Growth doesn't ensure rising living standards for everyone, but it sure helps.
Self-restraint alone doesn't ensure that retirees will be able to live off their investments.
But it doesn't ensure mental health support is available at participating universities.
And talent alone doesn't ensure survival, as Isaac Mizrahi found out.
"Just because a company is splurging marketing dollars to position itself a certain way, that doesn't ensure success".
But trying to make up for lost revenue in the past is a costly enterprise and doesn't ensure success.
Because, as Heather Boushey, the lead author of the study, commented, "Work alone doesn't ensure a decent standard of living".
"Just because a company sources internally doesn't ensure that they get the best pricing on components," said Rhoda Alexander, an analyst at IHS iSuppli, a research firm.
Yet simply having enough cash to purchase a unit doesn't ensure that investors know what to do with it once they own it, Mr. Gottsegen said.
"While money by itself doesn't ensure a win, I can assure you, not having the resources will ensure that you don't win," Mr. Nemazee said.
Even Guardiola, who won the competition twice in three seasons with Barcelona, doesn't ensure you will need to book an open-top bus at the end of May.
