Sentence examples for seemed certain for from inspiring English sources

Portsmouth had just been thumped 5-0 at Birmingham City, sat 19th in the Premiership and seemed certain for relegation.

If any victory seemed certain for O'Neill it was this one, especially since Hyman lacked confidence and nearly gave up the sport as recently as May.

Victory in the June election seemed certain for the nuclear-weapons-seeking, Israel-hating, son of the people, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Had he done so, victory seemed certain for Fulham but instead the ball went straight down the other end where Saha controlled it expertly on his chest and then stroked it past Schwarzer.

They were parted when 23-year-old Stokes, who seemed certain for a second Test hundred, misjudged the improving off-spin of Craig and played no shot to a delivery that clipped off stump.

Perennial over-achievers New Zealand, winners in 2000, semi-finalists in 2006 and runners-up in the last tournament four years ago, have already beaten England this summer and seemed certain for victory after dismissing Sri Lanka for the lowest ODI total at Cardiff.

Deficits seem certain for the next few years, and there no longer seems much chance of paying off the bulk of the national debt.

Warriors seem certain for the drop after losing 21 league games in a row.

What seems certain for now is that this tragedy will dent an already-faltering Indian market and economy.

Those based outside of China can at least take heart in the release of two other devices today that seem certain for global availability.

They argue that the main reason George W. Bush and Al Gore all but ignored North Carolina was that it seemed certain to go for Mr. Bush.