and the bravery of other passengers and the airplane's crew. 2010-01-02T17:05:00Z

Hitherto his shooting had taken place under cover at the rate of seven shoots for six-pence, and the presentation of a cocoa-nut if by luck or markmanship he rang the bell. A Poached Peerage

Yes, and you have been not immaterially aided by luck. The Progressionists, and Angela.

He secures two or three assistants with training, experience, or both, and fills the minor places with local help chosen by examination or by luck or by personal favor. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses

I don't think awkwardness goes by luck," snapped the Shuttlecock; "people need not be clumsy unless they choose. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves

"It was just by luck that it did not send me down by the underground route." The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure

More by luck than skill he caught her wrist, and then began a savage wrestling-match. Red Nails

He himself, however, having more by luck than judgment held on to his shipping shares, was now in a position of comfortable independence. Command

The gambler was convinced that the pitcher had made every effort to lose the game and that he had been balked only by luck and the fielding of McCarthy. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant

It was only by luck that the will of Martha Washington was saved. A History of the Town of Fairfax

He's been strayin' around loose, and has wandered in through the gym. doors by luck. Side-stepping with Shorty

Whether by luck or skill, the rock struck the gleaming ring, crushing it against the needle—and instant paralysis overtook the metal thing. Astounding Stories, July, 1931

I followed his gesture and, by luck, caught the eye of a driver I knew. Fee of the Frontier

They lost sight of the fact that he had been highly favored by luck in the encounter and that but for luck, coupled with skill, the balance might well have been in the enemy’s favor. Aces Up

Only by luck had he escaped, he told himself. Astounding Stories, April, 1931

“That was 215 enough for me; so I crossed the Rio Grande into Texas, and by luck got the position I am now holding with the Mentor Company.” Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune

If by luck we mean chance, there is no such thing in this world. Elementary Theosophy

He is not a man who makes many friends: and I fancy some of his best cases have been won more by luck than by judgment. Name and Fame A Novel

By skill, or by luck, the light crew still held their beam on the black-crossed plane and in a twinkling two other lights were centered on it. Aces Up

If I cannot be in at the death, I may still by luck be in at a dream or two! The Camera Fiend

“You got here just by luck,” Price pointed out. The Coyote A Western Story

“If he lives t’ the age o’ three,” said Jim Grimm, with a pessimistic wag of the head, “’twill be more by luck than good conduct.” Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys

More by luck than any knowledge of the way, they managed to strike the game trail, and wound through the impeding snags, the cow-puncher taking the lead and the girl following listlessly in his wake. Louisiana Lou A Western Story

He had stayed alive so far by luck, but he had no real hope of escaping to his people. Shaman

It dodged and tried to get back, but, more by luck than good management, the boys kept it out in the open. In the Musgrave Ranges

He did have an olive orchard, a small orange grove flourishing by luck of a warm gorge in the hills, and a little fancy stock. The Readjustment

Two Moors sprang at him, but Will leapt forward, whirling his cutlass, and by luck rather than skill cut down one of them. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson

The first grub hatched is the one favoured by luck. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles

"It was just by luck that I happened to do the right thing," said Walter, modestly. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades

After several close escapes of this kind, when we at last stumbled on the postern, more by luck than skill, we found it barred and locked, and the key removed. Athelstane Ford

I really did try to keep him, but was helped by luck. Brandon of the Engineers

At the same time, more by luck than good generalship, he pushed the evil people of the marsh back to their native element. The Keepers of the King's Peace

But, more by luck than judgment, Dan and Rob kissed one another just after nightfall. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea

At last, more by luck than skill, they drew the craft into smoother waters and he and his retinue were saved. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D.

There were few men who were successful in keeping what they had made by luck or hard work, yet gold dust flew round freely, and provisions were at famine prices. A Tramp's Notebook

The moisture-reclaimers were—by luck—not as bad as some of the other vital parts. The Planet Strappers

Succeeding generations of colonists grew up accepting the fact that their ship had missed Sirius and made planetfall here—they still don't know where they really are—by luck. Control Group

It was only by luck that I found out about the woman in Holland. The Man Who Knew

Joe: And by luck and God's help we shall be playmates once again. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates

The creature was already in air when the shot rang out, and, more by luck than skill, the ball passed through its head. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger

I mean that the fortune may come of itself by luck. Eliza

More by luck than judgment the burning brand scorched across the side of Hipps' face. Men of Affairs

Take, again, a more typical case of what I mean by luck. Men in the Making

"Man! but MacColl hit your character when he made his song; you were always well supplied by luck with excuses for not fighting." Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure

This is what is meant by luck, and according to the more or less serious mood or habit of our mind, we exclaim, how lucky, or how providential! The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III

His quiet, modest demeanor, characteristic of him under all circumstances, led persons to speak of him slightingly, as only a common-looking man who had, by luck, or through others, achieved success. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865

Abraham Lincoln inherited no opportunities, and acquired nothing by luck. Pushing to the Front

In what is called a scientific treatment of the subject in hand I ought to say, as exactly as I can, what I myself understand by luck. Men in the Making

As it was, the Americans, by luck and by the tenacity of Washington and a few other leaders, had won the first victory. The Wars Between England and America

This little experience taught us all a much-needed lesson in prudence; for it was more by luck than good management that we avoided capture and the general massacre that would most assuredly have followed. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship

And by luck I catches J. Bayard at his hotel and gets him on the 'phone. Shorty McCabe on the Job

The Throgs might seem indestructible, but he had put an end to one, aided by luck and a very rough weapon. Storm Over Warlock

But the flivver negotiated it and by luck we found the mine superintendent in the office—a grizzled, chunky little Welshman with a pair of shrewd eyes. Torchy As A Pa

But by luck I happens to run across Lester Biggs in the lobby and for five a throw he fixes me up with two places in G, middle row. Torchy and Vee

He finally changed the course due east, and it was more by luck than exact calculation that they made out the northern end of the island which was passed the first night out. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns

The 2/4 Oxfords by luck had escaped a share in this fighting, and the Battalion's casualties during these critical events were few. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

In this manner, favoured by luck, and by the exercise of caution, I bade farewell to the Rue de Lavandières, and gave Camus the slip, without leaving any trace behind me. Orrain A Romance

This troubles no one of us, however, for only by luck or chance would we be injured. Winning a Cause World War Stories

He has found this, more by luck than cunning, but now he is done. Selections from Previous Works and Remarks on Romanes' Mental Evolution in Animals

More by luck than skill, his fourth try gave him results. Badge of Infamy

At dusk, therefore, there was nothing save the heavy shelling to report to Cuthbert over my telephone, which by luck held until cut by German wire-cutters. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

"Every ship for herself," the forty-eight others by luck, pluck, and constant vigil, all finally dropped their anchors in the protected harbors of their destination. Our Navy in the War

They made rather bad work of it; but, more by luck than skill, the boat cleared the tug without being stove. Taken by the Enemy

On the contrary the most stupid charge that is ever laid to the door of the medical man is that he intentionally, or ever either by luck or intention, kills his patients. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z

More by luck than judgment I obtained admission to a saloon carriage to find myself the only Englishman among a hysterical crowd of forty Germans. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben

The difficulty was increased by the fact that the way lay across small tracks which were almost impossible to distinguish, but eventually, more by luck than judgment, he brought his men into a village. "Contemptible", by "Casualty"

We just caught the train to Warwick, and by luck got back to the hotel ten minutes before the mother turned up. The Observations of Henry

I answer that, In this world some things seem to happen by luck or chance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition

Somehow he still stuck to the saddle, by luck rather than skill it appeared. The Sheriff's Son

It was rather by luck than judgment that I did not share his fate. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben

Of course, every one wanted to get the brass ring, but this went by luck as much as by skill. The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair

