Sentence examples for certain in the first from inspiring English sources

Extra-time then appeared certain in the first minute of injury-time as Cavan's patient build-up led to a foul on Murray but incredibly Johnston, from a reasonably central position some 25 metres out completely fluffed the chance as the ball flew well wide.

As for herself, she said, "I never feel that certain in the first place, so this kind of succession of mistakes is just what I call my novels".

While this type of funding may not last forever, and is by no means certain in the first place, it can be vital in bridging the gap between getting started and making a profit.

Scientists have become ever more certain that human activity is to blame for climate change: about 95% certain, in fact (the first report said climate change was as likely as not a product of natural variation).

Barack Obama was president, and certain elements in the first half of the book already seemed out of date.

There's a certain sputtering in the first act (some, though not all, is in the script), but the second still has its melancholy pull.

In an almost subliminal way it gives us the freedom of a certain Britain in the first half of the 20th century.

In fairness Blackpool should have been awarded a certain penalty in the first half when Laurent Koscielny fouled Gary Taylor-Fletcher but that would have only disguised their defensive shortcomings.

Ironically, though, it's powerful only because both fashion and advertising have spent so long reinforcing the idea that femininity looks a certain way in the first place.

Our man gets to call heads or tails and if he gets it right, can choose whether his side kicks off or plays in a certain direction in the first half.

And if you blink at a certain point in the first act, you may believe, thanks to some deft stagecraft, that old Joe's body really has magically turned into young Joe's.