Sentence examples for of a sure thing from inspiring English sources

Australia's rate decision is also looking like less of a sure thing than it was a week ago, when the government released data showing that flooding had pushed first-quarter economic output down 1.2 percent, slightly worse than economists had expected.

So is loss of a sure thing.

Heading for that island is more of a sure thing.

For men, violence is more of a sure thing.

But slate deals turned out to be much less of a sure thing than predicted.

Taylor seemed more of a sure thing, but he was even worse, with an 8.10 E.R.A.

Essentially two theories are at work, each a chestnut of the merger-and-acquisition game, and neither of them a sure thing.

"Long Island won't be thought of as a sure thing for statewide or national Republican office anymore," he said.

"We thought about 'Priscilla' or 'How to Succeed,' but we've heard the best things about 'Anything Goes,' and we kind of want a sure thing for our one night on Broadway," said Karen Gray, a Chicagoan who bought the tickets for herself and her daughter, Allie.

Last year, I wrote a post about how California Chrome's attempt to finish the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes offered that rarest of opportunities: a sure thing bet.

British network ITV quickly gave the project a greenlight, though as executive producer Liz Trubridge points out, it was hardly thought of as a sure thing.