Word: luck
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Recent experience suggests that is the worst option of all. But so far, no alternative looks easy to deliver. Good luck, Mr. Holbrooke...
...were, by all accounts, shut out from both the substance of the accord and its timing and presentation to the outside world. That it coincided with the airing of a television interview with Williamson in which he espoused his views of the Holocaust could be chalked up to bad luck. But the British-born bishop has said similar things in the past, as have several other Lefebvrite members; the fact that nothing was done ahead of time to try to assuage Jewish concerns doomed the release of the papal decree...
BOSTON—The Harvard women’s hockey team has had more than its fair share of bad luck this season. But last night, it seemed that the squad could do no wrong.The Crimson (11-7-3, 10-4-2 ECAC) turned in a completely dominating performance, routing Boston University (13-10-5, 7-6-3-3 Hockey East), 8-0, in the first round of the Beanpot Tournament at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena.Tri-captains Sarah Vaillancourt and Jenny Brine turned in matching hat tricks to pace Harvard to its biggest offensive output since...
...Luck, salesmanship, and a good deal of hubris. This is how four Texans rose from humble origins to become some of the richest businessmen in American history. Along the way The Big Four also helped facilitate the growth of U.S. industrialism, not to mention modern American conservative politics. In his tome on the Big Four - Roy Cullen, Clint Murchison, Sid Richardson and H.L. Hunt - Burroughs, author of Barbarians at the Gate, offers a Hollywood-worthy story that's equal parts political investigative journalism and dramatic family history. Think oil wells gushing black crude hundreds of feet...
...senior executive at a major bank, and he was very proud about their generous severance package," says Columbia's Brockner. "I said, 'That's great. What have you done for the people who have remained?' It was a conversation-ending question." The anguish may be real, but good luck talking about...