1.   Luck would give him a gentle shove in the right direction.

2.   Hard work develops a skill base, and luck gives us the chance to apply that base.

3.   So now that luck has given them a brief shine, the key, the Stars said, is to capitalize on it.

4.   What, in other words, if luck gave us a Congress of boobs?

5.   His luck gave way late last year when he began to lose money on bets made on the future of the Tokyo stocks.

6.   His luck gave way last year when he began losing money on bets that depended on Japanese stocks rising.

7.   Luck may have given Davenport that chance, but she made the best of it.