Fortunately, the giraffes with long necks had a larger range of food choice ( based on height ) and thus lived longer and this trait was selected for through natural selection.

Fortunately, efforts made to prevent polluting ground water in the region, coupled with the natural regenerative effects of the running water, have largely restored the cave to a pristine condition.

Fortunately, the Carrangers managed to restore their friend to normal by tricking him into drinking natural mineral water.

Fortunately he had learned to read and write on his grandfather ’ s estate and he read widely at home as well as taking an interest in natural history.

Fortunately the ceilings, on which birds are depicted in their natural colors, have remained without interference in their original state from Safavid times, and these are the best roofs in the building.

Fortunately, the prelate gave them back to Ciro Belli, who when first publishing a selection of them in 1866, severely edited in order not to offend the taste of the time.

Fortunately, McDivitt knew what the problem was, because the hatch had failed to close in a vacuum chamber test on the ground, after which McDivitt worked with a technician to see what the cause was.

Fortunately, the Rainhill gradients proved not to be a problem, and in the event, locomotive traction was determined to be a new technology with great potential for further development.

Fortunately, his lack of proficiency in Chinese — he spoke a pidgin form of Cantonese at best — was not a problem since Sun, his wife Soong Ching-ling and many of their associates were Western-educated and spoke English.

Fortunately most Trimix blends have an oxygen fraction inversely related to the helium fraction, which reduces the probability of this problem.

Fortunately, this is less of a problem these days, and the need to fill a battery with acid usually only arises when purchasing a motorcycle or ATV battery.

Fortunately, the conjugate gradient method can be used as an iterative method as it provides monotonically improving approximations to the exact solution, which may reach the required tolerance after a relatively small ( compared to the problem size ) number of iterations.

" Fortunately, Wonder Woman has no problem delivering a blow which knocks her out.

Fortunately, the above actions that have been taken coupled with the end of the boom period seem to have brought this problem under control.

Fortunately for the humans, a witch had volunteered to alleviate the problem, transforming some of the animals magically into stone figures.

Fortunately, techniques to gather knowledge from an overabundance of electronic information ( e. g., data fusion may help in data mining ) have existed since the 1970s.

Fortunately for Poland, the Mongols didn't intend to occupy the country, since shortly afterward they went through Moravia to Hungary, wanting to connect with the main army of Batu Khan.

Fortunately, since the y occurs only in loanwords, the letter ÿ is extremely rare ( if not altogether non-existent ) in Dutch.

Fortunately, no one was hurt or killed, since the bridge was closed for renovation and the sinking took some time.

Fortunately, these problems have become to large extent controlled since 1980s.

Fortunately for WABC, the other Top 40 outlets could not be heard well in certain New York and New Jersey suburbs, since WINS, WMGM, and WMCA were all directional stations.

Fortunately it was at this same time Geoffrey made his son Fulk Nerra his co-ruler since he died shortly thereafter while besieging the fortress of Marcon on 21 July 987.

Fortunately with the current refurbishment of the station the floral decorations have since been revived, providing a cheerful touch of colour and a point of interest to entertain the traveller in the wait between trains.

Fortunately, nothing has yet happened, despite the many weeks since the theft.

Fortunately, unlike modern autofocus cameras with LCD ' Command Center ' panels, malfunction of the F3's LCD viewfinder display does not prevent full operation of the camera, since this is accomplished with manual dials and indicators.

Fortunately so, since " Dr P. Nissen " and " Dame Ava Fanny " would hardly have flown under the radar as family entertainment in quite the same way.

Fortunately, before Destiny's dream-self fully realised what was happening to him, he was defeated when the League tracked down his real-world self and projected their dream selves into reality to confront Destiny ; since the League were dreaming about victory, they couldn't lose, and Destiny was swiftly returned to his cell in Arkham.

Fortunately, he never officially acted to take over the portfolio, since he was not willing to step on the toes of Mystryl ( the Netherese deity of magic now known as Mystra ), who was the unofficial keeper of the timestream in Faerûn.

Fortunately, Lloyd didn't have to scramble around to recast two of his stars, since Regina and Maggart both saw their series get canceled, so his original choices were back in place.

Fortunately, computers are best suited for trial and error ; they do not succumb to the boredom that humans do, can test physical challenges in a virtual environment where they will not do harm, and can potentially do thousands of trial-and-error segments in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately for us, humans cannot perceive velocity and acceleration directly without some form of error or uncertainty.