Let him learn that everything in nature, even motes and feathers, go by law and not by luck, and that what he sows he reaps. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

So there were some who refused to refer to a higher cause such events which by luck or chance take place here below. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition

You've just escaped by luck, chance, and the skin of your teeth from a cuss that northin' is too low for him to lay his hand to. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul

Certain of his victims, by luck or cleverness, seemed to have escaped sometimes as many as three or four attempts but in the end the old man's Killers got them. The Killer

He felt a renewal of his strength, and he had been cast by luck into a place from which it took no more than the moderate effort of an able swimmer to reach shore. Poor Man's Rock

We passed the spot more by luck than good management, and then I reversed for some distance along that same road. Fanny Goes to War

It is therefore impossible that any active power of a heavenly body be the cause of what happens by accident here below, whether by luck or by chance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition

It was more by luck than good riding that anybody managed to get past the post without two or three falls by the way. Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith

Then there's the general, unclassified news of the city that drifts in partly by luck, partly by favor, partly through the personal connections of the staff. The Clarion

"I got that by luck, almost at the last minute, when the others were gone," said Larry. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire

I had to take a "time" as the light was so bad, and quite by luck it came out splendidly and I was able to send him a copy. Fanny Goes to War

Consequently, nothing hinders what happens here by accident, by luck or by chance, being reduced to some ordering cause which acts by the intellect, especially the Divine intellect. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition

More by luck than good management, it happened in his seventh week that he killed a mouse in the stable. Jan A Dog and a Romance

That so many are ready to live by luck, and so get the means of commanding the labor of others less lucky, without contributing any value to society! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863

In the same way they escaped by luck from Sforza, who turned his attention to Milan, and from Braccio, who formed designs against the Church and Naples. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots

But just by luck she called me up again the very day I went to talk to the specialist. The Real Adventure

By rare good luck, the name of the street had been preserved, and by luck still rarer, the house itself, corresponding in all respects to the description by Esther. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times

He managed to elude the grasp of his antagonist for probably a minute, and more by luck than skill fell on top when the end of the clinch came. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life

It may have been more by luck than by good management, as they say; but there it is. Lady Good-for-Nothing

So here they were in the doomed city, as the Red Cross officials said, "by luck"—the very place where they were most needed. Out To Win The Story of America in France

And by luck there arrived a parcel from Mother with a cake. Tell England A Study in a Generation

He owned up, too, that he had a poor head for ciphering, so that 'twas more by luck than good management he'd hit off the Channel at all. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales

But by luck his adversary met him: and, "Whither are you going, you infamous fellow?" roars he with a loud voice: and, "Do you witness the arrest?" The Works of Horace

He thrust at me vigorously, but, parrying the attack more by luck than good management, I dashed on, Jacques crying, "This way, monsieur, quick!" For The Admiral

The random shot had struck, to the heart had pierced the Tory— Vengeance seconded by luck! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873

He seems always to have been in love with one lady or another, and it was more by luck than anything else that he got into no serious scrapes. Haydn

It was a telling blow, for by luck more than judgment it crushed the beast's skull. Out with Gun and Camera

They believed that things went not by luck, but by law; that there was not a weak or a cracked link in the chain that joins the first and the last of things. Ralph Waldo Emerson

There's not been a man more bashed and kicked by luck between here and twenty years back. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle

But he wouldn't have tried to find a drunken cabman just by luck, and he wouldn't have taken a sober one. The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories

If the affair there were attended by luck, and managed quietly enough, you might continue and surprise the deck party, but let us not rely too far upon fair chances. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel

But by luck Barlow made his way back, blundering fairly into the landing at the foot of the path that led to the bungalow, as if the cruiser knew the way to her old berth. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest

I kept mine a secret, and just by luck I succeeded. Bambi

And so, by luck and skill, we were not drowned in the magnificent uproar of the rapid. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862

I had killed one man stealthily that night, and another by luck rather than skill—perhaps it was that. The Prisoner of Zenda

It was more by luck than good management that they picked us up before. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure

It was not by luck or accident that these men achieved distinction, but by sheer industry and hard work. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance

I like to hear of people getting on in it—battling their way bravely and fairly—that is, not slipping through by luck or trickery. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

A popular idea of Edison that dies hard, pictures a breezy, slap-dash, energetic inventor arriving at new results by luck and intuition, making boastful assertions and then winning out by mere chance. Edison, His Life and Inventions

So we didn't say nothin' more about that neither, until just by luck we came on another lame cow. Arizona Nights

Perhaps the essence of the thing is the value which men attach to a valuable something which has come by luck and not been earned. What Is Man? and Other Essays

The better paid work is only open to those who have been able to afford an expensive training, and these men are selected in the main not by merit but by luck. Proposed Roads to Freedom

I took a silver peseta from my pocket—by luck it had not been lost—and held it in the air above my head. Under the Andes

But by luck he survived till a preacher arrived, Who agreed straightaway to baptise him. The Man from Snowy River

But next morning came a note that contented and excited her: * * * * * My dear Gloria: Just by luck a matter came to my attention that I think will be just suited to you. The Beautiful and Damned

More by luck than anything else we took the right turn and found the harbor front before the night was entirely black. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

There was always the possibility that Abbot Thomas's well might have been wholly obliterated, or else that someone, ignorant of cryptograms, and guided only by luck, might have stumbled on the treasure before me. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

Still we were incautious, and it was purely by luck that I glanced ahead and discovered that which made me jerk Harry violently back and flatten myself against the wall. Under the Andes

Results had justified his methods, but he was perfectly aware that young Mr. Oakes looked on him as a dull old man who had been miraculously favored by luck. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories

They generally blow it up in the course of a couple of days, just by luck, of course. Over the Top

But always in this latter scene there was the presence of that Deronda, watching her with exasperating irony, and—the two keen experiences were inevitably revived together—beholding her again forsaken by luck. Daniel Deronda

So if Holmes was right on this occasion, he was right by luck and not by deduction. If I May

Leave things to individual initiative and some of us will, by luck or inspiration, go right; take public action on an insufficient basis of knowledge and there is a clear prospect of collective error. Mankind in the Making

Say, I believe you've gone and struck the truth just as you nearly always do, old fellow, not by luck, but by figuring it out. The Aeroplane Boys Flight A Hydroplane Roundup

Landing at my usual spot, more by luck than judgment, I tugged the boat up out of reach of the tide, and then, turning round, waved good-night to the Betty. A Rogue by Compulsion

The latter by luck or his own precision he did. Andy the Acrobat

But now it was plain that Heywood could do no more, by luck or inspiration. Dragon's blood

When I had crossed this more by luck than good guidance, I had another scramble on the steeps where the long, tough heather clogged my footsteps. Salute to Adventurers

It seemed a hard sort of joke played by luck on the little Windward Islander, Clyde's money lying there so long, twenty-four inches from the soles of his feet. The Belted Seas

We have come across, by luck of drink, a thing as seems to suit you; and we have told you all our knowledge without no conditions. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale

Sometimes by luck, and sometimes by skill, he had kept the ball out of his wicket; but he was scratching, and he knew it. Psmith in the City

Probably it was more by luck than genius. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker

I also killed a deer—more by luck than anything else, as it was a difficult shot. Letters to His Children

Just by luck, I didn't get hit, but the bullets tore big holes in the balloon and it started to drop fast. Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs

I could get but a passage to Halifax, and by luck I arrived there just as Sir William put in with the fleet from Boston. Janice Meredith

I play by luck chiefly; I don't know how to play by skill. Dreams and Dream Stories

Unless it entered the eye of the crocodile, and thence by luck its small brain, there was no hope of fatal effects. Confessions of a Beachcomber

She knows very well why we are so humane, but she will not give a bond of five marks, even if by luck she had it. Moral

