Example sentences of "certain to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he 's worked he 's way up through various branches of the law , he he 's practically certain to being a Q C and then a recorder , you know |
| 2 | If a scholar authenticated a work as by a major artist , then its price was certain to be higher . |
| 3 | That is why , wrote Harsnet , I have been preparing myself for that moment for a long time , that is why I have cleared the decks and prepared the ground , because unless the decks are cleared and the g round prepared there is little hope of succeeding in what one has planned to do , little hope of achieving anything of lasting value , though lasting is a relative term and so is value and whatever it is one has planned to do is certain to be altered in the process , which does not of course mean , he wrote , that one can start anywhere at any time . |
| 4 | Catering that had been so under threat in the later seventies suddenly attracted new importance ; indeed , the single Manchester Pullman that looked almost certain to be a casualty of further standardisation in the eighties was joined by a bevy of Pullmans if only Pullman service on HSTs and Mark 3s . |
| 5 | A hardline motion calling for black sections is almost certain to be thrown out on Friday and the party could be left without a policy as support for a proposition calling for societies with exclusively black members is also in doubt . |
| 6 | ‘ The result of that was certain to be an unbalanced economy , under-equipped , under-skilled , inflating and increasingly importing . |
| 7 | What remained of Belfast 's mudflats seemed certain to be diminished by unrestricted dumping . |
| 8 | Bull 's absence would be a big disappointment for Wolves as his fellow striker , Andy Mutch , is almost certain to be sidelined for the third game in a row with a groin injury . |
| 9 | This would lead to a decline in the volume of less essential traffic in urban and rural areas and bring an overall reduction in all its adverse effects , including its contribution , through carbon dioxide , to global warming — certain to be very high on the political agenda in the next few years . |
| 10 | Eric Honecker , the country 's ageing and inflexible leader , must know that Saturday night 's demonstrations seem certain to be but a foretaste of what is to come . |
| 11 | These amounted to £120,000 in last November 's Canadian Masters and , under its partnership arrangement for overseas events with Mark McCormack 's International Management Group , £100,000 from last February 's European Open in Deauville and what seems certain to be a substantial sum from August 's Hong Kong Open . |
| 12 | Braiswick herself will be on view in the future , most immediately a week on Sunday at Woodbine , Toronto , on the same card as Old Vic , and , like the dual Derby winner , she seems certain to be sporting the maroon and white colours of Sheikh Mohammed . |
| 13 | This is very popular in the country because upon the whole trade unions are unpopular , and therefore , if you can attach the consequences of your own actions ( for which you desire to transfer the blame to other people ) to somebody who is unpopular already and attribute it to him , you are almost certain to be home and dry . |
| 14 | If the artist is a major attraction , whose concert tickets are certain to be at premium , a 90 : 10 deal is likely . |
| 15 | The detailed explanation of what makes us feel alert is not known , but it is certain to be some function of brain activity , and brain activity increases with body temperature . |
| 16 | X Window is certain to be a success because it allows for applications running on any manufacturer 's machine and any multi-tasking operating system to be used by any X-based workstation or terminal . |
| 17 | The next is almost certain to be its fellow Baltic republic of Estonia , whose Communist Party is determined to follow suit , according to its ideology secretary , Mr Mikk Titma . |
| 18 | Hearn and Doyle are certain to be vocal at the WPBSA 's annual general meeting at Bristol on December 29 . |
| 19 | You get what in reality is a new set of rules of law — rules which you can rely on as likely or certain to be applied uniformly in the future . |
| 20 | In the days of pastoral England , country people had gone to church under the stern eye of squire and parson , one of whom was almost certain to be the local magistrate . |
| 21 | In addition , there are also certain to be one or two early mistakes which will need rectifying , and plans to be mulled over for next spring 's display . |
| 22 | With the horse-trading in the event of a hung parliament certain to be ferocious , Liberal Democrats are keen to indicate that they would strike a tough bargain . |
| 23 | Although the Tory majority of 101 secured in 1987 was slashed to under 20 and possibly into single figures , Mr Major seemed certain to be back in Downing Street this morning . |
| 24 | Mr John Bone , the school 's assistant bursar , said that some of the pupils were almost certain to be expelled . |
| 25 | Although Saddlers ' Hall , runner-up to Toulon in last year 's St Leger , did not defeat strong opposition , it was more the way in which he achieved this victory that impressed and he is certain to be a force later in the season . |
| 26 | If FTC 's bid does guarantee UEFA a minimum of £15 million a year , it will work out at £1.25 million a game for the 12 matches in the eight-club , mini-league series , an experiment in making money that is certain to be continued next season , Premier League clubs will be glad to know . |
| 27 | SUNDERLAND defender Anton Rogan is almost certain to be included in Northern Ireland 's squad for the April 28 World Cup qualifying tie against Lithuania at Windsor Park . |
| 28 | But efforts are certain to be made to restore , and , if necessary , rebuild the church , which is a well-used place of worship . |
| 29 | His position will be incomparably less grand than that of the last Viceroy of India , and his achievement is almost certain to be less satisfactory . |
| 30 | And it 's so odd , it 's hard now when somebody says , ‘ What was it like ? ’ or says , ‘ What did she use to wear ? ’ because of course we all saw her all the time and thought nothing of it , saw her at the very least once a week ( missing service , it was called , if you went a week without visiting , and it was certain to be discussed amongst the congregation when you did finally show up ) , it 's just very odd for me to think that you were never there and that this is all strange to you when to us it was just an ordinary life . |