Fortunately, these flies are not known to transmit any disease of humans, pets or livestock, but a closely related fly transmits a virus that causes blue tongue disease of sheep.

Fortunately, like Scott, he had unscrupulous friends who assured him that his last efforts were his best.

Fortunately, their close, almost familial bond was likely what helped Ace in moving past the feelings of betrayal she sometimes felt towards the Doctor, particularly as he genuinely had her best interests at heart.

Giving the episode a positive review, Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star wrote, " Fortunately, the episode is on par with this season's best, boasting a reasonably unscattered plotline and, where the main romantic storyline is concerned, a touch of the childlike sweetness Simpsons writers have brought to previous ' crush ' episodes.

Fortunately, their penalty killing was among the league's best.

Durand said: " Fortunately, in cycling, it's not always the best who wins, otherwise we wouldn't win so often.

Fortunately, the present lantern, fitted in 1856, did not require the removal of the original railings.

Fortunately, the entrance chorus from Thespis fitted the situation almost exactly, so it was substituted instead.

Fortunately we were alone in the building -- so few people nowadays are interested even in their own past or in the lovely craft of other days -- for they began to abuse each other in the foulest language.

Fortunately in 1972 the brothers Molenaar bailed it out and invested heavily in the club, to the point that AZ ' 67 were successful in the late seventies and early eighties.

Fortunately for Moscow, its major enemies, the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden, were engaged in a bitter conflict with each other, which provided Russia the opportunity to make peace with Sweden in 1617 and to sign a truce with the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1619.

Fortunately, these invasions were not frequent but when they occurred they caused an incalculable amount of devastation and suffering.

Fortunately, there were no fatalities.

Fortunately, many treasures were still safe 500 yards away in the underground Catholic church.

Fortunately, although the dimensional distance prevented the Professor from telepathically contacting his students directly-although he could penetrate the dimensional barrier, his weakened powers were subsequently unable to access the complex minds of his students-he was able to make contact with Jeffery Saunders, the mentally handicapped grandson of a recently-deceased friend of his, whose mental state meant that he lacked the conflicting thoughts that had prevented the Professor reaching the X-Men.

Fortunately, the Scottsboro defendants benefited from their two landmark triumphs in the United States Supreme Court mostly from the fact that they were all relieved from their death sentences they received at their first trial in Scottsboro.

Fortunately, the tornado struck immediately after the day shift had ended and casualties were minimal.

Fortunately, there were no fatalities or serious injuries.

Fortunately, the German commander agreed to surrender and the German soldiers were evacuated to Wilhelmshaven in Germany.

Fortunately only minor injuries to residents were reported.

Fortunately, after the war the county records were found intact in a cell in the jail, where they had been concealed by R. W.

Fortunately, no lives were lost as hundreds of horrified people watched, powerless to save one hundred years of growth and industry.

Fortunately his appeals to the Royal Academy for financial assistance, were successful in the 1830s, as again in the 1860s, when they provided him with a pension of £ 200 a year as an honorary retired RA.

Fortunately, all debts were paid by President Alessandro Del Torso through the sale of some of his paintings and Udinese could thus join the Second Division in which they came fourth.

Fortunately, the movement of the switch occurred beneath the final coach, so that although 7 people were killed, the front coaches remained on the tracks.

Fortunately, most of the major churches, two of them now UNESCO World Heritage Sites, were rebuilt in the original style soon after the war.

Fortunately for the Allies two new British fighters were already in production which were a technical match for the Fokker. The F. E. 2b and the D. H. 2 were both " pushers " and could fire forwards without gun synchronisation.

Fortunately, in Oxyrhynchus, a few papyrus fragments were found and published ( P. Oxy 2309, 3693 and 3694 ).

Fortunately, the archbishop was very pleased with the meal and the nuns were able to save face.

Fortunately for the Sparks, this was good enough to qualify them for fourth place in the Western Conference, but they were swept by the eventual champion Seattle Storm in the first round.

Fortunately, the satellite contained extra propellant beyond what was needed for its attitude control thrusters, and during the next several months the thrusters were fired at carefully-planned intervals gradually moving TDRS-l into its geosynchronous operating orbit, thus saving the $ 100-million satellite.