Ever since the evening of the seance when, partially by craft and partially by luck, he had prevented her father's discovering young Howard's presence in the house, she had unreservedly given him her friendship. Galusha the Magnificent

But, by luck, I have a gardener who has more clever ideas that anybody in the world. Spirit of Contradiction

I said to my partner:—"It is difficult to play at all, whether by luck or by skill, for I get such a bad hand dealt me each time." Dreams and Dream Stories

Do you think I was hiding out that noon only by luck and chance? When Egypt Went Broke

"It's only by luck and chance and because the webbin's held that me and my wife ain't laying stiff and stark in the ditch." The Landloper

"You had your start by luck," Gresham reminded him. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress

Only by luck we saw this lad come in here, or we would have had to chase all over for him, and maybe then we would have missed him. Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road

Shortly after the dream began, my partner addressed me, saying, "Do you play by luck or by skill?" Dreams and Dream Stories

A vain man, become great by luck, by force of circumstances, by the possession of gifts which he does not himself fully understand, would still take himself for granted. The Mirrors of Washington

It was only by luck 'at he had happened to have his overcoat along. Happy Hawkins

Let him learn that every thing in nature, even motes and feathers, go by law and not by luck, and that what he sows he reaps. Essays — First Series

He has found this, more by luck than cunning, but now he is done. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino

To play by luck is to trust to without; to play by skill is to trust to within. Dreams and Dream Stories

This is what is meant by luck, and according to the more or less serious mood or habit of our mind we exclaim, how lucky! or, how providential! Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit and Some Miscellaneous Pieces

"And it's by luck that you discovered this passageway?" Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Only by luck did she land on her feet instead of her head, upon the greasy pavement of the street. Bruce

Some men have twin sons; George in this topsy turvey world of ours has twin fathers—you by luck, and me by cunning. Erewhon Revisited

Finally, in sheer desperation, I ran round the pony, pulled, tugged, and knotted the lasso; more by luck than through sense I had accomplished something in the nature of the diamond-hitch. The Young Forester

Indeed, I was now a rich man, more by luck than by valour; and though I said nought of it, I hoped that my long wooing might now come to a happy end. A Monk of Fife

We've got to live well or bad just by luck, it seems. The Valley of the Moon

No beast that roams seems to go more by luck than felis leo. The Land of Footprints

He then went on to say that battles are won by force of circumstances, by chance, by luck; and he quoted Suvaroff to this effect. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2

I stumbled on it by luck, after I had given up. Riders of the Purple Sage

I got across somehow, partly by luck, partly by fingernails. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger

I didn't blow in here just by luck. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale

"Ah, sir," said the minister of police to Villefort, as they left the Tuileries, "you entered by luck's door—your fortune is made." The Count of Monte Cristo

