happy coincidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhappyandcoincidence
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happy
adjective
uk/ˈhæp.i/us/ˈhæp.i/
feeling, showing, or causing pleasure ...
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coincidence
noun
uk/kəʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/us/koʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely ...
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(Definition ofhappyandcoincidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It could be ahappycoincidencethat these papers address that point from different angles.
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This was not simply ahappycoincidenceof views-it was an understanding of international politics generated from within their respective and distinctive intellectual systems.
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It is ahappycoincidencethat he is here today.
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My answer, "off the cuff", of 20, was, byhappycoincidence, right.
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It is ahappycoincidencethat today is that anniversary.
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I only said that it is ahappycoincidencewhen economic sense and social needs coincide, as they do in this case.
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It is ahappycoincidencethat his debate occurs on an evening when it is possible to exceed the usual half hour.
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Byhappycoincidence, this debate follows one on genetic modification.
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By ahappycoincidence, the chairman of the review body will be my predecessor.
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It is ahappycoincidencethat the interests of consumers and producers are the same in this case.
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It could be called ahappycoincidence, but perhaps in this company we might call it providential.
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Therefore, it is ahappycoincidencethat this amendment is brought forward on this day.
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It is ahappycoincidence—perhaps one of the few that we are likely to enjoy this week.
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It was a curious andhappycoincidencefor me that it happened to be near my own home country.
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I do not know if you could call it ahappycoincidenceor too little, too late.
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Byhappycoincidence, my battery was stationed on his property during the war.
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As has been said, it is ahappycoincidencethat we have both selected this day—without collusion—for our maiden speeches.
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There is a tendency for the replacement of these aircraft because, byhappycoincidence, the noisy aircraft are the fuel-hungry aircraft.
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I look forward to ahappycoincidenceof precept and practice in our approach to this subject.
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Is that an ominous conjunction or ahappycoincidence?
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