But impeccable judgement outside off-stump and a slice or two of luck saw him through those tentative beginnings.
But whether they do or not, that sector is just a slice of our capital markets.
When the building is sold, the operators will take a slice of the capital gains.
Radwanska dropped a hand off of her racket and cut a slice down the line.
Mr Bush's lead will have to narrow a lot, therefore, before such a slice becomes decisive.
The few shareholders who bothered to claim a slice received 46 cents a share.
"I had a slice of luck today with the weather conditions, " said the 25-year-old.
The original plan was to make depositors take the "haircut" - a slice from their savings.
Dell and Microsoft are racing to secure a slice of this huge potential market.
Cheng orders a chocolate croissant and a slice of cake for us to share.
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Cable channels, on the other hand, gets a slice of every subscriber on their bundle.
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Each pie had a slice cut out to represent retirement savings being eaten up by fees.
In the spot, a woman agonizes over whether to eat a slice of raspberry cheesecake.
As a slice of the U.S. GDP, gasoline is down by a third, to 3%.
For a delicious midday meal, grab a slice and a salad at Ballard Pizza Company.
And energy industry groups fought for a slice of the pie when Congress debated cap-and-trade legislation.
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Several consumer electronics and semiconductors companies are vying for a slice of this growing business.
Opportunism, with a slice of luck, always played a large part in his life.
Pay per view channels, for instance, provide Roku with a slice of the rental fee.
But entrepreneurs typically capture but a slice of the total wealth they actually help bring about.
Dirk Niepoort even likes his tawny port with a slice of foie gras.
Schultz agrees: "Appearing on late-night talk shows give us a slice of who they are, " he says.
While ordinary people suffer, they say, their leaders have grown fat on nichekeleko cutting a slice for themselves.
Despite all its growth, Apple still accounts for just a slice of the market for consumer computers.
The result: Qualcomm commands a slice of the revenues generated every time a 3G handset is sold.
No longer happy to act mainly as middlemen, many have wanted a slice of the action themselves.
The fund would receive a slice of the revenues from the oil exported through the second pipeline.
Every time Portland score a goal, he saws off a slice of wood amid an eruption of sawdust and song.
Sites in North East Derbyshire and Peterborough have recently been approved for a slice of the funding.
Battling Nokia, Apple and Research In Motion for a slice of the mobile phone market will be tough.
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