good fortune
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgoodandfortune
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good
adjective
uk/ɡʊd/us/ɡʊd/
very satisfactory, enjoyable, pleasant, ...
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fortune
noun
uk/ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/us/ˈfɔːr.tʃuːn/
a large amount of money, goods, ...
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(Definition ofgoodandfortunefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If true, it was a tactical mistake of historic proportion, and extraordinarygoodfortunefor the insurgents who lost no time in exploiting it adeptly.
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Plaingoodfortunehad presented him with just the sort of connections he needed to match his sizeable ambitions.
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In short, he was a spectacularly successful royal servant whose family, as was customary, shared in hisgoodfortune.
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After all, linguistics in the past half-century has had thegoodfortuneof witnessing not one revolution, but two.
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Some are struck by sudden cancer, or car crashes; others, in similar circumstances, experience near-misses and continuedgoodfortune.
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Thegoodfortuneof agriculture was sustained less by innovation, improvements in efficiency and output, than by buoyant prices and lack of cheap imports.
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He lived on until 1706 but, in contrast to hisgoodfortunebefore 1678, further promotion eluded him.
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That it was not, however, would seem to be more than the product of the accidents ofgoodfortune.
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This was remarkablegoodfortune, and our friendship since that date in 1974 has completely influenced and imbued my own career.
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It is ourgoodfortuneto have found a hypothesis that lets us work toward common goals, expanding our own research ambitions through collaboration.
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The commissioners challenged him to defend this use of his farm and admit hisgoodfortuneand wealth.
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Whether this was due to his holding the agency, or the fact that he had ' agoodfortune' of his own, is impossible to say.
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One afternoon, along with other friends, we all had thegoodfortuneof spending some very memorable time together.
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One central theme was that of recompense (baoying)- evil deeds will bring disaster and grief and good deeds will bringgoodfortune.
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Good luck, however, did not meangoodfortune, at least immediately.
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In this context the phrase 'goodfortune' appears to be very revealing.
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Being open-handed involves attempting to share yourgoodfortunewith those in need.
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