Sentence examples for small but certain from inspiring English sources

That produces a small but certain profit.

European citizenship began to have some real content, making a small but certain step in the direction of a sense of European demos.

In practice, most people choose the first, preferring a small but certain payment to a larger but uncertain one.Yet the willingness to run risks varies enormously among individuals and over time.

Note the preposition he chooses in describing the company's sale last year to a well-known American food giant:Shareholders might well have decided to take a small but certain gain from a hostile takeover today rather than wait for the uncertain returns tomorrow from all that new investment.

The animals learned that pressing one lever produced small but certain rewards in the form of small sugar pellets and an adjacent lever yielded bigger rewards--more pellets--but paid off less frequently.

The victories were small but certain.

For instance, given the choice between a guarantee of receiving $100 or a 50% chance of receiving $200, most of us will opt for the smaller but certain payoff.

We looked at lots of films on cellular devices and found that Disney translates well to a small screen, but certain films like Gone With the Wind demand a big screen otherwise you can't follow the story.

In most patients, the difference between the two may be small but in certain patients, for example, elderly women, in particular those with a BSA smaller than (the standard) 1.73 m, the difference may be considerable.

In general, these effects are small in size, but certain specific populations may be more susceptible than others.

"Everything seemed massive – because I was small, but also because certain details are magnified in your memory.