Sentences with phrase «of sure thing»

Print is becoming less of a sure thing, although specialized real estate periodicals reach an older demographic well.

The display sizes are more of a sure thing than the resolutions, and though the resolutions might potentially be laughable compared to Android flagships, Apple can do enough tinkering to at least make them look nice.

After Nougat, it's much less of a sure thing.

The logic behind this decision can be fairly summed up like this: Microsoft's position in the consumer market is not enough of a sure thing to go worrying about market domination.

Even sexier — but less of a sure thing — is Buick's new concept car, the gullwing Riviera, which has been outfitted with the same hybrid system set to be used in the LaCrosse.

A higher advance is more of a sure thing, higher royalties are more of a gamble.

Because while it's awesome to get a Bookbub deal, they're notoriously hard to get, so look to other sites that are more of a sure thing.

I presume it wasn't so much of a sure thing when they first were built.

Some cop to knowing that, 10 years ago, they could publish nearly anything as «paranormal» and it would sell — and because of that sure thing, they could take on riskier projects.

How many recommendations from friends have you passed on because your budget steered you toward something that was more of a sure thing?

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.

Putting a plan in place gives you the opportunity to assess and plan, making eLearning less of a gamble and more of a sure thing.

Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption and co-scripted by the Coen brothers («The Big Lebowski»), the project rings of a sure thing for second - time director Angelina Jolie.

But in this heady, liminal time post-Telluride and pre-TIFF (and during Venice), Oldman is not only a front - runner — he's giving off the vibes of a sure thing.

Meg Ryan in a romantic - comedy is about as much of a sure thing as you can get in Hollywood.

After the last week, the live - action Beauty and the Beast is looking like more and more of a sure thing.

Anyone who seriously thinks that Disney needs Pixar to weather some kind of financial storm in the next 2 years needs to review that list of films and wonder why The Good Dinosaur — or anything from Pixar — is more of a sure thing than more of Captain America or Kermit the Frog.

The funny film fared well at the box office, which means a sequel is something of a sure thing commercially.

Release date: May 18 Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller Directed by: David Leitch (Atomic Blonde) Why we're excited: Even in our current comic book movie moment, an ultraviolent meta - comedy based around a cult X-Men character with a foul - mouth wasn't anyone's idea of a sure thing.

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.

We shouldn't be doubting a Star Wars movie because Star Wars is as much of a sure thing as you get in Hollywood.

Pushing a message as frothy as this one with points scored along political lines and with an almost complete lack of syrupy sentimentality to gum up the works, the film's inevitable box - office victory (penguins are more of a sure thing nowadays than Harry Potter) is cause for celebration, in no small part because Miller is one of the few directors who deserves the freedom to do whatever the hell he wants.

-- A look at the top ATP stars and how much of a sure thing each offers.

Esch's insane athleticism help give him a higher ceiling than Evans, but the latter is probably more of a sure thing in the pros.

I'm concerned about their depth in the trenches, and while Keller Chryst showed massive potential late in the season, he's still less of a sure thing than either Darnold or Washington's Jake Browning.

He's going to be more of a sure thing than any offensive lineman you take there I believe (although I really like Price).

And I think it's by no means any form of sure thing he'll be here next season.

He has a lot of potential but he's less of a sure thing than Fitzgerald was last year when he signed his massive contract extension.

It is a logical quantum leap from this simple observation to your conclusion that I am saying Morrow is «more of a sure thing» than Roquan.

Allen should go before Garrett because he is more of a sure thing and he shows more upside.

He's more of a sure thing than Teddy.

I think you could argue drafting college guys is much more of a sure thing than drafting high schoolers.

I find having «instant» options on hand makes breakfast more of a sure thing, for my whole family.

It's that the entire enterprise is far less of a sure thing than it was before Fowler's post.

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.

The new - product launch, by contrast, is less of a sure thing, as the fine - art world isn't looking for a new transportation case — not even a bombproof one.

That formula is more of a sure thing than advertising ever was, and the more of a commodity you think you sell, the truer it will be.

Clemson and Florida State have emerged as two of the surest things in the sport, but the strength has been the middle class.

Evan Longoria should return to form, and the Rays aren't a team bereft of talent, but they aren't balancing their noticeable flaws with a pile of sure things, either.

Barring certain unknowns — Ben Affleck's Live by Night will surely fit in a qualifying run before its January 2017 release date, while Martin Scorsese's latest, Silence, has no release date at all — here is a calendar of the surest things.

Once you get past the list of sure things (we think?)

Sarah Paulson might be the surest of sure things at this whole show, aside from La La Land winning best musical / comedy, maybe.

Last — but most certainly not least — staying intimate and romantically connected is one of the surest things you can do for a happy, lasting marriage.

Not exact matches

Before you spend a lot of time an energy creating the next big thing, use a patent search to make sure it hasn't already been done.

Even today, he says, «I probably still wake up every day wanting to make sure I don't end up battling some of those same things I did when I was a kid,» and adds, «I'm still my toughest critic.»

«What I learned when I went broke was no matter how good things look, make sure your capitalization is such that you can tolerate some kind of violent swing,» he says.

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.

One thing I realized was important right off the bat was to make sure my personal vision aligned with the vision of my co-founders and the rest of my team.

While the emerging field of neuromarketing seeks to address this issue by peering directly into the brain, there are things we can do easily and cheaply to make sure we're not reacting just to consumers» conscious minds, but to their unconscious as well.

When I was a technology entrepreneur doing startups, I kept having the experience that doing things the traditional way — a lot of advanced planning, raising a lot of money upfront, really making sure you call your shot — that didn't really work for me.