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Asked on May 21, 2021 in Phrases.
It’s true that some people say it’s true that it’s better to be lucky than good. But that’s not the case.
A popular phrase is a sentiment that is common in modern day English and there are many variations on this phrase.
Google Ngrams picks up “lucky next good” only as far back as 1927:
Or else it proves that the De Havilland firm are very lucky, which is also a point in their favour, if it be true that it is better to be born lucky than good.
“I’d rather
be luckier than good” is the quote from a 1947 New Yorker story. “The breaks”, George said of this.
I would rather be lucky than good. ”
Excerpt link
Here “the breaks” refer to the breaks people get into something, e.g. Getting into something. ” Who is the biggest show business? Why did people want to be where they are now, but that’s not a good thing.
The generalised concept that it’s better to be lucky than I have found at the end of the 18th century in this Google Ngram :
I think what I have long thought, that it is better to be lucky than wise.
Is good
luck better than good at the task you’re attempting? Good in this sense means good at something.
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Asked on May 20, 2021 in Phrases.
It’s true that some people say it’s true that it’s better to be lucky than good. But that’s not the case.
A popular phrase is a sentiment that is common in modern day English and there are many variations on this phrase.
Google Ngrams picks up “lucky next good” only as far back as 1927:
Or else it proves that the De Havilland firm are very lucky, which is also a point in their favour, if it be true that it is better to be born lucky than good.
“I’d rather
be luckier than good” is the quote from a 1947 New Yorker story. “The breaks”, George said of this.
I would rather be lucky than good. ”
Excerpt link
Here “the breaks” refer to the breaks people get into something, e.g. Getting into something. ” Who is the biggest show business? Why did people want to be where they are now, but that’s not a good thing.
The generalised concept that it’s better to be lucky than I have found at the end of the 18th century in this Google Ngram :
I think what I have long thought, that it is better to be lucky than wise.
Is good
luck better than good at the task you’re attempting? Good in this sense means good at something.
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Asked on May 8, 2021 in Phrases.
It’s true that some people say it’s true that it’s better to be lucky than good. But that’s not the case.
A popular phrase is a sentiment that is common in modern day English and there are many variations on this phrase.
Google Ngrams picks up “lucky next good” only as far back as 1927:
Or else it proves that the De Havilland firm are very lucky, which is also a point in their favour, if it be true that it is better to be born lucky than good.
“I’d rather
be luckier than good” is the quote from a 1947 New Yorker story. “The breaks”, George said of this.
I would rather be lucky than good. ”
Excerpt link
Here “the breaks” refer to the breaks people get into something, e.g. Getting into something. ” Who is the biggest show business? Why did people want to be where they are now, but that’s not a good thing.
The generalised concept that it’s better to be lucky than I have found at the end of the 18th century in this Google Ngram :
I think what I have long thought, that it is better to be lucky than wise.
Is good
luck better than good at the task you’re attempting? Good in this sense means good at something.
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Asked on March 27, 2021 in Word choice.
If I could put anybody in the lead or never actually watch the action, then Sarah would just look like that.
When Adam opened the door the sight of Sarah was overwhelming.
Don’t you think he was weird when
he opened the door?
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Asked on March 26, 2021 in Meaning.
What are the verbs for stand? It means a great many things. In this particular circumstance it means
to have the possibility or likelihood
Profit is also a verb, and is being used in the usual sense of monetary gain. In your essay it is being used in the infinitive sense, i.e. “We did this in a public space.” The money is available for profit.
When using the verb stand, this is typically said. It is neutral in its use, so hearing “stands to gain” is just as likely as hearing “stands to lose”.
This meaning of stand is used in the context of loss or gain. One does not hear “it stands to be blue” meaning that it is likely to be blue.
“China’s Health Ministry stands to profit from the industry’s growth”, and with regard to your sentence “China’s Health Minister stands to profit from the industry’s growth” could be rewritten “China’s Health Ministry
is likely to gain monetarily from the industry’s growth” so in this context, do some of the words really mean that there is no money for the health ministry?
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Asked on March 26, 2021 in Meaning.
What are the verbs for stand? It means a great many things. In this particular circumstance it means
to have the possibility or likelihood
Profit is also a verb, and is being used in the usual sense of monetary gain. In your essay it is being used in the infinitive sense, i.e. “We did this in a public space.” The money is available for profit.
When using the verb stand, this is typically said. It is neutral in its use, so hearing “stands to gain” is just as likely as hearing “stands to lose”.
This meaning of stand is used in the context of loss or gain. One does not hear “it stands to be blue” meaning that it is likely to be blue.
“China’s Health Ministry stands to profit from the industry’s growth”, and with regard to your sentence “China’s Health Minister stands to profit from the industry’s growth” could be rewritten “China’s Health Ministry
is likely to gain monetarily from the industry’s growth” so in this context, do some of the words really mean that there is no money for the health ministry?
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Asked on February 28, 2021 in Other.
Not something normally put out by people. The word “elevated” is correct. Is it grammatically correct? What does it sound like to sound stilted?
The only context I can think of would be as a reply from a “right hand man” to his boss, if the right hand man was particularly well spoken.
Boss: This room is too cluttered. Remove the obelisk and the molar.
Yes sir.
RHM can be seen as he gestures to his minions. Under the minions rule,
the obelisk is removed.)
The meaning of the idiom “It is almost identical with the word X which means it is very different. Does it contradict the meaning of the word that it refers to?” is also a common idiom.
Ex.
Is this chaise longue in the front or back?
What does it mean for a novice to get into financial counseling?
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Asked on February 28, 2021 in Other.
“What is the best sounding phrase for It’s pretty hard to quantify one’s feeling without having seen the show?”
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
The
it
suffix is used to modify a Noun without a negative adjectival. Is it a diminutive form of the noun it is modifying?He has added light; you can view the definition at
dictionary.com. It draws from the word light meaning not heavy of heavy. com: http://dictionary.reference.com. Com/browse/light
light 2 adjective 1. What is a light load?
Why is lite used when eating food and drinks?
If you are using Japan lite, then is like it is in Japan only less so.
So one might say
The University of Hertfordshire produce Japan-lite AI.
So when Time suggest that Japan-lite should be replaced with Japan-heavy they are suggesting that the problems in the West are worse than those in Japan, although still comparable
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