When I told my friend about our good luck, she smugly told me it wasn't luck. |
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I will stand in the water and look at my stretching belly and thank Lakshmi for my great good luck. |
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Considered a good luck charm, hei-tikis are still items of prestige and exchange in traditional Maori society. |
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We know we're not the best team in the world but if anybody outworks us, good luck to them. |
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Then there are those who prey on the weak or the greedy, promising to alter the future, cast good luck charms, prophecy only good things etc. |
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If the proposed casino is approved I will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to sell good luck charms. |
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Some of them have lids and sides decorated with fruits, vegetables, dolls and figures denoting good luck charms. |
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They would sprinkle salt, hang garlic, and attach good luck charms all around the home. |
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On the paper were a few Japanese characters which she knew to be on most common good luck charms. |
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Letters, cards, all sorts of miraculous medals and good luck charms have all been winging their way there in recent years. |
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He instead became a chimney sweep, offering his services to weddings where the presence of a sweep traditionally brought good luck. |
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She primped her hair one more time, and blotted her lips once, for good luck. |
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My metal good luck charms, chains, necklaces, choker and earrings all clashed against the brick of the hearth. |
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But if fortune favours the brave, the racecourse and its manager deserve good luck, better weather and a successful festival. |
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It was my good luck that Dad hadn't hit me the day before but I still had a black eye and a few bruises from our last encounter. |
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The swastika is a popular emblem of good luck in Hindu and Buddhist culture. |
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There will always be women who do not want to take this route, and good luck to them. |
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However, I have noticed an uncanny ability to give good luck to those who are gambling. |
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By the greatest good luck no one was hurt, but the driver and his passengers must have been terrified. |
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We might well say that if people want their children educated entirely through Irish, then good luck to them. |
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Her palm feels warm and soft and smooth, and I know because I shook hands with her when I wished her good luck for her history exam. |
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Knocking on wood is meant to bring good luck by enlisting the support of spirits who according to the ancient pagans Druids, lived in trees. |
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And if this arrangement works for these two people, then good luck to them. |
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By sheer good luck and brilliant timing, Lee was able to watch the space shuttle Discovery launched while he was there. |
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According to believes, spectrolite brings strengths, originality, aids sleep and brings good luck. |
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Mam said good luck again as I kissed her goodbye, and outside in the freezy sunbeams it seemed horrible to leave her on her own like that. |
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Amanda's stomach tightened as she wished her friend good luck and bid her good night. |
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And if two people love each other and really believe they can be partners for life hey, good luck to 'em. |
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Inside the temple is a well that is believed to have the power to bring good luck and prosperity to suppliants. |
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Given the association between horseshoes and good luck, perhaps Charles should send one from his polo pony, pronto. |
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It was a 14 kt gold necklace with a 14 kt gold horseshoe, an old fashioned symbol of good luck. |
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As for clover, why not leave this attractive plant and good luck charm alone? |
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Congratulations to the team for their heroic performances and great displays of darts, and good luck in the Charity Cup Final. |
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For good luck the umbilical cord was sown into a small hide pouch and attached to the cradleboard. |
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Now, through a combination of hard work and good luck, it appears that the strongman from Herat has been able to fulfil his pledge. |
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It took a number of coincidences and lots of good luck to release this strong spirit of enterprise hidden in them. |
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I expect that no-one else has yet seen this poem but good luck to anyone who picked it up in the 20 seconds it was available. |
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Therefore many sailors would tattoo nautical stars on their forearms as a good luck symbol in hopes of returning home. |
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Whether this is purely good luck or a punishment for the sins of past lives is a moot point. |
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How the ambulances manage to get through in an emergency is anybody's guess, sheer willpower and good luck I think. |
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It is believed that the lion dance will bring good luck to households and businesses they visit. |
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The receiving line developed from the ancient belief, that on their wedding day, the bride and groom brought good luck to everyone they touched. |
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If you are a professional mathematician already at one of the drawing boards, then good luck to you. |
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Good wishes, good luck and every success in the future to all those graduates who were celebrating their success in the village last week. |
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We had to root around a bit to find food first, but had good luck eventually. |
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If the vote does any good, it will be more by good luck and war weariness than good planning. |
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You can stay healthy, but good luck avoiding the fried quesadillas and tortilla chips. |
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The families of both the bride and groom prepare puffed rice for the ceremony as a symbol of fertility and good luck. |
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A levels, AS levels and GCSE's are all well underway and good luck to all those sitting these important exams this summer. |
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Go with God and good luck to you and your spouse and the soon to be new addition to your family. |
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With all this breathless activity, and the firm's seemingly endless run of good luck, it is hard to see what can go wrong. |
