Sentences with phrase «as a sure thing»

But again, I think if we learn nothing else in life, we learn that there is no such thing as a sure thing.

However, the data is pretty clear that high - yield dividend stocks are nowhere near as sure a thing as you'd be led to believe.

Of course, there's no such thing as a sure thing — and buying an existing business is no exception.

«It's as sure a thing as you're ever going to find in the mining industry,» he says.

Immediate Big - League Future: There is no such thing as a sure thing in baseball.

Although Hian's collateral, clothes, isn't as sure a thing as, say, cars, Schneider feels Hian's biggest liability is that she's not surrounding herself with people who can help her develop a comprehensive business plan that will attract venture capitalists, bankers or angel investors.

OUTLOOK: Nobody's going to rubber - stamp this evolving business as a sure thing, but in the current economy, that's reality.

Early in the week, the markets had punished the BONDS and EQUITIES as the FOMC MINUTES caused the purveyors of QE3 as a SURE THING to stop, look and listen.

In a real stunner, Finland's Olympic hockey team shut down Russia's hopes for a medal — devastating just about everyone in Russia, particularly the team themselves, who had entered the competition as a sure thing.

How come Szcezny did not knew we will go for Cech when all the kingdom was flashing news with Cech given as sure thing at AFC?

Better they should stay with as sure a thing as you're gonna get w / Barkley, IMO.

There was a time when a victory over Tottenham was about as sure a thing as you could imagine for United.

Politicians and polls have depicted him so relentlessly as a sure thing that he might be a victim of the «throw the bums out» attitude that hits incumbents in this angry year.»

EW, for what it's worth, is reporting Daniels as a sure thing.

Few would argue against The Tree of Life being one of the very best films of the year, but it remains the biggest wild card of awards season, a massively beloved masterpiece whose impressionistic style and ostensible inaccessibility have presumably prevented it from surging forward as a sure thing.

It turns out that Gates had presented a recent investment as a sure thing, and Kyle believed him.

It's also seen as a sure thing that it will also feature 4Control four - wheel steering too.

No one should think of Valuation - Informed Indexing as a sure thing.

While not presenting such lawsuits as a sure thing, Mr. Carney alluded to multi-billion dollar lawsuits against the Asbestos industry and said that the risks of such litigation «will only increase as the science and evidence of climate change hardens.»

While there is no such thing as a sure thing in job search, using these 3 strategies increase your odds by helping you stand out, get noticed — even in today's uber - competitive job market.

Ayton is not as sure a thing as you might think.

At least, as sure a thing as anything can be when it comes to the Academy.

Of course, there's no such thing as a sure thing, but knowing whether your Approval Odds are Very Good, Good, Fair or Poor may help you narrow down your choices.

With history on his side Barkley is a strong Heisman candidate, but in a game where one week can change your season's fortune, there is no such thing as a sure thing.

In fact it's something I've only ever done once before, betting on the result of the AV referendum (as sure a thing as I can imagine).

But there's no such thing as a sure thing, as clearly evidenced by his snub in favor of costar Michael Shannon, who played the lawman tracking him down.

Because if recent history has taught us anything, it's that prognosticators can be dead wrong and there's no such thing as a sure thing.

With very little time for opinions to settle, the earlier films tend to be the ones that stick around and the later breaking ones don't have enough time to really build themselves as a sure thing.

In the investment world, there is no such thing as a sure thing.

Of course, there's no such thing as a sure thing, but knowing whether your Approval Odds are Very Good, Good, Fair or Poor may help you narrow down your choices.

After all, there is no such thing as a sure thing.

I guess what I'm really all about here is that we take what is given to us as a sure thing.