For that, they may give thanks to a fortuitous turn in the political cycle.
Most importantly: the revenue gains came entirely from selling homes, not from fortuitous real estate transactions.
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As he pointed out, it was quite a fortuitous turn of events for the bar manufacturers.
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But a fortuitous power play after the buzzer set up the Rangers to grab it all back.
Grayer's arrival was fortuitous for another reason: In 1994, the Internet was seeping into the national consciousness.
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The trio arrives at a fortuitous time and bearing the hallmarks of the movement's most popular bands.
The game seemed over in the 52nd minute when Samaras made it 2-0 with a fortuitous goal.
This fortuitous Keynesian kick-start has kept the economy growing in 2009 in a region where many have shrunk.
Malawi surprised their opponents in the 17th minute when they took the lead in somewhat fortuitous fashion.
And the fortuitous thing about the Dubai ports deal is that it unites disparate strands of Democratic thought.
These fortuitous conditions may not last, but for now they are good reasons not to be too pessimistic.
Effectively explained by this LA Times article from Thursday, Angels owner Arte Moreno was both shrewd and fortuitous.
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It was a fortuitous goal, but you have to give credit to Alan.
It is only three months since the fortuitous discovery of a lost Shakespeare First Folio in the French Biosphere Reserve of Saint Omer.
The milestone wicket was slightly fortuitous as Simon Katich played on as he tried to pull a leg stump delivery.
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United received a further fillip when new signing Javier Hernandez scored a somewhat fortuitous goal after coming on as a half-time substitute.
Fortuitous events have undeniably defined Derek Jeter over the past two decades.
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Is it just luck that has put Chandler in this fortuitous position?
From where we are, I couldn't tell you, but if we have got a fortuitous one, then we have got a fortuitous decision.
"This trajectory is remarkably fortuitous as it does not exist for many years prior to or after the 2014 date, " Professor Longuski said.
Government data confirmed what observers were hoping might, by some fortuitous circumstance, be avoided on Friday: the euro zone has officially entered its first-ever recession.
For example, the near-simultaneity of the meltdown with the Libyan crisis is fortuitous as it directly reminds the public of the consequences of oil reliance.
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Then something fortuitous happened: Apple introduced the first iPod Nano.
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But in large part, fortuitous economic events played a big role.
Use of highly targeted gene-modification tricks comes at a fortuitous time.
It was entirely fortuitous that no significant physical injury was caused.
So it's fortuitous that Deere's board has picked this time to run a chief executive succession race, pitting four recently promoted division heads against one another.
Ronan O'Gara's second penalty and conversion of Ugo Monye's fortuitous try eased the Lions' nerves, and a penalty try with 11 minutes left settled the outcome.
The Durham paceman's post-lunch spell reaped a double breakthrough when extra bounce unsettled Leon Johnson and a fortuitous lbw decision accounted for home captain Darren Sammy.
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