Sentences with phrase «half by luck»

My problem is that I got here by luck, and my co-workers got here through hard work.

The Gare Viger «popped up by luck,» says Dasilva: The former hotel and railway station — an architectural cousin of the Château Frontenac — was being restored after years of neglect.

«In investing the edge conferred by skill can be swamped by luck in the short term.

Finding the right lender by luck is unlikely.

We believe that Low / No Moat companies are so subject to the competitive nature of the markets in which they operate that their future is far more governed by luck than by conditions within their control.

Investing your money on stocks without knowledge of what you are doing is simply foolish, even if you make some money by luck, you will definitely lose it because luck can't carry you far in the stock market.

Our evolution from apes means we aren't necessarily here for a specific purpose, but rather by luck of the draw and good old fashioned survival instinct.

However well off they become financially, for example, there is always someone else who, by luck, has come out ahead.

This was the sticking point in my own little lame march to salvation: admission to heaven is gained by luck of the draw.

By luck — rather than expert planning — we happened to find ourselves near the Pantheon around lunchtime.

We came out with real intent and were pushing hard but Monaco have not got a great defensive record by luck.

That's not by luck.

The Ozil trade doesn't just happen by luck, either, and so it was likely one that the manager targeted all along.

We came second by luck?

The point is we can't play that game, we never have been able to in all the years I have been watching, if we do pull it off it is by luck rather than judgement.

Everyone has flaws but fans judging pros is hardly ever corre t except by luck.

If most assists and goals are created from set pieces, penalties or by luck, the manager and his staffs should look for a new way to train the players and look for a new approach for the games.

I think Wenger thought Xhaka would be the next Goretzka Wenger doesn't believe in spending big on defensive midfielders Eleny is not good enough and Wenger only got him because he cost # 5 mil We had Coquelin by luck really as he came from the youth group

Coquelin was fantastic last year but Wenger stumbled onto this by luck not planning.

You don't just get that award by luck.

Maybe footballing greatness is, at heart, an uncertain exercise dominated by luck, circumstance, and imperfection to a far greater extent than those of us who like telling stories about it would ever care to admit.

So, if the ball is actually played up front either by luck or by choice, he's never there to be the beneficiary.

Add to that (by luck) Sanchez's temporay switch to central striker and you have pretty new spine.

Sanogo's embarrassing kick made a ricochet at the GK and ended up completely by luck at sanchez.

We beat man city at the Ethad in a well deserved win, not by luck against the run of play.

But I want Mr wenger to win the CL atleast once I don't give a f# # k whether we win it by luck or our strength

whether it's by luck or hard work a win means three points regardless of how gotten..

Whether by luck or brilliance?

In mind he thinks that he already has reached superstar status due of him being part of the winning world cup side, which he was part of, only bec Reus got injuried late, and by luck he was chosen to be part of it.

The problem with Wenger is that he has not the killer instinct like coachs as ferguson or mourinho, they have this winning mentality who make them able to do anything in order to win, even cheating, wenger is just a tryer, he does not give it all in the fight.The team was obviously missing 2 centers backs and one strong DM, he did not address the problem, the striker issue was addressed only by luck, if Man U did not get falcao for any reason, there was no back up plan for any other striker, remember he was in Roma.I believe his age has something to do with that as he shows the stubborness of senile people.I don t see Arsenal as a force until he moves on somewhere else.the board too is responsible for not kwowing football and trusting him blindly even when he clearly fail his duties.

It is not by luck that Mert and Kos are one of the best CB pair in the league.

Coquelin was by luck as AW had given up on him way before the injuries struck.

We needed to take maximum from the games until we met Chelsea (and that included 1 point at Everton and one at Etihad because that was realistic) and only by luck we are not 9 or 12 points behind.

Another City attack minutes later was thwarted, more by luck than anything else.

That is, 50 percent of every result is determined by luck, and 50 percent comes down to skill.

Rafael shone in Neville's old spot for a while before being drummed out by Louis van Gaal who then — by luck rather than judgement — pushed Valencia in the role.

Cups are frequently won by the luck of the draw.

Making it sound like (a) it was a rare event and (b) that the outcome was determined by luck.

That being said, there are still, by luck, those few people who morally, physically, socially, etc. that it works for and who grow together with age instead of apart.

So personality does make a difference, and sometimes (by the luck of the draw; it's not your fault) you get a fussy, needy baby.

By luck they got to the hospital in time and after reheydration, testing, monitoring a few days, my nephew was released and is thriving.

Later, one day, entirely by luck, I found myself in the library on the day of the monthly La Leche League meeting held there.

The oddity of having a mixture of bishops, appointees and those there by luck of birth, is one of the clearest examples.

That's because «a generation of American mathematicians at the very peak of their mathematical efficiency by luck just happened to graduate at the same time these Russians [were] coming in,» Borjas explains.

What's different about the structures we've identified is that the enzymes are tethered, so the reactions and their products are moved along an assembly line, expanding their activity for maximum impact rather than happening by luck.»

Unfortunately, though, during my first 2 weeks in the lab I made the big mistake of being too successful, although I should stress that it was more by luck than by judgement.

Happiness doesn't strike us by luck or happenstance.

I found a mural with yellow roses in the background (totally by luck) and figured it would be perfect!!

I'm a easy goin guy don't get excited over much I work as much as I can just relocated and trying to start over lookin to meet new people and maybe by luck find my other better half

You can also just leave it up to chance that you will meet a girl by luck and the two of you will hit off and ou'll hook up with her.