单词	by luck
例句	by luck At first, Billy windmilled his arms, hoping to find it by luck. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not wish him dead, but I wish that by luck, by chance, he might have taken some other road and found some other valley. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “You may have succeeded in shutting down the attack simulation, girl, but it was by luck alone, not skill. I would die of shock if you managed to do anything useful again for a longtime.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then, in the morning, again by luck and the help of Kehaar, they had evidently just missed another at the crossing of the iron road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "The fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep a fire going? Is a fire too much for us to make?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Someone’s painted a wall lime green, or there’s a bright-red sign above a takeaway shop, or maybe somebody’s picked up a bright-blue piece of sheet metal just by luck. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In a few years, without effort, simply by luck, he had accumulated one of the largest fortunes in the swamp thanks to the supernatural proliferation of his animals. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Already, by luck, we have seen the assembly of particles of exchanged thought into today’s structures of art and science. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There by luck she found winecups and tables still in place—for Father’s attendant counselors had dined just now before they went to the assembly. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Odysseus’ second thrust went home by luck, his bright spear passing through the shoulder joint; and the beast fell, moaning as life pulsed away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He must hunt it by guess, by hunch, by luck, even as it had hunted him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z We tend to assume that non-mammalian sea life is driven by instinct and survives by luck and little else. From fat bears to "Nature": TV displays our complicated feelings about the natural world 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z It was not the first time, or the last, that someone had gamed a competition supposedly decided by luck. The ‘McMillions’ Monopoly Scheme, Explained 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The earliest Disney animated features, for example, painted childhood as an unrelenting nightmare, from which the young protagonists eventually escaped to a happy ending more by luck than by heroism. Oz Revisited – Part 3: A Parable of Empowerment 2013-09-18T15:30:10Z The Women’s Voices Theater Festival is winding down, and by luck of the scheduling draw, it is circling back to two troupes that produce women’s scripts all the time. Women’s Voices Theater Festival goes country as it winds down 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Yet British literary insiders say that the imprint’s success cannot be explained by luck alone. How a Tiny British Publisher Became the Home of Nobel Laureates 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z “I had many friends who found themselves on third base, and I realized how important it is to be mindful that we are there partly by luck,” he says. Becoming Michael Lewis 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z “Channel 5 has recently, by luck or by design, offered solace by being a kind of safe space for older, decent values — a halcyon vision of Yorkshire.” ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ Heals Cows and Soothes Souls 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z That moment didn’t arrive by luck — the slow and steady effort to establish Indy as the sports capital of America began over a decade ago. Every city needs a brand 2012-06-30T16:00:00Z I read it all in my early 20s just by luck, and realized it was as close as I’d ever get to such a range of sources. By the Book: Gary Snyder 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z And then there was Felicia, and by luck of the draw, and chance of chances, we were able to capture Felicia have a beautiful, beautiful birth. "Aftershock" directors on how the anti-midwife campaign wrought the Black maternal mortality crisis 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The usual industry channels would never have funded such a film, but by luck a maverick circle of City investors financed the whole £1m budget, “and didn’t even try to interfere”. Gemma Arterton: ‘Everyone in the industry knows I'm a pain’ 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z She switched to Prose, which, purely by luck, didn’t add that to her shampoo and conditioner. Can Artificial Intelligence Eliminate Your Bad Hair Days? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z But by luck of geography, some parts of the world will be less impacted by climate change. Are these cities ready to become climate havens? 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z They exploited France with cross-field bombs and it is not by luck that they got so much change out of that. ‘Impressive England will need more against South Africa in semi-finals’ 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z You get a lot of those hotels and houses, by luck of the draw, if you land on Park Place … Sen. Amy Klobuchar on drug reform: Big Pharma "spent hundreds of millions — and the public won" 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z They came second at the Olympics and it's not by luck. 'Spain so close to final it is giving me shivers' 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z They came second at the Olympics and it's not by luck. Brown-Finnis' World Cup semi-final predictions 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z "It's by luck alone that we haven't lost any more lives," he said. BBC finds police BMWs at risk of exploding still on the roads 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Finding the host animal is sometimes easy, by luck, and sometimes hard. The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Urging any witnesses to come forward, Ch Insp Paul Southern said it had been "a totally reckless attack and it's by luck, rather than by design, that no-one was seriously injured or killed". Wolverhampton wedding party gun attack was reckless, police say 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z In the end, Punjab was spared, largely by luck rather than preparation. After devastating floods in Pakistan, some have recovered but many are struggling a year later 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z “Fortunately, very much by luck, we had hit on a technology that had just the right degree of difficulty for a successful start-up,” Mr. Moore wrote. Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z “Fortunately, very much by luck, we had hit on a technology that had just the right degree of difficulty for a successful start-up,” Mr. Moore wrote in 1994. Gordon E. Moore, the Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z As he wondered which direction to take, by luck, another route into the elite opened up. Inside the Atlas Lions - the Englishman behind Morocco's epic run 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Shots being fired at a wedding party was "totally reckless" and those present avoided injury "by luck, rather than by design", police have said. Wolverhampton wedding party gun attack was reckless, police say 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z One mark for the closest answer and three if by luck or genius you get it spot on. Mark Easton's Boxing Day family puzzler 2022 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Russia's defence ministry accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the plant, saying a leak of radiation had been avoided only by luck. UN's nuclear watchdog chief condemns shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Astronomers observed one of these collisions in 2017, but it was more by luck than design. Neutron star chaser: Telescope spots dead suns crash 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “We pretty much timed it by luck about as perfectly as we could have.” These Homeowners Decided to Rent Again 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Those who do survive do so by luck or foresight — either because they had the resources to quarantine themselves for months in their homes, or because they were stranded at an airport and never left. Could a super-deadly flu like the one in "Station Eleven" really exist? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z I have planted by the stars in defiance of the experts, and tilled somewhat by incantation and by singing, and reaped, as I knew, by luck and Heaven’s favor, in spite of the best advice. Poem: The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z A group of scientists say they have discovered by luck what they believe is the world's northernmost island off Greenland's coast. Greenland island is world's northernmost island - scientists 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z There were also several attempts to kill Kucinich that were narrowly thwarted by luck or timely police work. The saga of Dennis Kucinich: When one man stood up to corporate power — in 1970s Cleveland 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z "You don't get to the finals by luck." Stanley Cup Final 2021: Lightning look to repeat, Canadiens hope to end drought 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z “You don’t get to the finals by luck.” Habs brace for biggest test: Defending champion Lightning 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z A mother and her teenage daughter living in Paris suffered in a similar way and, perhaps by luck, their doctor knew enough about air pollution. The search for the Dr. Fauci of climate change 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Anderson is simply enjoying being rich and adamantly offline, knowing that — by luck or foresight — he abandoned the social media monopoly right as it was getting very, very dark. Myspace Tom got it right 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The Mitchells, by luck and pluck, are the only ones to go undetected, a success owed less to their intelligence than their imperfections. Review: Family and robots in ‘Mitchells vs the Machines’ 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Within four short years, Cuomo had become the most powerful man in New York, his ascent sustained by luck, timing and the exercise of relative self-control. Andrew Cuomo’s White-Knuckle Ride 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z “It’s only by luck, and perhaps the grace of God, that no one was killed,” said Assistant District Attorney Sara Waldschmidt. Wisconsin mall shooting case staying in juvenile court 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Some variants become more common in a population simply by luck, not because the changes somehow supercharge the virus. The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us? 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z But Mr. Boyd’s career was shaped more by luck and chance than any steely determination to enter the family business. Alan S. Boyd, who helped build Transportation Department and became its first secretary, dies at 98 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z If true, this will require an endless supply of the skill, leavened by luck, that has gotten humanity through its most recent 27,394 days. Opinion \| One of humanity’s remarkable achievements is the absence of the use of a third nuclear weapon 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Whether by luck or divine intervention, the altar and many historical wooden statues positioned nearby survived unscathed. No answers yet in ongoing investigation into San Gabriel Mission fire 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z “To raise a Fatima — it takes so many different factors put together, many of them by luck, to raise someone like that. And then, just like that, gone.” Another Young Leader Taken. Afghans Ask: How Many More? 