Governments prefer to wait until there is certainty that, say, an increase in unemployment is not a passing thing.
Death and taxidermy: these used to be the certainties that defined White Lies.
It will be harder for Mr. Kostunica to complain that his victory has been stolen, given what would appear to be near certainty that he would win a second round.
In addition, under updated integration safe harbors, there is also more (or proposed to be more) certainty that certain combinations can occur serially without regard to the Solicitation Guidance or the Five-Factor Test.
Having spent a club record fee on a player with excellent pedigree, there seemed to be a certainty that under Louis van Gaal it was not worth persevering with.
The acceptance of these possibilities is a matter of certainty, though, to be sure, a certainty that is conditional, based on inference from what we do actually experience.
And it's a paltry thing to read stories where the only thing to look forward to is the certainty that some meager innocent will be made to pay the price of another character's bottled rage.
To a bookmaker, that's certainty.
What appears to be a certainty, however, is that the use of ad blockers is expected to grow exponentially.
They will be in the Championship next season but they have players who can, perhaps, challenge the wisdom that Rangers are certainties to win that title.
