When Dancing Brave went into the stalls before the Breeders' Cup Turf in 1986, he was, in the minds of most European racing fans at least, one of the biggest certainties for years.
There has not been a bigger certainty in the event since it began in 1954.
The reigning world champion Hollingsworth appears as big a certainty for gold as one can be in a sport measured in hundredths of a second, after sliding down clearly fastest in both final training runs yesterday.
The book gives us a group portrait of a wildly dysfunctional family, even as it tackles the big theme of certainty and its discontents, Michiko Kakutani writes.
This discussion can be followed in its entirety here.IS THERE a level of direct fiscal stimulus that is big enough to create certainty about demand, but not so big that it spurs consumers to hold back on spending for fear of future tax rises?
Another €4.2 billion worth of uninsured deposits would be placed into a "bad bank", to be disposed of, with no certainty that big depositors will get any money back.The treatment of the biggest bank, Bank of Cyprus, was a bit less harsh.
"I mean, this is what they claim would be the single biggest boost to business certainty and confidence.
Personally, I could have lived with the uncertainty a great deal longer, rather than suffering the certainty of Big Sam.
Another €4.2 billion worth of uninsured deposits would be placed into a "bad bank", to be disposed of, with no certainty that big depositors will get any money back.
"Removing it would provide a great deal more certainty, since we wouldn't have this big question mark".