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z In a complicated search propelled mostly by luck, a writer found the facts and the family. In Search of Tiger Phong - Golf Digest 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z That, said Kalsi, has left him unable to procure a means to make the potentially life-saving devices before they slip into the mass market, where availability could be determined by luck and money. Amid coronavirus, Army vets fought to mass produce $100 ventilators. They hit roadblocks 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Maybe just by luck, MLB beat the exponential explosion of the Spanish flu by just a few weeks. Perspective \| Baseball has survived pandemics before, and for desperate fans, that counts 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Whether by fate or by luck, when director Josephine Decker was first sent the script for “Shirley” she was just in the middle of tearing her way through the work of author Shirley Jackson. Elisabeth Moss and Josephine Decker reveal 'inner sorcery' of Sundance premiere 'Shirley' 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The news about the lack of American deaths or injuries, whether by luck or design, led to a change in tone among some of the television advisers that Trump often plays close attention to. Trump address a cliffhanger for a TV-centric presidency 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z One mark for the closest answer and three if by luck, or genius, you get it spot on. Boxing Day family puzzler 2019 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Simon flashes back on their warm romance, one they grew to believe was guided by luck and fate. Review: An unremarkable romance plagues ‘Only Cloud Knows’ 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z But, whether by luck or astronomical judgement, he was right. How much should bosses be paid? 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z But by luck of the draw, all the candidates on the first night of this debate are white, which might limit some of the drama seen in the last round. What to watch for during Night 1 of the Democratic debate in Detroit 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z And then it seemed by luck alone that neither side struck again. The U.S. is in the World Cup final with a stop of penalty and a spot of tea 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z In Panama, he said, he lost track of his mother, only to be reunited with her weeks later — by luck — in southern Mexico. Hundreds of Africans tried to reach the United States. Now they’re stuck in Mexico. 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “As the guy who was saved just by luck I want to say something very clear,” he says. 'Saved by luck': the passenger who just missed flight ET302 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Then, by luck, I connected with Ed Moses and other artists here. Frank Gehry at 90: Aging, music and the one building he most wants to design 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z And he did find it, finally, by luck mostly, I think, suddenly we turned and it opened out before us, after the cramped alleys the expanse of the square, beyond it the horizon of water. “The Frog King” 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z “I think it wasn’t by luck. It was a lot of hard work, a lot of training, a lot of taking care of their body that saw them able to be productive into their 40s.” Saints QB Brees on history's doorstep with Redskins up next 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z In truth, my incredible media career happened mostly by luck. Oh, La, La: Seattle Times garden writer Ciscoe Morris is starting a new chapter 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z But those friends were the select few who, somehow, by charm or by luck, had gotten through his shell. The Scientist Who Scrambled Darwin’s Tree of Life 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The project went hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and missed a series of deadlines, but by luck it turned out to be well timed. Can Andy Byford Save the Subways? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z There’s a story of at least one rider, who knew the trail very well, but was trying to take a short cut one night and ended up in quicksand and only survived by luck. Why the Short-Lived Pony Express Still Fascinates Us 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Forty years ago, if a game was level after 120 minutes, the winner was decided by luck: a simple coin-flip. A practical guide to the most nail-biting part of the World Cup 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z But if those riches have been earned by luck, or an implicit taxpayer subsidy, then it does not make sense to put such people in charge. The flaws in finance 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z She says her team got the underwater video by luck. Researcher captures striking Antarctic video of minke whale 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Just like a slow pace, the higher the share of shots in a game from three-point range, the more the outcome is determined by luck rather than skill. The maddest March: at last, a 16-seed upsets a number one 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z The filmmakers smartly set the story more than a year after the original disaster, and wrote characters who survive not by luck or power, but by wits and preparation. A Quiet Place blends horror and drama in a silent world 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z “When a gambler feels favoured by luck, dopamine is released,” says Natasha Schüll, a professor at New York University and author of Addiction By Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas. Has dopamine got us hooked on tech? 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z “You don’t get to be a Top 10 team in the country by luck and they certainly showed why they’re such a great team.” Sabally, Bando lift No. 6 Oregon past Colorado, 84-47 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z “Only by luck do I have one such picture — where the camera caught him in the act,” she added. Kathryn Rossetter, new Dustin Hoffman accuser, says actor repeatedly sexually abused her on Broadway 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z It may be only by luck that one young researcher finds colleagues in other groups who experience shared challenges. Great mentoring is key for the next generation of scientists “That was the problem. It was only a matter of time that my ranking would drop because you can’t just win matches by fighting or by luck,” he added. Tennis: Forgotten 'newcomer' Coric still has time on his side 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z “It was by luck and grace,” she said of how she was able to get on the first boat, a sailing ship with a motor. Woman tells how she survived Hurricane Maria, evacuated home 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z “It was just sort of by luck that we got him,’’ Morrell said. Has Chris Carson finally ended the Seahawks’ post-Marshawn Lynch tailback merry-go-round? 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z In turn, that means they are highly likely to lose at least one of the necessary three rounds to an inferior club by luck alone. The Cleveland Indians are great, not just lucky 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z “It was just by luck I was able to find somebody to help,” he said. With 220 languages spoken in California, courts face an interpreter shortage 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z “That was the problem. It was only a matter of time that my ranking would drop because you can’t just win matches by fighting or by luck,” he added. Tennis: Forgotten 'newcomer' Coric still has time on his side 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z They are selected by U.N. agencies and approved by host governments, their fate determined by luck and charity, with the sickest and most vulnerable put at the front of the line. Two friends were stuck in a refugee camp. A scholarship competition was their only way out. 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z It would be more revealing, he adds, to track later developmental events, such as the formation of the three germ layers that give rise to different organs, because these events are less governed by luck. The trickiest family tree in biology 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z How tough or successful Gormley will be in the 143rd running of the first Triple Crown race may not be determined by skill but rather by luck. Trainer John Shirreffs not concerned by Gormley's inconsistent campaign 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z But some consider it was more by luck this time than by good planning. Huge quake exposes problems in how New Zealand prepares 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z “This isn’t just something that’s happened by fate or by luck,” said Skip Hall, who spent 12 years as an assistant at Washington under legendary coach Don James and is a close friend of Petersen. Under Chris Petersen's exacting approach, Washington is thriving 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z “If having choice means choosing between two criminals for the White House, I think I’m O.K. going by luck,” another Beijing college student chimed in. What China Sees in Donald Trump—and in Itself 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z “This region just happened to avoid strong changes just by luck,” says Martin Van Kranendonk, a geologist at the University of New South Wales, Kensington, in Australia and a co-author on the paper. Hints of oldest fossil life found in Greenland rocks 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z “I ended up by luck going to a music, theater and language high school.” Local pediatric dentist to revisit her rock star past 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z According to one study, young people increasingly believe that their destinies are determined by luck, fate or powerful people besides themselves. How we became a country where bad hair days and campaign signs cause ‘trauma’ 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Running beneath all of these is the tacit hope of finding a planet where, by luck of the algorithm, the universe clicks. No Man’s Sky expects you to do the heavy lifting of the universe 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z “So, by luck, he came to America, which would not have been the usual route when young Egyptian men of talent were going abroad to get educated in science,” Dr. Dervan said. Ahmed H. Zewail, Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist, Dies at 70 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z “You don’t get to the quarterfinals of a major tournament by luck.” Belgium won’t be lacking for support for Wales match 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Whether by luck or design, civic and industrial buildings fared better. In Fort McMurray, Fire Leaves a Black Line of Destruction 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Yet, either by luck or intent, relatively few of these projectiles hit anyone. This may be the best way to measure gun violence in America 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z According to Prof Sarah Harper, from the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, just over half your chance of living a long life is dictated by luck of birth. Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday 2016: What can we learn about longevity? - BBC News 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z They’d phoned the hut that morning and, by luck, had reserved the last two beds. Alone in the Alps 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z He added, “It’s not by luck that we have a lower recidivism rate — it is due to the process we put in place.” 