Weddings, which used to be a nice little earner, are not the sure thing they once were.
It does, however, make the odds against his successful defense of American interests a bit less like those faced by Horatius at the bridge, if not yet the "sure thing" the merits of the case ought to dictate.
He said the one sure thing is that Pittsburgh is the best team in the NFL, and they will run the table starting with San Diego at home.
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The only sure thing you can bet on in this market is that anxiety is at an all-time high.
Mr. BILL GREENER (Republican Strategist): And the guy who interviewed me said, you know, I'm not sure the system is going to run before the Michigan primary, but if Romney wins the Michigan primary, I'll make sure the thing gets edited to where you don't look so stupid.
UMNO's bulging coffers and its strong political base, the election once seemed a sure thing for the prime minister.
But continued success of the rugged Wrangler is no sure thing, given the competition in this sector.
The Hispanic vote, once considered a sure thing for the Democrats, is now up for grabs.
So I'm sure the same thing will happen here in Shanghai.
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Although there are different options - either three seamers and a spinner or four seamers - I'm sure the key thing in the selectors' minds will be having the right bowling to take 20 wickets.
"She's here every week, doing stuff like 'Congress on your Corner, ' and I'm sure the first thing she's gonna do, when she's ready, is a 'Congress on your Corner' at that Safeway" where the shooting occurred.
The switches can only be said to be military quality, requiring solid force to engage and responding with a positive click -- and yes, they even measured the volume of the click to make sure that matches the real thing.
The economic recovery has been progressing so well that it had become almost a sure thing the Fed will begin phasing out its easy money policy and QE stimulus programs much earlier than planned, possibly beginning as early as this summer.
Knowing that the first thing he heard upon emerging from the womb was me making sure he could breathe, that the first thing he felt was me holding him and unwrapping the cord, changes my relationship to him a little.
Even if the programme is designed perfectly, it is no sure thing it will end the crisis.
And so we're going to make sure that the right thing is being done.
Even with a massive infrastructure advantage and major head start, an Obama edge on the ground was no sure thing.
You know, you've seen around the country that, you know, programs that are losing resources, and some of the schools are pulling out all their athletic programs and all the extracurriculars that make school fun, because we're -- you know, we don't have the resources to put in the schools, and the thing we want to make sure is that we don't lose teachers.
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The extent of the damage is only beginning to come to the surface, but one thing is for sure: by the time all the dust settles, Americans will have a very different view about our financial system and the risks associated with excessive credit.
And at the end of all this, we're sure of one thing - the economy is worse than when we started.
This means that if three people independently tell me the same thing, then I can be pretty sure that thing happened.
In the light of today's events I am sure that he will do the honourable thing and step down.
It is no sure thing that the scandal will move to the back burner.
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The last thing is make sure that all the stretch modes are turned off.
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You should really read the whole thing to make sure I am not taking it out of context.
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Still, all the hopeful economic signs don't mean the recovery is a sure-thing.
Without federal regulation, it is a sure thing that the insurance companies would follow a similar pattern should restrictions on cross-state sales disappear.
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