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Meanwhile, good luck to Linda who signed off from AM this morning and heads to London with her partner. |
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But one day by dint of sheer chance and perverse good luck Vernon happened to be struck by a rather smashing train of thought. |
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Most of all, though, have fun and good luck in pursuing your romantic endeavors. |
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By good luck, there was a vacancy on Peterborough, the paper's diary column. |
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He would throw salt over his shoulder and knock on wood just for good luck, I didn't learn this until I lived with him. |
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We had a lot of good teammates and good coaching and good luck and played a long time. |
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Drums, gongs and cymbals are played during the dance to symbolically heal the lion and scare away any evil spirits and bring good luck. |
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Kyra smiled and noticed everyone, pointing and waving at her, while calling out words of good luck. |
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We would say good luck Latoya, but from looks of it luck will have little to do with it! |
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I cannot help feeling this is the best and perhaps final chance, so good luck to all concerned. |
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A rabbit's foot brings good luck, though I'm sure all those the three-legged rabbits wouldn't necessarily agree. |
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This group is also the most likely to carry something like a coin, a rabbit's foot, or a necklace for good luck. |
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Another polo acquaintance stole one of Rubi's jockstraps and nailed it up in the barn where he kept his breeding stallions, as a good luck charm. |
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We also wish to congratulate him on his retirement, and wish him many happy years and good luck in the years ahead. |
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The singer marked his appearance by leaving his handprint in clay and signing the cast with a good luck message. |
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They thought it brought good luck, fertility, and protection from witchcraft, and was an antidote to poison. |
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Other motorists also blow their horns in return to wish the newlyweds good luck. |
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They're in there somewhere, but good luck picking them out from behind all those space-hogging skyscrapers and corporate monoliths. |
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After slowly devouring the Monte Cristo, I nodded with satisfaction and rubbed my stomach for good luck. |
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I spent most days moping around my house, waiting for good luck to come my way. |
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He is wished every success and good luck in his new post by his neighbours and friends. |
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Her family and many friends wish her good luck and every success in her career. |
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An S-shaped chopsticks rack made from red sandalwood is a symbol of good luck. |
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Good luck to you and good luck to all the men and women you're working with over in Iraq. |
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She wears a Tibetan necklace of turquoise and coral that was given to her by a friend for good luck on our journey, and she carries her father's Tibetan prayer beads. |
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I keep wearing this diamond horseshoe necklace for good luck. |
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Lions symbolize good luck and their fierceness scares off evil spirits. |
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If his colleagues on the European Tour believe binning his good luck letter prior to the Ryder Cup is acceptable behaviour, that says more about them than him. |
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However, others have used the meme concept to try and do so, and good luck to them. |
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And if, having done so, he has more money in his pocket, more appreciation on his share options, and more time to smell the roses, good luck to him too. |
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It requires a good idea of where to go searching, patience and a dose of good luck, but with bioprospecting the ultimate prize is perhaps more valuable than gold. |
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Now I'm hugging my friends when they have good news and even cheering on bloggers I don't even know who are running into streams of great good luck. |
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The encounter between Keats and his neighbor ended nonlethally only by good luck. |
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It will require an all-hands-on-deck effort combining hard work, political savvy, and even a dollop of good luck. |
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But good luck convincing other countries that the case against North Korea is airtight. |
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I should have known that such good luck was not my fortune though. |
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Thanks heaps for your time Paul and good luck for your future. |
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They were not very varied in design and the emphasis was on good luck charms such as four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and wishbones, again set with tiny diamonds. |
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Instead, I wish good luck to the club that once harboured my second favourite player outside George Best, England's greatest marksman, Jimmy Greaves. |
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An example would be believing that, as one passed one's driving test soon after buying a good luck charm, the charm must have caused one to pass the test. |
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While lilies of the valley are given for good luck on May 1 in France, white flowers have funereal associations in other cultures besides the Japanese. |
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We'll put a horseshoe over the arch of every door for good luck. |
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So Pope Francis has found a way to turn the generosity of others into good luck for a few. |
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We climbed steeply over dark rocks to two high passes and, as is the custom, placed white stones on their cairns to ask for good luck and strength. |
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The pieces of jewellery serve as good luck charms for their wearers. |
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And even if you have the good luck to be healthy, a swarm of locusts could devour your crops, a tsunami could wash away your family, or a hurricane could blow apart your town. |
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New Zealand won some nail-biters in the 1980s, but Australia, by good luck as much as good management, then enjoyed a decade of winning close ones. |
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In 1991, about 25 percent of inhabitants claimed to believe in astrology and good luck charms, and 42 percent believed in fortune-telling and faith healing. |
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He keeps these good luck charms with him during his operation. |
