And then somehow they did, with consequences as yet uncertain.
Only in this eclectic, elusive, eternal country does everything feel unchanging yet uncertain.
But it is as yet uncertain whether the bet will pay off.
The details of it are yet uncertain, and any conclusive judgment on minute results would be absurd.
It would be imprudent to take a key policy step on the basis of yet uncertain and insufficient evidence.
Coupe said the full impact of the devaluation of sterling on shopfloor prices was "as yet uncertain" and "difficult to predict".
She longed to know where she really "was", yet was as yet uncertain whether the idea was, in fact, a fact.
As well as these upheavals, investors have been scared off by proposed, but as yet uncertain, changes to the tariff structure for electricity supplied to the grid and impending large-scale hydroelectric projects.
The animist religion gave ground partially to Buddhism, which was gradually assimilated among the people, and at some date, as yet uncertain, was adopted by the greater Tai kings as a dynastic religion.
At night I lay next to her, sleepless, staring at the pulse bobbing in the cove of her throat, my own heart pounding to this steady yet uncertain rhythm.
And although the Indian team's victory and the longevity of the Kabaddi World Cup are as yet uncertain, one thing that is for sure is that the world is finally watching.
