| They might pass something that proves an electoral liability or makes a minister a hostage to fortune. |
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| Once large-scale, on-site investment has been made, however, the company can become a hostage to fortune. |
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| For all his ruthlessness, Cromwell gave away a hostage to fortune by his efforts to propel Henrician religious policy in a moderately Protestant direction. |
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| This brave statement may yet prove to be a hostage to fortune. |
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| She argued that 'if we allow our own production base to be damaged by crises, and if in this way we allow too much of global food production to be concentrated in a few areas of the world, we're giving a hostage to fortune. |
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| Talk about making yourself a hostage to fortune. |
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| Mr President, Mr President-designate of the Commission, a few years ago you left an interesting hostage to fortune in an interview which was reported widely in the European press. |
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| Everything becomes a hostage to fortune here. |
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| I hope the other report will be completed at a very early date, but to put a timescale on it would be to give hostage to fortune and I am not prepared to do that. |
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