There is also a chance that BP will end up not paying dividends this year and it is almost certain that the amount BP is having to pay out for the clean-up in the US will eventually affect the dividend.
Though regulators say naked short-selling (in which shares are sold short without being properly borrowed) isn't a pervasive problem, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sees it as enough of a risk that it is seeking to close certain loopholes that makes it easier to pull off a naked short trade.
Due to that attrition it is virtually certain that there are more people not playing Warcraft now who have played it than are currently playing.
It is thought that the UK operation will be put on hold for several weeks while the British Geological Survey considers the situation, but given the potential importance of fracking as a substantial contribution to world future energy needs, it is almost certain that it will not be abandoned.
"Given what we see, it is certain that a criminal line of inquiry is to be number one, " said the prosecutor.
It is time for another disruptive product and it is certain that Steve Jobs left that playbook for Apple.
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Again there was mention at the recent budget of an increase in pension age and this has yet to be finalised but it is certain that pension ages will increase, although remember that there is a difference between the State Pension age and the age at which you are able to start to draw benefits for public sector or private pensions.
The Journal piece notes that it is not certain that the SEC will bring a case against Hurd or HP.
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Though there are a few penalties involved, this means that it is almost certain that the American giant will end up with the lot.
Neither is certain that it knows when the other is being honest about its domestic political constraints, and both tend to take random events as reflections of strategic intent.
That this legislation will become law, however, is far from certain, and it is of critical importance that the American people convey to their elected representatives their strong opposition to global taxes so that the Senate may act on this legislation at the earliest possible time.
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Buttonwood is almost certainly in a very tiny minority on this, but it is not even certain that inflation is a greater worry than deflation, for all that this is dismissed by most as last year's story.
That said, it is virtually certain that new vehicles being sold today will be even more reliable in three years.
Whatever the man pictured in the photo is doing, it seems certain that what he is doing to us in implanting a desire, for those of us who have yet to visit Brazil, to take a trip at the next opportunity.
What is certain is that when it comes to the job market, there is the reality of the lackluster economy, and then there is the punditry, each willing to blame some ideological position or policy for the 9.1% unemployment.
What is certain, however, is that it is good for both merchants and consumers.
However our correspondent says that it is far from certain that the already stretched Afghan special forces will be able to establish security in Wardak once Nato has left.
Yet, it is difficult to be certain that this is because they lack coverage or whether some other factor is at work.
It is not so much that nothing was achieved - it is more that no one is quite certain what will sustain.
But it is certain that this mortality burden will not be equally distributed around the world.
It is certain that traditional online job boards like Monster.com are on the way out.
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And it is certain that they will set the proper tone from the top down.
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It is certain that electronic signatures will be open to forgery and manipulation, he says.
But it is certain that French workers will not accept a large cut in weekly wages.
Yet it is not certain that public journalism commands the public's interest: the Dayton paper's circulation is flat.
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AOL. But if Priceline succeeds, it is certain that other Internet companies will try to do the same.
If any banks do splash out in America, it is certain now that NatWest will not be among them.
On the other hand, whether Mr Musharraf goes or not, it is certain that the government will continue wrangling.
The only thing the government is saying for certain is that it will not postpone the ceremony, scheduled for Thursday.
What's certain is that it increases the government's spending obligations in 2011 and 2012, all the way to the next election.
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