Sentence examples for a sure test of from inspiring English sources

Finally, on February 5th, the presumed finale: some 20 states will hold their primaries and caucuses a contest fought out through television advertising (a function of money-raising skills) and get-out-the-vote operations (a sure test of organisational ability).

The sure test of this proposition is to ask: whatever happened to the avant-garde?

One of the sure tests of a novel's worth is its capacity for engendering critical dialectic: no novel is beyond criticism, but many are beneath it.

If cross-examination is the surest test of truth, not even a Clarence Darrow can win in a taxi court hearing under these rules.

The surest test of G.E.'s financial performance, some analysts say, will be its ability to increase its dividend.

The surest test of whether Turkey's attempt to use soft power to successfully influence its relationships with its neighbors will now be what happens in Syria.

Truth is what elevates us; what opens us up to possibility; what produces in us the sense that we must become who were meant to be if we are to live worthy lives — and one of the surest tests of whether you're a true leader is whether you're merely (yawn, shrug, eyeroll) slickly selling a Grand Vision, or, instead, helping bring people a little closer to the truth.

"The prevalence of firearms and the high value placed on the quick draw made a sure shot the test of manliness," Daniel J. Boorstin, the former librarian of Congress, wrote in "The Americans: The Democratic Experience" (Random House, 1985).

Executives should make sure test results are reported on the scale of the aggregate metrics.

The case is sure to be a test of Kenya's recently overhauled judiciary.

After racking our brains for hours, we decided the only way to know for sure was with a test of auras.