The road investment strategy would be "clear" and "long-term", while the agency would get more power to "operate with greater commercial freedom, deliver with certainty and cut costs", he said.
He makes assertions with the scantiest of proof, but delivered with utter certainty.
But he added that among the shareholders he had met with, "There was a consensus that they should strengthen the split-up plan so more value is delivered with more certainty more quickly".
"It is the only option left on the table that can be delivered with more certainty than either of the Heathrow options.
But his message was delivered with the certainty of Aristotle.
His final penalty, delivered with an almost arrogant certainty, was the last kick of the shootout that denied Bayern a home victory, and it gave Chelsea perhaps the most improbable triumph of its history.
How can a statement like that be delivered with any level of certainty when this NCAA investigation has now dragged into its 20th month?
These assertions were delivered with a precision and a certainty that few people could have doubted, except that there was no man in a flannel shirt and no admonition from the subject's mother.
Few Christian-rock singers have more certainty in their voice, delivered with more brightness, than Kari Jobe does on her lovely new album "Where I Find You" (Sparrow).
If he delivered his matter with certainty and clarity you might overlook his manner.
And Mr. Pryce is impressive, delivering his lines with certainty and smoothness.
