political fortune
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoliticalandfortune
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political
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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fortune
noun
uk/ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/us/ˈfɔːr.tʃuːn/
a large amount of money, goods, ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandfortunefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpolitical fortune
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It happens to be a party point at the moment but that is an accident ofpoliticalfortune.
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I am certain that, whatever the vagaries ofpoliticalfortunein the future, they will never be undone.
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These twists and changes ofpoliticalfortunewere not mere accidents.
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In recent weeks we have been subjected to all sorts ofpoliticalfortune-telling which is about as accurate as the palmist on the pier.
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One never knows what anybody'spoliticalfortunemay be.
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Such are the vicissitudes ofpoliticalfortune.
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The underlying theory was that the condition of, say, a chicken's liver, was connected with, perhaps, the dangerous storms or military orpoliticalfortune.
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If policy-makers think that these new types of policies will improve their political fortunes, then policy-makers will have an incentive to adopt those new policies.
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Even as the political fortunes of the ruling authorities varied, trade and commerce continued with vigour.
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As a result, the political fortunes of actors tend to rise and fall with those of the advocacy coalition they belong to.
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That the political fortunes of leftwing intellectuals in the two neighbouring countries were dissimilar, despite the ideological and programmatic congruence between them, is undeniable.
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In the absence of institutional barriers to change, multidimensional policy spaces permit extreme swings in political fortunes and dramatic, peculiar reversals in policies.
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Political fortunes are increasingly won and lost on the basis of scandal, celebrity, heroism, and morality - the very essence of the soft news media's framing of politics.
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The day-to-day changes in party political fortunes, allied to the governing party's attempts to forge a sustainable long-term electoral bloc, represent the essence of the policy-maker's decision matrix.
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Without doubt, these economic and social matters are central to our political fortunes.
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There has been an interesting change in political fortunes in the last few months.
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None of us knows how this is going to affect our own political fortunes.
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He has chopped and changed policies to suit his political fortunes.
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We should remember that these unusual creatures live a pretty precarious existence, entirely dependent on the political fortunes of their masters.
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