"It is in the lap of the gods, " said James R . Schlesinger, former defense secretary and director of central intelligence, testifying, at that, in support of the president's attempt to bolster the Balkans'frail cease-fire agreement.
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A stronger euro would make it easier for Britain to join the single currency, but achieving that situation is " in the lap of the gods " rather than in the hands of policy-makers, a Bank of England official said Tuesday.
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Whether the operation ultimately proves successful or foolhardy, whether it results in a grand achievement or a ruinous debacle, are matters left now " in the lap of the gods, " as former Defense Secretary James R . Schlesinger put it recently.
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His extremely high falsetto, sometimes going above an A5, was characteristic of Queen's vocal harmonies, and was often thought to be a woman's voice, or a synthesiser effect ( most notably his screams on " In the Lap of the Gods ", written by Mercury ).
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This album is incredibly moving and is better than any tribute to the late Rev I could have possibly imagined . " " Kerrang ! " gave the album 4 K's out of 5 concluding : " Where Avenged [ Sevenfold ] go from here is still in the lap of the gods.
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She is quieter, but still unabashed, when describing her battle against cancer last year that resulted in major surgery, but did not convince her to undergo radiation or chemotheraphy : " My future is in the lap of the gods, but my will is as strong as any machine _ and I did not want to muck up my body ."
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In December 2007, Griffiths had a trial with Swiss Super League club Aarau, saying that " Llanelli and Aarau have a link up so what happens next is in the lap of the gods . " His last season with Llanelli in 2011 12 saw him win the Golden Boot award for the sixth time, scoring two more than Greg Draper of The New Saints.
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Unlike other songs from Queen's early period which crept back into circulation in the live set of their 1984-86 tours, such as " Liar ", " Keep Yourself Alive ", " The Seven Seas of Rhye " and " In the Lap of the Gods . . . Revisited ", " Son and Daughter " stayed off the setlists after Queen's hit singles began to dominate their live show.
