Sentences with phrase «thing 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.

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

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

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

If the balance feels off, be sure to speak up — don't hold things back, because in addition to harming your professional relationship, it can affect aspects of your personal one as well.

As the CRTC gets serious about cable unbundling, broadcasters are scrambling to find sure - thing content and unexplored niches.

One thing is sure in outsourcing your accounting tasks, you save the extra money that is given as salaries or other facility expenses.

«We're trying to get them some money right now, get their claim started, and basically make things as easy as possible for them and make sure they're in a safe place,» says Rosa Nelson, a spokesperson for Intact Insurance, Canada's largest property and casualty insurer.

Biderman was a relentless publicity hound, publishing a book about marriage, posing for unfortunate pictures, and saying many things he probably wishes he hadn't, such as: «We have done a really great job of making sure our data is kept secret.»

As history has shown, the rapid adoption of more productive and affordable technology is pretty close to a sure thing.

(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments) NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters)- Oil prices rose on Monday, bouncing off early losses as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had proof that «Iran lied» about its nuclear weapons capability, and that he was sure U.S. President Donald Trump would do «the right thing» in reviewing the country's nuclear deal with western powers.

Things you don't need as often (that reference book you're sure you're going to read someday, the shiny shoes you may want for a board meeting) should occupy your workspace's equivalent of the basement.

I think there's internal anxiety to make sure things get covered as a checklist, versus really stepping back and understanding what the users need.

The buyer seems positive and eager to get started with the proposal (suspiciously enough, without raising concerns or objections), and the salesperson takes that at face value, letting emotions cloud their judgement and forecasting the deal as a «sure thing.»

The final thing is to be as inclusive as possible and make sure the employees are having fun.

Today's sure thing can become tomorrow's also - ran in an instant, so the ability to change gears is possibly the most valuable skill you'll cultivate as an entrepreneur.

Sure, you can look to your parents or a couple you admire for the occasional ancedote, but doing the exact same thing as another couple will never work out.

Think of social media platforms as different malls, where sure, there are things to buy, plenty of shops, but really people are there to hang out and socialize (think high school).

Yet, just months ago, a Jokowi victory appeared almost a sure thing — holding an almost 40 % lead over Prabowo, a candidate not allowed in the U.S. for past human rights violations and who, as the former son - in - law of Suharto, the Indonesian dictator overthrown 16 years ago, is certainly among the nation's entrenched powers.

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.

One thing you can be sure about, however, is that if you start receiving negative feedback and ratings from your guests, it'll become harder for you as a host to generate bookings, as guests who are savvy using the Airbnb service will know to seek out accommodations that have received better reviews and ratings from past guests.

And if there's one thing that's certain as we move more of our economy to the digital world, we need a way to assure both trustworthiness and a way to make sure it scales with the petabytes of information created weekly.

They're as unique and unpredictable as the individuals involved, but one thing's for sure: Partnerships work — to a point.

As Sanders said, the one thing the White House is sure about right now is that it wants a secure network.

Things were so nascent that as Wired reported in 2010, the ad agency buying the ads ran into an obvious but unexpected problem: «It had to create websites for its clients, who weren't even sure that interacting online was a good idea - or that the ads were even legal.»

Simply put, the Rule of One is this: whenever you find yourself believing or acting as though any «one» thing, person, idea, time, formula, or form of value is all - important, it's the surest sign that you are missing the bigger picture and, along with it, the threat or opportunity at your doorstep.

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.

Regardless of how things turn out, one thing is sure: Adaptability will be crucial as we learn to navigate our place in this new reality.

If you don't have a plan in place to prevent and respond to such an attack, you're already behind — but it's also a great time to refresh your plan and make sure things are as secure as possible.

Sure, as we just discussed, cash flow is hard and so are things like acquiring customers and hiring, but not as hard as facing your own self - doubt, according to St. Claire.

Mitchell has also equipped her house with power packs that can charge off her car engine, three cell phones from three different telecommunications carriers to make sure she can always be in touch with clients, and she has begun to offload things like her accounting and CRM functions to software as a service providers XERO and NetSuite respectively.

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.

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.

Theories abound based on fancy mathematical equations, but as with most things Bitcoin, no one really knows for sure.

«We're still sorting out what role different channels of communication, such as social media, will play, but one thing we know for sure is that technology - enabled communication is going to be key,» he says.

These are the top things to make sure you have taken into account as you look to market your small business in 2016.

Sure, the actual movie isn't set for release for another year or so, but is there really such a thing as marketing a movie too soon?

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

Sure, one bitcoin could be worth $ 12,000 — or even $ 20,000 — if price were the same thing as value.

Nobody else is going to care as much about your product as you do, so it's really important to make sure you're the one taking charge and ensuring all the little things go right.

«It's your responsibility as an employer to set your employees up for success, and making sure their values and work ethic is in line with your culture before extending an offer is the very first thing you can do for them and the rest of your workforce.»

I've been confused as to what to do with it; I'm disciplined enough not to use it for frivolous things, but I'm not so sure how it should be used.

Open boarders would make a housing price surge as close to a sure thing as anyone could hope.

I'm sure your used to hearing it when things aren't going as planned.

However much time they have — and in my opinion they are unlikely to have much more than 2 - 3 years in which to get credit growth under control, but there is no science to this so I can not know for sure — as Beijing moves forward in its struggle to rebalance the Chinese economy, we should keep three things in mind:

SAVOIE told his victim investors that he would invest their funds in securities and insurance, and described the investment opportunities as a «sure thing.»

The shine has come off the oil sands, as more investors have started to question whether oil sands development is really a sure thing, particularly at the speed projected by bullish petro - boosters.