1.   His material fortunes always seemed to be less stable than those of most rich men.

2.   As little as a year ago fortune finally seemed to be smiling upon Mexico.

3.   As a season laced with angst over lack of recognition moves to a conclusion, fortune seems to be grinning at the Western Athletic Conference.

4.   But one rainy day five years ago her good fortune seemed to desert her, and nothing had prepared her for the shock of seeing it go.

5.   Clinton and Gingrich had been on the same political seesaw for so long that their fortunes seemed inextricably and inversely linked.

6.   Good fortune seemed to accompany Bryant all night.

7.   Good fortune seemed to embrace this team through its final weeks.

8.   Greenwood Lake joined this casualty list at a time when his fortunes seemed to be improving.

9.   Now he can fly home and, because he has renounced American citizenship, his fortune would seem to be immune from American taxes.

10.   Now the team must travel to Seattle, where its playoff fortunes seem equally dim.