"There was a long way to go in the race, so it wasn't a guaranteed victory.
But with the season only two games old, it has become apparent that no opponent is a guaranteed victory for the Red Storm.
Though the acquisition of Red Hat is by no means a guaranteed victory for the Armonk, N.Y.-based computing company that has had more downs than ups over the five years, it seems to be a better bet for "Big Blue" than an artificial intelligence program that was always more hype than reality.
Though the acquisition of Red Hat is by no means a guaranteed victory for the Armonk, N.Y.-based computing company that has had more downs than ups over the five years, it seems to be a better bet for "Big Blue" than an artificial intelligence program that was always more hype than reality.
When Plouffe is on the mound in the season opener, it's close to a guaranteed victory.
The alternative, he said, is a guaranteed victory for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton -- and the loss of Republican control of both houses of Congress.
A boycott would guarantee victory for Sirleaf but would cast a cloud over Liberia's fledgling democracy, which has been praised by the international community.
Sometimes, when needing just a low-scoring ride to guarantee victory in an event, he would instead go for a recklessly ambitious one, fall over, and end up failing to post any score at all.
The seat, to be added in southern Los Angeles County, was drawn to all but guarantee victory for a Latino candidate.
Ukraine's State Security Service SBU accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the electoral process in Ukraine by creating illegal structures to help guarantee victory for a certain candidate.
Obviously, a grand slam is worth four points (one for each runner), and can turn the tide of a difficult game or virtually guarantee victory.
