Word: lucking
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...government funding for appeals to the courts. Applicants must find a lawyer themselves - in most cases, one who is willing to take their case pro bono. For someone in a detention center whose English is poor, this tends to be a haphazard process, says Nick Poynder: "It's just luck." Barrister Claire O'Connor says she's not allowed to visit an unrepresented detainee unless she has a written invitation from them. But she can visit prisons, "where anyone can come and ask for my help." Without legal advice, an asylum seeker has little chance of succeeding in an appeal...
...We’ve won a few 5-4, and I’ve always felt if the luck goes your way then you’ll come through,” said Harvard coach Satinder Bajwa. “I think two years ago we won the Ivy title beating Yale, and it went our way. Today—I think it’s a credit to us that we made it come to 4-5, and the fact that it could have gone either way is an even bigger credit...
Strangely after 18 tracks of “Europa Neurotisch” and “Partymädchen Gefoltert,” the album ends on “Chelsea Girls,” a low-key and echo-filled song about the sad, out of luck ladies of Chelsea. What might just seem like an odd note to go out on is just another part of the Total humor: and it’s this unique spirit, love it or hate it, that defines Stereo Total, never so much as on Do The Bambi...
...dated extensively without making any lasting connections. She met men at law school mixers and in classes. Like other girls, she went on meticulously planned dates, dressing up and going into Boston for plays, the symphony, and visits to art museums. For those who didn’t have luck finding dates, there would be consolatory milk and cookies on Saturday nights and awkward Quad formals to which they could invite men anonymously...
Pool is a hard game to master, Ferreira says, but he emphasizes that practice, not luck, is the key to success. “You can only be consistent if you play every day,” he says. “You have to create muscle memory. Drill. Break it down to mechanics. Repeat it over and over so you don’t ever have to think about...