Sentence examples for without a crystal from inspiring English sources

Without a crystal ball, there are no other options at this age.

Without a crystal ball handy, I'd rather not speculate on what the future holds for our students.

Online impressions are almost impossible to predict without a crystal ball, or at least without data to analyse – weather or events can cause widely fluctuating traffic.

Before you can say "elevate the pop top", we're plunged into a polite war of reversing tests and awning assembly speed trials – and all without a crystal meth lab in sight.

Clients often say to me: "What if the new career is not right for me or is worse than what I do now?" These thoughts can be paralysing because, without a crystal ball, it is impossible to know the answer.

But Ms. Mank said she didn't believe there was any malice involved and noted that without a crystal ball, there is no way of knowing if they could have gotten the apartment for less.

Even if they are, voters in some countries may refuse to believe them, taking the view that their rulers are liars, interested only in looking after themselves.Without a crystal ball, it is impossible to predict where political trouble might strike.

Without a crystal-clear vision of what you are going to accomplish, you won't know where to start.

All of which reminds me of Will Rogers' great line about the Great Depression: "If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?" Forbes: Well, to Stephen's point, without having a crystal ball in front of you, could these new FDIC standards cause a greater financial downturn the next time around?

We posit that the negative curvature criterion may be applicable to the characterization of growth systems via temperature measurements in an empty furnace, providing insight about the potential for achieving a convex interface shape, without growing a crystal or conducting simulations.

Entanglements operative during active deformation promote extension and orientation without nucleation of a crystal phase, while relaxation of stress at constant strain is sufficient to allow slippage of chains past pinning points and rapid nucleation and growth of crystallites as neighboring oriented chains come into registry.