Example sentences of "[is] certain is [conj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 What is certain is that Attila 's decision to invade Gaul marked the failure of AĆ«tius 's policies , which had depended on using the Huns to further his own career in Italy , and to keep the barbarians in check in Gaul .
2 The only thing that is certain is that Albie died in debt .
3 What is certain is that Macmillan decided to ignore this powerful objection and acted ( as he had done in 1962 ) with utter determination and dispatch , making a definite recommendation of Home .
4 What is certain is that Oakland start their second consecutive World Series as firm favourites , their combination of power ( Jose Canseco and Mark McGuire ) , pitching ( Dave Stewart and Mike Moore ) , defence ( Mike Gallego and Carney Lansford ) and speed commonly seen as too strong for a San Francisco side carrying several half-fit pitchers and vulnerable defensively to Henderson 's base stealing .
5 What is certain is that Rolle 's own inner drive was to be a solitary contemplative and to use his experience in the service of others .
6 All that is certain is that trade-offs of this kind will be inevitable .
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