Sentence examples for to be a sure thing from inspiring English sources

It seemed, in theory, to be a sure thing.

Angel Di Maria was supposed to be a sure thing, £60m signings usually are.

Its passage was never going to be a sure thing, or even, at times, a likely one.

I figured that I needed a minimum of two thousand votes to squeak by, maybe even twenty-six hundred for it to be a sure thing.

A few years ago, it appeared to be a sure thing that a much milder rule on shareholder access would be adopted.

The more complex a problem is, and the more particular instances differ from those that came before, the less likely Big Data is to be a sure thing.

Hollywood Life agreed, saying that Sarah brought her A-game and should be a sure thing to make it through to the next round.

He would be a sure thing to land a lucrative job in business or science, but instead plans on playing professional basketball, probably in Europe.

This conversation, however, assumes that the Thunder will return to the NBA Finals, that may not be a sure thing considering how the San Antonio Spurs have been playing.

To me, that's a sure thing.

That's not to say it's a sure thing.