2 Libyan Guantánamo Inmates Are Transferred to Senegal 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z “It was just by luck that I happened to know someone who had used a consultant.” Finding the Best Addiction Treatment, With Hired Help 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z “Only by luck was tragedy avoided,” the ministry added. Russia warns Turkey after firing warning shots 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z "Only by luck was tragedy avoided," the ministry said. Russia warns Turkey over Aegean warship incident 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z You look for a dominant suit that fits your team’s weakness, then hope to get one or, by luck, two of the other qualities. After parting ways with Matt Williams, Nationals need to find a true leader 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z If we attribute those to what we did but in fact we succeeded or failed purely by luck, we mislead ourselves. Is Success A Matter Of Skill Or Luck? Wrong Question 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z But the speech was covered by the BBC’s Washington correspondent and, by luck, his report was heard by the then UK foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin, in a wireless set he kept by his bedside. What was good for Germany in 1953 is good for Greece in 2015 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z When a desired outcome is brought about by luck, you must acknowledge that fact. 5 Techniques to Improve Your Luck 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z "It’s not just about manufacturing, that we’ve been doing anyway. But we are making products designed for India, and this doesn’t happen by luck." Tandoori microwaves help Samsung woo India, counter global dip 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z “In September, we managed to stop them only by luck.” Battered Ukrainian City of Mariupol Braces for Worst as Rebels Close In Again 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Niccolo Machiavelli, perhaps the shrewdest political philosopher in history, believed that great events were shaped by luck — or “fortuna,” as he called this unpredictable force of life. The United States should think — and act — like a superpower 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z “One of those great things about history is that you end up getting connected to things many times by luck and happenstance,” Hunter said. Jekyll Island celebrates chance role in historic phone call 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Can you rely on your own or others’ planning, or will the outcome be determined by luck? 5 Techniques to Improve Your Luck 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z It’s not by luck and it’s not by the seat of your pants, this is a long hard process that they go through to maintain. Monday quotes from Seattle coach Pete Carroll 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z So, taxing income and or wealth created or attributed by luck doesn’t lead to a reduction in labour input and thus doesn’t lead to a reduction in income and or wealth creation in general. The Continental Resources, Harold Hamm, Divorce Case Is An Excellent Argument For Higher Taxes 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Essentially, Horne painted a picture of a deeply conservative and unambitious country that had got to where it was by luck rather than merit, riding on the coat tails of its historical ties to Britain. Is Australia still the Lucky Country? 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Even though, by luck, that didn’t happen, “the cost to our relationship with Pakistan and the backlash among the Pakistani public over encroachment on their territory was … severe.” As Hiroshima Day dawns, why are we still tempting nuclear fate? 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z But one’s nationality is determined largely by luck of birth. America's Income Inequality Is Dwarfed By the World's 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z If people survived surgery, it was more by luck than judgement. What Leonardo taught us about the heart 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z In Japan, by luck of historical confluence, the marketing problem solved itself. There’s Money in Pollution “It was strictly by luck,” Cole said about being teamed up with the commander his squadron already idolized. ‘Doolittle Raiders’ awarded congressional gold medal Whether by luck or good judgment, it avoided the worst excesses of the boom. High & Low Finance: The Perils When Megabanks Lose Their Focus 2013-09-05T18:48:21Z And I don't think it was by luck. Edinburgh dedicates win to Anthony 2013-08-07T06:19:36Z People move ahead as much by luck as through performance. The false theory of meritocracy: why women lose out 2013-06-24T07:00:12Z It is like life. But they did not win by luck. Mancini turns on players after defeat 2013-04-21T18:56:40Z A privilege afforded by luck of birth—both in time and in place. When I was your age...: Or, what is it with kids these days? 2013-01-15T12:45:00.193Z Her biggest fear had always been ending up dependent in a nursing home, and by luck or design, she was able to avoid that. Well: When the Patient Is 'Noncompliant' 2012-11-15T16:44:51Z Last year, good timing was compounded by luck when Ms. Troyer and Mr. Farentinos met with Theresa Graham, a merchant for the builders hardware category at Home Depot. Prototype: Elephant Trunk Mailbox Evolves to Fit a New Purpose 2012-10-28T04:11:02Z Trying to find the winners is futile if victory is determined largely by luck. Why Your Brain is Killing Your Portfolio 2012-07-20T21:40:34Z That doesn't happen just by luck, it happens through hard work and a lot of skill. Boucher injury 'cruel and distressing' 2012-07-10T15:27:13Z That may seem like a strong correlation, except when you consider the result you’d end up with if the relative success of both firms were determined solely by luck. How Much Does The Big Boss Really Matter? (A Partial Defense of Jamie Dimon) 2012-06-11T10:00:04Z But this is perhaps more by luck than good judgement. Northern Rock split 'could leave taxpayers with ?2bn bill' 2012-05-17T23:05:02Z After walking for an hour up the valley in a thick fog, by luck I struck the right ridge, which proved a very steep climb. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Some of us get out by luck, some by cunning, and crawl on to the grass, exhausted and crippled to die. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z With a yell for help he let the man close with him, and, more by luck than skill, he parried the blow which the other had dealt him with the knife. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z “Just by luck I ran across the lawyer, waiting for a train.” Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z More by luck than good management, probably, no very important disaster of the kind occured, and the first two or three days at their aunt's passed prosperously. The Man with the Pan Pipes and other Stories 2012-02-06T03:00:12.143Z It is perhaps fortunate for us that our hopes are not mathematically exact, that our destiny is largely shaped by luck. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Ask him if it came together at first by luck and accident? Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Whoever is favoured by luck may usually take all manner of chances and succeed. Bridge Axioms and Laws 2011-11-26T03:00:16.523Z Partly by skill and partly by luck he had hit the crevasse at its easiest point, and we had only to make a downward jump of eight or ten feet. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z If therefore by skill or by luck, such sands or veins shall fall into his hands, he will be able to establish his fortune without expenditure, and from poverty rise to wealth. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z For those youths, comparatively few, who by luck and circumstances find themselves eligible to them, they are an interesting form of discipline or indulgence, and I will not say that they are unimportant. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The crest of a wave received the frail boat, and, more by luck than by good management, the seamen contrived to disengage the falls. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z He had simply mushed down through the stuff and hit the airport by luck. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z Thy father is far enough off in the field, not here to spoil thee, by luck; so do thou and that idle girl yonder set to work and finish washing the linen. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z He was one of those men who require to be favoured by luck. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z He might hook her by luck, but he'd have to play her like fun before he landed her! Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z It was December, but by luck we found a halcyon morning which had got lost in the year’s procession. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z When he graduated from Brooks he wasn’t going to last three weeks at Kelly, the advanced school, because he had got through Brooks by luck anyway. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z Thy bolts did not then fly by guess or by luck, I trow.” Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Since there are no real penalties for failure, this only becomes a problem in multi-player mode, where it's easier to win by luck than by effort or skill. Games review roundup: Dancing Smurfs 2011-08-05T13:21:00Z Filling female rosters “isn’t something we do by luck, it’s by design,” Hamilton said. Gender Games: At Two-Year Colleges, Less Scrutiny Equals Less Athletic Equality 2011-07-16T18:36:38Z There only remained to me my liberty to hope that our particular steamer might miss all seventh waves, by luck. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z About the fifth day I were near up, when the ole man dropped a coney’s head, and by luck it took me over the head. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z However, perhaps by luck, and perhaps by a measure of good judgment, he managed to pick up the island about noon on the third day after leaving Asturia. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z The government now seems to be puffed up with confidence, even though it was apparently by luck that Mr. Mohammed fell into government hands last week. News Analysis: Opportunity in Somalia After Killing of Qaeda Militant 2011-06-14T00:40:35Z Half laughing, the sailors had loosened one of the stones close against the wall, and by luck found that the ground was soft and yielding. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Many of those who had, by luck of geography, survived the first forward surge now found themselves in the deadly drainage of cars and floating homes. Returning to Life in Kamaishi 2011-04-21T21:00:19Z Indeed, it was by luck that the seemingly impenetrable terrain yielded any clues at all. With Shovels and Shears, Police Plod Through a Hiding Place for Bodies 2011-04-11T02:03:13Z The total quantity of pale rubber put on the market previously could only have amounted to very little, and that little was obtained by luck and various tricks in manipulation. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z With eyes strained to catch each well-known feature, I stumblingly descended the rugged bank, and very soon, more by luck than careful guidance, I reached my goal. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z Regina Spatz was built on Zuluesque lines, too, but more by luck than judgment a white blouse tempered her amazing ampleness. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z And it happened that by luck I came in the nick of time. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z In fear of seeming ignorant, she had asked no questions of anyone, hoping to glean information by luck: and vanity, as usual with her, had its own reward. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Control was achieved more by luck and flailing than by positive activity on the part of the player, and the game was hilariously limited in scope. The 10 worst games of 2010 2010-12-29T16:19:55Z It led into a wider one, and there, by luck, was a passing cab. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z For Mediate, who turns 48 in December, it was a remarkable display of marksmanship assisted by luck, both necessary for a man who had had only a single top 10 since nearly winning the U.S. Monday Qualifier 2010-10-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps more by luck than judgment, Mongolia’s tardy return to the global scene may also be well timed. Reuters Breakingviews: A Good Moment to Open a Mongolian Bourse 2010-09-27T02:29:00Z In his heyday, whether by luck or quicker reflexes, Armstrong almost never crashed. Lance Armstrong's Tour de France hopes 'finished' after 8th stage 2010-07-11T21:21:00Z If this is another turning point, some of the winners will be those who, by luck or vision, managed to sell securities while the selling was easy. High & Low Finance: Frayed Nerves, Trader Errors and Sudden Panic 2010-05-07T02:30:00Z Possibly the worst terrorist strike against the U.S. since 9/11 was averted only by luck and the bravery of other passengers and the airplane's crew. 2010-01-02T17:05:00Z Hitherto his shooting had taken place under cover at the rate of seven shoots for six-pence, and the presentation of a cocoa-nut if by luck or markmanship he rang the bell. A Poached Peerage Yes, and you have been not immaterially aided by luck. The Progressionists, and Angela. He secures two or three assistants with training, experience, or both, and fills the minor places with local help chosen by examination or by luck or by personal favor. