Sentences with phrase «of a sure thing on»

The online market's studio half has something of a sure thing on its hands with Manchester, with critical acclaim all but guaranteeing a Best Actor nod for Casey Affleck, a Best Supporting Actress spot for Michelle Williams and nominations for both Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan.

While a solid - front - axle Bronco seems a strong possibility, the same arrangement is less of a sure thing on the Ranger, where an independent front suspension would provide the smoother on - road ride it would need to properly compete with the Tacoma and GM's mid-size twins.

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If any good could come out of all of this, she told me, it would be to spread the word and making sure people know one simple thing: Pets should never be placed in an overhead bin on an airplane.

If you follow these simple tips while incorporating a few that are personalized to your line of work, you'll be sure to always be on top of things even when it doesn't seem entirely possible.

Indeed, the benefits of a video going viral on Facebook are potentially huge, but it's far from a sure thing.

While $ 1.3 trillion won't do much to change the outlook for inflation or future debt crises, it sure would give a lot of households one last chance to set things on a more positive course.

There are lots of ways to accomplish that, but one thing's for sure: When members of a management team disagree on something important, there has to be one clear leader who decides which path to choose.

Startups based around a new idea sometimes get too sure of themselves, neglecting to keep a watch on the markets — competition isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you need to make sure you differentiate yourself in a way that makes your company seem like the more appealing service.

Part of my night routine is to look at a preview of what the site's going to look like the next day — so the very first thing I do is pull up the site on my phone to make sure they match.

You can't beat the mass merchants on a lot of things, but you can sure beat them on relationships.

Work - life as a part of living is making sure that I spend time on things I want to do, and I'm passionate about.

«Studies of CEOs have shown that those who are first - borns tend to run their companies conservatively — improving things by, say, streamlining product lines, simplifying distribution routes and generally making sure the trains run on time,» Kluger wrote in an article for TIME.

«The pilot has a lot of other things to concentrate on [when landing] so we're not quite sure what they saw,» said Goodwill, according to the report.

Burns says there are plenty of things corporate America can and should be doing to make sure that the black women currently in the pipeline have a chance to succeed on their own terms.

The essence of this particular dilemma lies in answering this initial question: Even if the upside appears to be a sure thing, can you afford to accept your fate in the event that the worse - case scenario of a life decision implodes on you?

Sure, fixing this issue on a single small account won't make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things.

EASTWOOD: Iraq, I know was a different deal because there was a lot of intelligence that told us that bad things could happen there and we're never sure how that ended up whether it was pro or con or no, I tend to err on the side of less is best.

My job is to make sure I'm on top of things and that we're constantly communicating.

Depending on what your primary goals are, you may find that one or more of these tips work better than the others; be sure to refine your approach over time, and don't be afraid to change things up.

On Monday, as Irma weakened over Georgia, Bossert used a White House briefing to offer more hints of an emerging climate resilience policy, while notably avoiding accepting climate change science: «What President Trump is committed to is making sure that federal dollars aren't used to rebuild things that will be in harm's way later or that won't be hardened against the future predictable floods that we see.

While the proposal to spend more on things like education, sick leave and health care was sure to delight many members of Obama's own party, the Republicans now fully control Congress.

While Canada Goose is spending six figures trying to combat this growing problem, here are some much less expensive steps you can take to make sure you're getting the real thing when you slip on one of these fine coats.

I spent a lot of time on work, sure I knew things.

«If you want to focus on the things we didn't do, well, sure, there are lots of things we haven't accomplished,» McNierney says.

«One thing is for sure,» the reports says, «state and local governments face large fiscal uncertainties and state forecasters are struggling to sort out various impacts of the TCJA on the state tax revenues.»

Whether silver will gain or lose on any given day is never a sure thing, but investors typically get better value in the second half of the year.

One consultant aptly termed this phenomenon the «MBA syndrome,» in which, under the guise of strategic planning, management becomes cautious and is not willing to gamble on anything short of a sure thing.

Sure, the first years of retirement might be the best time to travel, do home projects and spend money on things you might not be able to enjoy later on.

There are sure to be plenty of deals on most of the items on your gift list but there are a few things you're better off waiting to pick up after the holidays are over.

And I'm not sure how well that's going,» said Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, speaking on stage today at the All Things Digital conference.

It'll get your ads off the hook for things like «free» and «torrent,» which are sure to accompany or precede whatever keywords you're bidding on in at least a handful of searches.

A list and scoring of predictions that market gurus had made, along with some frequently heard forecasts from investors, for a sort of consensus on the year's «sure things.»

