Lucky Country
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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While these and similar issues are also troubling nations like Britain and the United States, they are particularly stinging to many in Australia, which has long seen itself as the “lucky country.”
From New York Times
Australia calls itself "the Lucky Country", he added.
From BBC
The self-described “Lucky Country” is a stable democracy resting on a rich natural-resource base.
From Washington Times
The nation sometimes referred to as “The Lucky Country” is known for its rock star economy: a gold-plated combination of rich natural resources, easy trade, a talented, well-educated work force and historically healthy immigration rates.
From New York Times
No longer does Australia feel quite such a Lucky Country - although it is always worth remembering that the term coined by the public intellectual Donald Horne in the mid-1960s was intended to be self-flagellatory rather than self-congratulatory.
From BBC
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