Sentence examples for certain but not from inspiring English sources

As we will see, this approach to equal rights for foreigners as an 'alternative' to naturalisation is similar to the so-called 'denizenship' model, where states grant equal economic, social, and certain –but not full– political rights to foreigners, but without facilitated naturalisation.

Weeks ago, approval seemed certain, but not any more.

A very different behaviour pattern has been reported for glaciers in certain, but not all, areas.

Scouse 101: remembering that in certain – but not all – constructions, the letter "T" is unnecessary and should be abandoned.

Beccaria argued (and Kleiman has merely revisited that argument) that punishments, to be effective, must be swift and certain but not necessarily severe.

The polling feature, which takes the form of a two-option choice, has been rolled out to Twitter staffers and certain – but not all – verified accounts.

He proposes, for lesser offenders, punishments that are swift and certain but not necessarily severe: a night in jail, instead of a warning, for missing a meeting with a parole officer, say, and ten nights the next time.

Sarbanes-Oxley, for example, requires the periodic rotation of the senior partner on audit teams and bans accountancy firms from providing certain (but not all) non-audit services to their audit clients.

Whether old family loyalties would trump new civic values was not certain but could not be ruled out.

I'm sure this is probably common knowledge in certain circles, but not any of mine.

She can be specific about certain things, but not many.