I spent 75 % of my time on the floor of the store finding out from customers what is it they like, didn't like, and we kept changing the mix, adding things, taking things off, changing prices, assortments and vendors, making sure of service levels in areas they wanted them.

Carcillo explained that in order for things to catch on with consumers, whether it's wearables, biometrics or even contactless payments, it's the responsibility of the merchant to make sure there's a compelling story behind it.

One thing is for sure, if I were to have one of these, I would hold on to that wheel when passing a truck or on sharp curves, as some unfortunate person found recently!

It's a welcome thing, to be sure, in a landscape that are largely dominated by men — the lack of gender and racial diversity among VCs and entrepreneurs and even on tech boards has become a hot - button issue in Silicon Valley.

The first thing that you need to know about running a campaign for the purpose of collecting data is that you want to set your campaign up with no daily limit and make sure that it is on the 1st page of results.

There they stood all wrapped up in their parkas, ski jackets, and bulky sweaters wearing anything from construction boots to overshoes; there was even a sprinkling of executives in their Italian leather shoes, business suits and cashmere coats, all waiting to get in on a sure thing.

One thing's for sure — sometimes, a range of add - ons can mask a product or service and -LSB-...]

Chinese officials seem to systematically decline requests for comments, local sources are willing to provide information on condition of anonymity only, while leaked documents remain unverified.Despite this lack of clarity, here's what's known so far.Effects on TradingThe most important thing we know for sure is that Chinese bitcoin exchanges will be closing down, or at least exiting China.

At the start of 2017, I compiled a list of predictions that market gurus had made for the upcoming year, along with some items I heard frequently from investors, for a sort of consensus on the year's «sure things.»

I had in my heart and tongue the Name of Allah when ever I had fears, troubles or depression of any kind but from Jan 05 1995 when had lost my father and second brother in a car accident, it was the time I really felt am alone at age of 33 to face all the challenges my father has left upon me to run and manage among other partners therefore had been investigating the Quran as to understanding every word of it rather than to memorize it, have been did a lot of reciting verses of prayers begging God to look upon me and give me strength... am sure through such difficult times if I had no faith in God I would have perished and lost every thing long ago... Another thing my heart always gave me signs and my mind gave me logic of what to believe although have read many books abroad in my youth of many beliefs out of curiosity but could not belief in other than that God is one and Muhammed is his last prophet in all belief of the Quran he brought upon me / us in all that it says... Should mention at times had experienced dreams seeing signs and warnings long in advance of things going to happen A year or more before losing my father in a car accident I had seen him in my dream good bye wearing white cloth and going to board a tourist ship all crew dressed in white uniform rolling a red carpet on front of him and when was on the top of the stairs weaver smiling good bye... seen in another dream how or wealth will be stolen and what I will hold... so many things like that..

All I can say is one day God will will and we all will be judged for the people we hurt and judge, but one thing I can be sure of is that when it comes to respecting people of other faiths I will not have blood on my hands for harming Gods children.

Peter Jackson isn't saying whether he's just turning The Hobbit itself into three movies, or if he's planning on adapting some of the appendixes to The Lord of the Rings into a film, but one thing's for sure: three movies will make a lot more money than two...

I think one interesting thing is that some feel compelled to make sure everyone is in the same channel, on both sides of every issue.

Certainty has power to preclude reflection on or even discussion of those things we feel sure are true.

(iii) you are a complete blowhard who has never studied one subject of university level biology, never been on an archaeological dig, never studied a thing about paleontology, geology, astronomy, linguistics or archaeology, but feel perfectly sure that you know more than the best biologists, archaeologists, paleontologists, doctors, astronomers botanists and linguists in the World because your mommy and daddy taught you some comforting stories from Bronze Age Palestine as a child.

If you need a government contract, sanctioned by the government and granted by the government to make sure you are not discriminated against — for rights to make decisions in a hospital or to pass on your SS benefits or for other human rights — work towards that kind of thing.

There are some days I'm pretty sure I don't fit the definition of Christian in any sense, though I come from a decidedly more eastern Christian perspective on the things to which I still hold.

When I'm picking up for the eleventy - billionth time, when every one needs to eat and it seems like we just ate, when we are wondering what to do with our one wild and precious life that sure isn't feeling very wild or precious right about now, when the laundry is piled unfolded and someone spills their full glass of milk on the floor I just washed and the bickering and noise enters its second hour and the house is too hot and there isn't much time for the things that I want to do on the day off, I feel like Sisyphus, futile, pushing a rock up a hill that will never summit.