Sentence examples for surely instances from inspiring English sources

There are surely instances in which hospital closings may be appropriate.

With a median tenure of nine years at the start of 2011, the same as in 2007, there are surely instances in which directors lose independence, as evidenced by the inexplicable bonus increases just awarded by Goldman directors to the firm's top brass.

There are surely other instances that aren't coming to mind at the moment, where a variety of factors resulted in small lyric tweaks much to the improvement or detriment of an overall song (my own or other people's)… Does anybody out there have other examples of songs improved or sabotaged by a few words' difference here and there?

In a war touted by our president as being for such a noble cause, I cannot think of a more noble gesture than for him to recognize what surely are instances of "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life," as the citation for the medal reads.

Surely, for instance, Tammy Wynette's anthem to uxorial loyalty, Stand By Your Man, works only when delivered by a woman, preferably in sequins and with big hair?

Surely, for instance, a WeightWatchers.com message-board contributor who named Pirate's Booty as a foodstuff that "dieters can't live without" knows that this suggestion is more likely to reduce guilt than weight.

Surely, for instance, it's time for a revival of Rimsky-Korsakov's spectacular "Boris Godunov," not to replace Mussorgsky's original (whatever scholars determine that original to have been) but to supplement it, as a kind of latter-day criticism.

Surely there were instances he had to help people in more repulsive fixes than mine?

That dude who is getting $6.5m, for instance: surely he'd stay on for a measly $5m?

Urban poverty, for instance, surely plays a role.

If you work in customer service, for instance, surely there are days at work when you can't quite believe your ears.