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses I don't think awkwardness goes by luck," snapped the Shuttlecock; "people need not be clumsy unless they choose. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves "It was just by luck that it did not send me down by the underground route." The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure More by luck than skill he caught her wrist, and then began a savage wrestling-match. Red Nails He himself, however, having more by luck than judgment held on to his shipping shares, was now in a position of comfortable independence. Command The gambler was convinced that the pitcher had made every effort to lose the game and that he had been balked only by luck and the fielding of McCarthy. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant It was only by luck that the will of Martha Washington was saved. A History of the Town of Fairfax He's been strayin' around loose, and has wandered in through the gym. doors by luck. Side-stepping with Shorty Whether by luck or skill, the rock struck the gleaming ring, crushing it against the needle—and instant paralysis overtook the metal thing. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 I followed his gesture and, by luck, caught the eye of a driver I knew. Fee of the Frontier They lost sight of the fact that he had been highly favored by luck in the encounter and that but for luck, coupled with skill, the balance might well have been in the enemy’s favor. Aces Up Only by luck had he escaped, he told himself. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 “That was 215 enough for me; so I crossed the Rio Grande into Texas, and by luck got the position I am now holding with the Mentor Company.” Dave Porter and His Double Or, The Disapperarance of the Basswood Fortune If by luck we mean chance, there is no such thing in this world. Elementary Theosophy He is not a man who makes many friends: and I fancy some of his best cases have been won more by luck than by judgment. Name and Fame A Novel By skill, or by luck, the light crew still held their beam on the black-crossed plane and in a twinkling two other lights were centered on it. Aces Up If I cannot be in at the death, I may still by luck be in at a dream or two! The Camera Fiend “You got here just by luck,” Price pointed out. The Coyote A Western Story “If he lives t’ the age o’ three,” said Jim Grimm, with a pessimistic wag of the head, “’twill be more by luck than good conduct.” Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys More by luck than any knowledge of the way, they managed to strike the game trail, and wound through the impeding snags, the cow-puncher taking the lead and the girl following listlessly in his wake. Louisiana Lou A Western Story He had stayed alive so far by luck, but he had no real hope of escaping to his people. Shaman It dodged and tried to get back, but, more by luck than good management, the boys kept it out in the open. In the Musgrave Ranges He did have an olive orchard, a small orange grove flourishing by luck of a warm gorge in the hills, and a little fancy stock. The Readjustment Two Moors sprang at him, but Will leapt forward, whirling his cutlass, and by luck rather than skill cut down one of them. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The first grub hatched is the one favoured by luck. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles "It was just by luck that I happened to do the right thing," said Walter, modestly. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades After several close escapes of this kind, when we at last stumbled on the postern, more by luck than skill, we found it barred and locked, and the key removed. Athelstane Ford I really did try to keep him, but was helped by luck. Brandon of the Engineers At the same time, more by luck than good generalship, he pushed the evil people of the marsh back to their native element. The Keepers of the King's Peace But, more by luck than judgment, Dan and Rob kissed one another just after nightfall. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea At last, more by luck than skill, they drew the craft into smoother waters and he and his retinue were saved. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. There were few men who were successful in keeping what they had made by luck or hard work, yet gold dust flew round freely, and provisions were at famine prices. A Tramp's Notebook The moisture-reclaimers were—by luck—not as bad as some of the other vital parts. The Planet Strappers Succeeding generations of colonists grew up accepting the fact that their ship had missed Sirius and made planetfall here—they still don't know where they really are—by luck. Control Group It was only by luck that I found out about the woman in Holland. The Man Who Knew Joe: And by luck and God's help we shall be playmates once again. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates The creature was already in air when the shot rang out, and, more by luck than skill, the ball passed through its head. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger I mean that the fortune may come of itself by luck. Eliza More by luck than judgment the burning brand scorched across the side of Hipps' face. Men of Affairs Take, again, a more typical case of what I mean by luck. Men in the Making "Man! but MacColl hit your character when he made his song; you were always well supplied by luck with excuses for not fighting." Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure This is what is meant by luck, and according to the more or less serious mood or habit of our mind, we exclaim, how lucky, or how providential! The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III His quiet, modest demeanor, characteristic of him under all circumstances, led persons to speak of him slightingly, as only a common-looking man who had, by luck, or through others, achieved success. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Abraham Lincoln inherited no opportunities, and acquired nothing by luck. Pushing to the Front In what is called a scientific treatment of the subject in hand I ought to say, as exactly as I can, what I myself understand by luck. Men in the Making As it was, the Americans, by luck and by the tenacity of Washington and a few other leaders, had won the first victory. The Wars Between England and America This little experience taught us all a much-needed lesson in prudence; for it was more by luck than good management that we avoided capture and the general massacre that would most assuredly have followed. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship And by luck I catches J. Bayard at his hotel and gets him on the 'phone. Shorty McCabe on the Job The Throgs might seem indestructible, but he had put an end to one, aided by luck and a very rough weapon. Storm Over Warlock But the flivver negotiated it and by luck we found the mine superintendent in the office—a grizzled, chunky little Welshman with a pair of shrewd eyes. Torchy As A Pa But by luck I happens to run across Lester Biggs in the lobby and for five a throw he fixes me up with two places in G, middle row. Torchy and Vee He finally changed the course due east, and it was more by luck than exact calculation that they made out the northern end of the island which was passed the first night out. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns The 2/4 Oxfords by luck had escaped a share in this fighting, and the Battalion's casualties during these critical events were few. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry In this manner, favoured by luck, and by the exercise of caution, I bade farewell to the Rue de Lavandières, and gave Camus the slip, without leaving any trace behind me. Orrain A Romance This troubles no one of us, however, for only by luck or chance would we be injured. Winning a Cause World War Stories He has found this, more by luck than cunning, but now he is done. Selections from Previous Works and Remarks on Romanes' Mental Evolution in Animals More by luck than skill, his fourth try gave him results. Badge of Infamy At dusk, therefore, there was nothing save the heavy shelling to report to Cuthbert over my telephone, which by luck held until cut by German wire-cutters. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry "Every ship for herself," the forty-eight others by luck, pluck, and constant vigil, all finally dropped their anchors in the protected harbors of their destination. Our Navy in the War They made rather bad work of it; but, more by luck than skill, the boat cleared the tug without being stove. Taken by the Enemy On the contrary the most stupid charge that is ever laid to the door of the medical man is that he intentionally, or ever either by luck or intention, kills his patients. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z More by luck than judgment I obtained admission to a saloon carriage to find myself the only Englishman among a hysterical crowd of forty Germans. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben The difficulty was increased by the fact that the way lay across small tracks which were almost impossible to distinguish, but eventually, more by luck than judgment, he brought his men into a village. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" We just caught the train to Warwick, and by luck got back to the hotel ten minutes before the mother turned up. The Observations of Henry I answer that, In this world some things seem to happen by luck or chance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Somehow he still stuck to the saddle, by luck rather than skill it appeared. The Sheriff's Son It was rather by luck than judgment that I did not share his fate. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Of course, every one wanted to get the brass ring, but this went by luck as much as by skill. The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair Let him learn that everything in nature, even motes and feathers, go by law and not by luck, and that what he sows he reaps. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson So there were some who refused to refer to a higher cause such events which by luck or chance take place here below. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition You've just escaped by luck, chance, and the skin of your teeth from a cuss that northin' is too low for him to lay his hand to. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Certain of his victims, by luck or cleverness, seemed to have escaped sometimes as many as three or four attempts but in the end the old man's Killers got them. The Killer He felt a renewal of his strength, and he had been cast by luck into a place from which it took no more than the moderate effort of an able swimmer to reach shore. Poor Man's Rock We passed the spot more by luck than good management, and then I reversed for some distance along that same road. Fanny Goes to War It is therefore impossible that any active power of a heavenly body be the cause of what happens by accident here below, whether by luck or by chance. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition It was more by luck than good riding that anybody managed to get past the post without two or three falls by the way. Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith Then there's the general, unclassified news of the city that drifts in partly by luck, partly by favor, partly through the personal connections of the staff. The Clarion "I got that by luck, almost at the last minute, when the others were gone," said Larry. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire I had to take a "time" as the light was so bad, and quite by luck it came out splendidly and I was able to send him a copy. Fanny Goes to War Consequently, nothing hinders what happens here by accident, by luck or by chance, being reduced to some ordering cause which acts by the intellect, especially the Divine intellect. