Because of the certainty of a guilty verdict, Sergeant Bales pleaded guilty.
But the dances had a similar authority, in both style and emotional tone, perhaps in part because of the certainty of his engagingly individual dancers, who looked so thoroughly at home in each of the pieces.
You need to remember that a lot of countries do a lot of dollar-based transactions because of the certainty of hard currency and that its exchange rate doesn't fluctuate much.
The rocket fire from Gaza is now being severely restrained, perhaps because of the certainty of Israeli retaliation, but the punishment of the 1.5 million Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza continues.
Prior to the start of the formative study, we randomly allocated the DOTS-plus centres to 3 types of care – 2 to counselling, 3 to combined support, and 2 to usual care – by selecting randomly from the numbers 1 to 7. Individual randomization of patients was infeasible because of the certainty of contamination and consequent disquiet among patients.
I think I wanted to see Jim Davidson on TV again because I miss the certainty of really knowing which side to be on.
Today the model of "good death" accepted in the past is probably no longer good, and has been fragmented on several counts, sometimes worrying and threatening, perhaps because lacking in the certainty of a superior design.
Mr. Quinlivan of Churchill said his company understood the risks but had been prepared to invest in the East Kalimantan concession because it believed it had the certainty of title and it needed to begin exploring.
Then again, if an idea arrives and is insistent and involves stamp collecting then an enthusiasm for the sticky little buggers must be cultivated, because fantasy must be given the certainty of lived experience.
ADAM GOPNIK: Because our lives are bounded by the certainty of death, I suppose, and what reason can give us seems, to some — to so many — unsatisfying.
