Vietnam is fortunate in being surrounded by populous countries with rising spending power.
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"I'm very fortunate in having such a talented bunch of people, " added Stuart.
But although King Gyanendra is fortunate in the weakness of his enemies, they are growing in number and in determination.
"We're quite fortunate in the European Space Agency we've got a good track record of assigning our astronauts, " he said.
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We are fortunate in the U.S. because corporate profits have been rising for the past three years, and are expected to continue higher.
"People like him, as he'll say, who've been very fortunate in life, have the ability to pay a little bit more, " Mr. Plouffe said.
The country is very fortunate in that most of the discovered deposits of rare earths used in the development of new technologies are found in China.
We are fortunate in New York to be able to call upon an extraordinary faculty of practitioners who have both deep experience as funders and proven educational skills.
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"We were very fortunate in that we were sufficiently focused and that our perseverance paid off so that we were able to identify an alternative way forward, " she said.
We were fortunate in that way, in the sense we were also overweight consumer staples and overweight health care, which were some of the better performing sectors for 2011.
From now on, the computer industry, which has been very fortunate in that it has been relatively free of government intrusion, will experience a continuous increase in government regulation.
By my count, pardon me, at least 17 of our cases have been decided by the federal courts of appeals, and we have been fortunate in prevailing in all 17.
"It took quite a lot of work to get this scheme off the ground even though we are fortunate in this area to have an affordable housing officer, " he said.
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He said she was "fortunate in her enemies" in the likes of Arthur Scargill, the miners' leader, while her "judgement wasn't fully working" in bringing in policies like the poll tax.
The duo was fortunate in having good local vineyards to draw on, notably those planted by the Rochioli family, who had been selling their grapes to Korbel for use in its sparkling wine.
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Gervasi is especially fortunate in having the founding fathers of the group, Robb Reiner and Steve (Lips) Kudlow, now in creased middle age, to guide us through its many downs and very occasional ups.
One of the most extraordinary personalities that I have ever come across and I have been fortunate in my career to have found some wonderful personalities, whether it be Ben Kingsley or Denzel Washington or Robert Downey Jnr - in my view this boy will be up with them.
And we are fortunate that in Virginia many wonderful foods are grown in our local community where they do not have to be processed, packaged and shipped to reach our markets.
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This year, especially, so many of us should be thankful for the safety and security of our personal families and belongings, while opening our hearts to those not as fortunate, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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But in a fortunate 20%, this arms race is stacked in the host's favor, with antibodies that are able to neutralize not just the latest, specific mutated version of HIV but a broader range of viral marauders.
Radzinski was fortunate to be in the way and divert Helguson's header into the net.
"I feel I'm fortunate to be in the position that I'm in, " he said.
Just how do the less fortunate stay warm in the winter and feed their livelihoods?
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In a world sometimes short of role models they were fortunate to have him in their midst.
He was fortunate to find in David Radler the perfect foil to help him realise his ambitions.
"I have very been fortunate to play in Europe for big clubs like Arsenal and Celtic, " said Hartson.
Dame Daphne and Mr Root have been fortunate to live in a magical landscape during some magical decades.
"Anytime you're fortunate to play in the Final Four you're going to have to beat two great teams, " Auriemma said.
We are fortunate to live in a very thin slice of time, during which growth and positive sum economics and politics have ruled.
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