Sentence examples for were virtually certain from inspiring English sources

Both American and Mexican officials had already said they were virtually certain that the man using the name Jorge Pérez Lopez was in fact Ramón Arellano Félix.

His announcement followed days of warnings from senior Bush administration officials, including the vice president, that further terrorist attacks against the United States were virtually certain.

But the rumor mill, of course, was churning wildly among Democrats, and aides to Mr. McGreevey said some appointments were virtually certain.

Mr. Slager's case and its outcome were virtually certain to revive the storm that surrounded North Charleston, a city of about 108,000 people, after Mr. Scott's death.

AT the turn of the last century, it was widely accepted that American stocks were virtually certain to be good long-term investments.

Three months ago, for example, subprime paper was an investment rated Aaa for most investors, which meant they believed they were virtually certain of receiving the return they expected.

A recession is virtually certain for 2012".

"Untimely death is virtually certain," he says.

We can say that is virtually certain.

House passage later this week is virtually certain.

Actually, I'm virtually certain I wasn't the first.