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition More by luck than good management, it happened in his seventh week that he killed a mouse in the stable. Jan A Dog and a Romance That so many are ready to live by luck, and so get the means of commanding the labor of others less lucky, without contributing any value to society! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 In the same way they escaped by luck from Sforza, who turned his attention to Milan, and from Braccio, who formed designs against the Church and Naples. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots But just by luck she called me up again the very day I went to talk to the specialist. The Real Adventure By rare good luck, the name of the street had been preserved, and by luck still rarer, the house itself, corresponding in all respects to the description by Esther. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times He managed to elude the grasp of his antagonist for probably a minute, and more by luck than skill fell on top when the end of the clinch came. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life It may have been more by luck than by good management, as they say; but there it is. Lady Good-for-Nothing So here they were in the doomed city, as the Red Cross officials said, "by luck"—the very place where they were most needed. Out To Win The Story of America in France And by luck there arrived a parcel from Mother with a cake. Tell England A Study in a Generation He owned up, too, that he had a poor head for ciphering, so that 'twas more by luck than good management he'd hit off the Channel at all. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales But by luck his adversary met him: and, "Whither are you going, you infamous fellow?" roars he with a loud voice: and, "Do you witness the arrest?" The Works of Horace He thrust at me vigorously, but, parrying the attack more by luck than good management, I dashed on, Jacques crying, "This way, monsieur, quick!" For The Admiral The random shot had struck, to the heart had pierced the Tory— Vengeance seconded by luck! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 He seems always to have been in love with one lady or another, and it was more by luck than anything else that he got into no serious scrapes. Haydn It was a telling blow, for by luck more than judgment it crushed the beast's skull. Out with Gun and Camera They believed that things went not by luck, but by law; that there was not a weak or a cracked link in the chain that joins the first and the last of things. Ralph Waldo Emerson There's not been a man more bashed and kicked by luck between here and twenty years back. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle But he wouldn't have tried to find a drunken cabman just by luck, and he wouldn't have taken a sober one. The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories If the affair there were attended by luck, and managed quietly enough, you might continue and surprise the deck party, but let us not rely too far upon fair chances. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel But by luck Barlow made his way back, blundering fairly into the landing at the foot of the path that led to the bungalow, as if the cruiser knew the way to her old berth. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest I kept mine a secret, and just by luck I succeeded. Bambi And so, by luck and skill, we were not drowned in the magnificent uproar of the rapid. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 I had killed one man stealthily that night, and another by luck rather than skill—perhaps it was that. The Prisoner of Zenda It was more by luck than good management that they picked us up before. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, or, under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure It was not by luck or accident that these men achieved distinction, but by sheer industry and hard work. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance I like to hear of people getting on in it—battling their way bravely and fairly—that is, not slipping through by luck or trickery. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow A popular idea of Edison that dies hard, pictures a breezy, slap-dash, energetic inventor arriving at new results by luck and intuition, making boastful assertions and then winning out by mere chance. Edison, His Life and Inventions So we didn't say nothin' more about that neither, until just by luck we came on another lame cow. Arizona Nights Perhaps the essence of the thing is the value which men attach to a valuable something which has come by luck and not been earned. What Is Man? and Other Essays The better paid work is only open to those who have been able to afford an expensive training, and these men are selected in the main not by merit but by luck. Proposed Roads to Freedom I took a silver peseta from my pocket—by luck it had not been lost—and held it in the air above my head. Under the Andes But by luck he survived till a preacher arrived, Who agreed straightaway to baptise him. The Man from Snowy River But next morning came a note that contented and excited her: * * * * * My dear Gloria: Just by luck a matter came to my attention that I think will be just suited to you. The Beautiful and Damned More by luck than anything else we took the right turn and found the harbor front before the night was entirely black. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire There was always the possibility that Abbot Thomas's well might have been wholly obliterated, or else that someone, ignorant of cryptograms, and guided only by luck, might have stumbled on the treasure before me. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Still we were incautious, and it was purely by luck that I glanced ahead and discovered that which made me jerk Harry violently back and flatten myself against the wall. Under the Andes Results had justified his methods, but he was perfectly aware that young Mr. Oakes looked on him as a dull old man who had been miraculously favored by luck. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories They generally blow it up in the course of a couple of days, just by luck, of course. Over the Top But always in this latter scene there was the presence of that Deronda, watching her with exasperating irony, and—the two keen experiences were inevitably revived together—beholding her again forsaken by luck. Daniel Deronda So if Holmes was right on this occasion, he was right by luck and not by deduction. If I May Leave things to individual initiative and some of us will, by luck or inspiration, go right; take public action on an insufficient basis of knowledge and there is a clear prospect of collective error. Mankind in the Making Say, I believe you've gone and struck the truth just as you nearly always do, old fellow, not by luck, but by figuring it out. The Aeroplane Boys Flight A Hydroplane Roundup Landing at my usual spot, more by luck than judgment, I tugged the boat up out of reach of the tide, and then, turning round, waved good-night to the Betty. A Rogue by Compulsion The latter by luck or his own precision he did. Andy the Acrobat But now it was plain that Heywood could do no more, by luck or inspiration. Dragon's blood When I had crossed this more by luck than good guidance, I had another scramble on the steeps where the long, tough heather clogged my footsteps. Salute to Adventurers It seemed a hard sort of joke played by luck on the little Windward Islander, Clyde's money lying there so long, twenty-four inches from the soles of his feet. The Belted Seas We have come across, by luck of drink, a thing as seems to suit you; and we have told you all our knowledge without no conditions. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Sometimes by luck, and sometimes by skill, he had kept the ball out of his wicket; but he was scratching, and he knew it. Psmith in the City Probably it was more by luck than genius. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker I also killed a deer—more by luck than anything else, as it was a difficult shot. Letters to His Children Just by luck, I didn't get hit, but the bullets tore big holes in the balloon and it started to drop fast. Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs I could get but a passage to Halifax, and by luck I arrived there just as Sir William put in with the fleet from Boston. Janice Meredith I play by luck chiefly; I don't know how to play by skill. Dreams and Dream Stories Unless it entered the eye of the crocodile, and thence by luck its small brain, there was no hope of fatal effects. Confessions of a Beachcomber She knows very well why we are so humane, but she will not give a bond of five marks, even if by luck she had it. Moral Ever since the evening of the seance when, partially by craft and partially by luck, he had prevented her father's discovering young Howard's presence in the house, she had unreservedly given him her friendship. Galusha the Magnificent But, by luck, I have a gardener who has more clever ideas that anybody in the world. Spirit of Contradiction I said to my partner:—"It is difficult to play at all, whether by luck or by skill, for I get such a bad hand dealt me each time." Dreams and Dream Stories Do you think I was hiding out that noon only by luck and chance? When Egypt Went Broke "It's only by luck and chance and because the webbin's held that me and my wife ain't laying stiff and stark in the ditch." The Landloper "You had your start by luck," Gresham reminded him. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress Only by luck we saw this lad come in here, or we would have had to chase all over for him, and maybe then we would have missed him. Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road Shortly after the dream began, my partner addressed me, saying, "Do you play by luck or by skill?" Dreams and Dream Stories A vain man, become great by luck, by force of circumstances, by the possession of gifts which he does not himself fully understand, would still take himself for granted. The Mirrors of Washington It was only by luck 'at he had happened to have his overcoat along. Happy Hawkins Let him learn that every thing in nature, even motes and feathers, go by law and not by luck, and that what he sows he reaps. Essays — First Series He has found this, more by luck than cunning, but now he is done. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino To play by luck is to trust to without; to play by skill is to trust to within. Dreams and Dream Stories This is what is meant by luck, and according to the more or less serious mood or habit of our mind we exclaim, how lucky! or, how providential! Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit and Some Miscellaneous Pieces "And it's by luck that you discovered this passageway?" Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Only by luck did she land on her feet instead of her head, upon the greasy pavement of the street. Bruce Some men have twin sons; George in this topsy turvey world of ours has twin fathers—you by luck, and me by cunning. Erewhon Revisited Finally, in sheer desperation, I ran round the pony, pulled, tugged, and knotted the lasso; more by luck than through sense I had accomplished something in the nature of the diamond-hitch. The Young Forester Indeed, I was now a rich man, more by luck than by valour; and though I said nought of it, I hoped that my long wooing might now come to a happy end. A Monk of Fife We've got to live well or bad just by luck, it seems. The Valley of the Moon No beast that roams seems to go more by luck than felis leo. The Land of Footprints He then went on to say that battles are won by force of circumstances, by chance, by luck; and he quoted Suvaroff to this effect. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 I stumbled on it by luck, after I had given up. Riders of the Purple Sage I got across somehow, partly by luck, partly by fingernails. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger I didn't blow in here just by luck. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale "Ah, sir," said the minister of police to Villefort, as they left the Tuileries, "you entered by luck's door—your fortune is made." The Count of Monte Cristo
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