1. She was fortunate in that she had friends to help her.
2. She was fortunate now that she had friends to help her.
3. She was fortunate now that she had friends to help her.
4. She was fortunate because she had friends to help her.
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Does 'in that' mean 'because'? Are all the sentences the same in meaning? What is the difference between 'in that' and 'now that'?
1 answer
They are all right -- and 1 is more formal than the other three.