Sentence examples for certain gave from inspiring English sources

I wondered what the future would bring if the rhetoric of our best ideals kept moving in this direction — if people of a single political identity couldn't agree on the real sense of the words that, they were certain, gave voice to their values.

"Usually, architects allow a certain give and take," he said.

That seems all but certain, given the speed with which the industry is deteriorating.

Whoever wins, some action seems certain, given the need to cool the economy.

Antitrust approval for the merger is far from certain, given the market shares of the two firms.

It seems plausible but hardly certain, given that not all extant rock art neatly supports this idea.

I'm not certain, given the uncertainty of the election outcome, whether this is anything more than a pious promise.

There is something very satisfying about biting into one, a certain give and resistance in the wood.

Of the present, that much is certain, given Mark Sanchez's seeking of a second opinion on his injured right shoulder last week from the orthopedist Dr. James Andrews.

While Congress has final word on federal pay, the president's freeze seemed certain, given the political environment; if anything, lawmakers may go further by cutting pay.

I'm not certain, given the state of the Labour party it supports, that the Daily Mirror was really serious with its front page, "An early election?