If, despite his best efforts, his old opponent took the nomination, Congressman Kolbe said, it was "an absolute certainty, guaranteed" that the seat would go Democratic.
There were also pugnacious certainties guaranteed to incite the war's critics.
Even if it means doing so without certainty or guarantee that something is going to work out.
It does not provide the clarity, certainty or guarantee required for an ideal system.
But he explained that "after the period we've come through, people are craving certainty and guarantees, and they're willing to pay for guarantees".
Farmers no longer have to sell part of their crop at set prices and no longer have the certainty of guaranteed purchases by the state.
As tensions between Moscow and Washington escalate, American advocates of arms control argue that legally binding treaties offer both sides the kind of certainty that guarantees stability.
This certainty is guaranteed by a demonstration.
Assurance has synonyms like guarantee, certainty, certitude, surety, confidence, expectation and antonyms like doubt and uncertainty.
"This committee should begin the job of considering the many bipartisan reform proposals on the table so that we can give the market certainty [and] guarantee the continued availability of the stable mortgage products like the 30-year, fixed-rate loan," she said.