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Many of the buildings are faced with light-hued stone or stucco daubed with whitewash, the doors and window frames of some painted blue-the color for good luck. |
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To insure good luck in the coming year one must taste all courses, and there must also be an even number of people at the table to ensure good health. |
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We unloaded our spare supplies on them and wished them good luck. |
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The fur of the maned wolf is worn in South America as a good luck charm. |
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In a few weeks fresh-faced students will be eagerly spewing forth essays on the semiotics of the shell suit in post-parliamentary Scottish soaps, and good luck to them. |
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What if one day the chance you had been waiting for was suddenly in front of you, only to be followed by a string of good luck beyond your wildest dreams? |
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The mandarin duck represented faithfulness, the magpie good luck. |
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And I'd like to quote another one of our ancient philosophical teachings which says that good luck always keeps company with misfortune and vice versa. |
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Also if they are happy making money this way then good luck to them. |
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The origins and meanings of such customs as a horseshoe symbolising good luck, or a farmer spitting in his hand when selling an animal, are explained at the Celtic Furrow. |
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Whether it was great scouting or just good luck, the addition of middle linebacker Levon Kirkland should have a trickle-down effect on many areas of the defense. |
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Some folks have good luck with their own mixtures using soft soap, ground hot pepper, garlic and other pungent herbs. |
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Smaller branches were positioned in the gateway of every house to ensure good luck for the rest of the year. |
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May further asserted that, despite Allied mistakes, the Germans could not have succeeded but for outrageous good luck. |
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Vodouisants believe that if the lwa are pleased with your actions, they will reward you with health, financial success, and all-around good luck. |
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Traditionally the yule log symbolised security and good luck for the forthcoming year. |
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Wearing the right foot of a chicken was considered good luck. |
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The story tells that a little snake, the spirit and the embodiment of good luck for the sword, was crawling out beneath the sword guard. |
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Tough luck for the SKS but good luck for us since many milsurp SKS's did not see any, or hardly any, combat deployment. |
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I enjoy trying recipes from my new collection of gluten-free cookbooks and have had good luck finding delicious foods that David can eat. |
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Ginger-whinger Gordie reminds me of those mad-haired gonks and trolls the girls always plonked on their desks for good luck during exams. |
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They were welcomed by the staff and presented with a daruma doll which represents good luck. |
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The temperature of Alpha Centauri is 5790 degrees Kelvin, so good luck finding a tent that'll cope with that Paul Hollywood. |
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For the most part Pettit uses hardbody shallow-running artificials and he has had good luck with the 27MR808 and the larger 27MR808 MirrOlures. |
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A rabbit's foot may bring good luck to you, but it brought none to the rabbit. |
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I'm going to have my bedroom feng shuied. Maybe this will finally bring me good luck. |
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It used to be a tradition to leave a coin on the bridge to ensure good luck. |
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Hikers frequently add stones to existing cairns trying to get just one more on top of the pile, to bring good luck. |
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Social advancement was thus not dependent solely on birth, patronage, good luck, or even extraordinary ability. |
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The custom has been to some extent sanitised by tourist guides who claim that the spitting is merely for good luck. |
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Thanks, wishes of future good luck and hugs are usually exchanged between the teams. |
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Another tradition claims that if the water boils while visitors are present, then love and good luck will surely follow. |
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In the Hawaiian language, honu is used to refer to this species, and it is locally known as a symbol of good luck and longevity. |
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Flags were hung from the masts to bring good luck and women to the sailors. |
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It is considered good luck to shake the champagne bottle and spray around at midnight. |
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Now I hear some of you jackholes want to sue Nancy...HA! good luck! |
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By finding this clover, your streak of good luck has already begun. |
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Also during the 19th century bagpipes were played on ships sailing off to war to keep the men's hopes up and to bring good luck in the coming war. |
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In Tanzania in 2008, President Kikwete publicly condemned witchdoctors for killing albinos for their body parts, which are thought to bring good luck. |
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Drake was naturally pleased at his good luck in capturing the galleon and he showed it by dining with the captured ship's officers and gentleman passengers. |
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Art and creativity are undoubtable an important part of our future and First would like to wish good luck to everyone shortlisted for the First Bus Arts Award. |
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Its Group 1 clashes such as this that have the public on edge, though good luck to the 30,000 who turned out at Ascot last Saturday to watch a three-ring circus. |
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This ritual is aimed at bringing good luck in the forthcoming marriage. |
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For a long time, opah has been thought to be good luck so it was only given away, never sold. Opah is a nonschooling open-ocean fish so it's not caught in great quantities. |
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James revealed in his book Into the Bear Pit that he had binned a good luck letter from Faldo after seeking the views of several people, including member of the team. |
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The program kicks off in January with kumquats, an edible fruit that closely resembles an orange and which symbolizes good luck in China and other Asian countries. |
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In Italy he was worshipped as a god of merchants and traders, although others also prayed to him for his characteristic gifts of good luck or rescue from danger. |
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