It's not a sure bet that Chen will give the green light to the settlement It's not a sure bet that Chen will give the green light to the settlement.
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That doesn't mean the United States is a sure bet.
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Specifically, though, the red carpet is always a sure bet.
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Neither looked like a sure bet for the nomination, though.
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Rob Portman's reelection bid would look like a sure bet.
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He showed people this district isn't a sure bet anymore.
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But now it's not looking like such a sure bet.
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Joe Biden is the sure bet for the general election.
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Remember what an apparently sure bet came to in 2016.
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Remember what an apparently sure bet came to in 2016.
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The odds: Satellite broadband constellations aren't a sure bet, business-wise.
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There's no such thing as a sure bet on the future.
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Charlie Baker seems like a sure bet for reelection, Democratic Sen.
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But Canada's reentry still isn't a sure bet, according to experts.
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But, as we noted, this is far from a sure bet.
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Still, Singh says this movie was far from a sure bet.
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The Grammys are always a sure bet for out-there looks.
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Seems like a sure bet if you are looking to scale.
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This summer, the bill seemed like a sure bet for passage.
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Still, nothing's a sure bet when the field's this wide open.
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My baby had hung onto this life, not a sure bet.
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According to Liam Payne's response to a fan, it's a sure bet.
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And again, this all-over screen design is a pretty sure bet.
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It's no sure bet either Drye will make it to the legislature.
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But a quick end to the trade war isn't a sure bet.
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Before the housing collapse, those gains were almost always a sure bet.
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Dedicated lanes for self-driving cars also seem like a pretty sure bet.
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But, as with everything else, that is no sure bet this electoral cycle.
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Surely, Tropical Freeze looked like a sure bet on Nintendo's first HD console.
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"It's less of a sure bet than it seemed in December," he said.
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Now his collection includes risk-free sweaters, sure-bet blazers and sensible polos.
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But referees will be there at the end, the tournament's only sure bet.
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But placing second out of the Big 5 wasn't a sure bet back then.
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A 25 basis point cut, however, is still being seen as a sure bet.
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This rom-com is a sure bet to give any viewer the water works.
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However, as any entrepreneur knows, starting your own business is never a sure bet.
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Articles soon labeled the Terriers a juggernaut, a sure bet for the Frozen Four.
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In contrast, a sure bet for job creation is funding for innovative biomedical research.
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That makes their support for the nominee less likely to be a sure bet.
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What we do know is that egg freezing is anything but a sure bet.
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Even those who walk in to the recruiting station are not a sure bet.
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If you want to look at art, going to a museum is a sure bet.
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Despite that uncertainty, joining Formula E seemed like a relatively sure bet for Mercedes-Benz.
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I only saw one or two, but it's a sure bet there will be more.
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The men's champion is the aforementioned Nakamura, a sure bet if ever there was one.
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One sure bet about those films is that, like the Terminator itself, they'll be back.
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"Dotard," a word in vogue in Shakespearean times, is now a sure bet for revival.
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But that's far from a sure bet in a country that's notoriously wary about borrowing.
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The likelihood of Price extending that flexibility is "a pretty sure bet," according to O'Shea.
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It has not been a sure bet for the administration at the Supreme Court, however.
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But even if the research doesn't bear it out, nonperishable food seems like a sure bet.
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Carpooling may be all the rage among tech companies, but its far from a sure bet.
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The stock market's a gamble, but maybe you see this edible extravagance as a sure bet.
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But that's all contingent on a safe inaugural launch—something that's far from a sure bet.
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If profit and loss were all that investors considered, Aramco stock would be a sure bet.
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With oil prices spiking, banks, seeking a sure bet, saw in fracking a tempting investment opportunity.
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Granting permanent legal status to the so-called Dreamers would be a sure bet for America.
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Democrats are favored to win back the House on November 6 — but it's no sure bet.
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This plan, which Clinton wanted to build upon, was far from a sure bet to succeed.
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While buying a home can be a way to build wealth, it's not a sure bet.
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The Futurefön wasn't a sure bet — but to many backers, it seemed like a calculated risk.
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But he's facing a Republican candidate in November, so his position isn't a sure bet yet.
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But given how long the seat has been held by Republicans, that's still no sure bet.
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We don't even know which machines will run it (though PlayStation 4 is obviously a sure bet).
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"Stella" according to The Weather Channel, was never a sure bet for New York City and Philadelphia.
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She kept meeting with Berganza about the Lois Lane series, which he said was a sure bet.
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It is not a sure bet that Trump will be able to turn campaign promises into policy.
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So if you want kids, then he's pretty much a sure bet because he's already got them.
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Though with the topline of the Pentagon's budget still a very uncertain, nothing is a sure bet.
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With no detailed plan from the White House, some Republicans aren't a sure bet for support either.
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The administration is now sending signals that ripping up the Iran nuclear deal isn't a sure bet.
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One thing's a sure bet in Vegas ... Janet can sell out venues as much as she wants.
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If a high salary is what you want, a career in medical science is a pretty sure bet.
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Indeed, as Mike Rose has suggested, it's almost a sure bet that any given game isn't a success.
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Our current shooters are seen as a sure bet, the best return on investment for risk-averse publishers.
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The finalized lineup with Brandon "Lachinio" Lachin and Cody "Gambit" Dover seemed like a sure bet for success.
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In both cases, the one sure bet is that both sides will be eager to chat about it.
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The answer, as always, is simple: The Fed and its generous liquidity provisions is the only sure bet.
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"Contracts are the only sure bet that your vendor can be held accountable for your agreement," she said.
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He remains a rock star with the far left, and a sure bet to juice crowds and attention.
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And it was hardly a sure bet that the computers at their disposal were up to the task.
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That said, it's looking like a sure bet that we'll get some kind of Falcon Heavy launch this year.
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Plus, talk of possible vaping ban and why Sprint's merger with T-Mobile is no longer a sure bet.
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What we do know: Trotting out Ivanka Trump in an effort to appeal to women isn't a sure bet.
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And tech companies, ranging from Twitter and LinkedIn to previously "sure-bet" cloud software companies, are hurting especially bad.
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London (CNN Business)The global economy is still sluggish — and an improvement in 2.63 is not a sure bet.
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These retail store events have become less common as they're a sure bet for logitistical chaos—and sometimes violence.
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He was envious of others who had even more money to invest, because it seemed like a sure bet.
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When all the forecasts in an ensemble agree, it's a reasonably sure bet that the predictions will pan out.
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TEHRAN — The Iranian wrestler was cruising through the match, looking like a sure bet to defeat his Russian opponent.
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Yet, in March 543, when the stock market hit bottom, health insurance stocks hardly seemed like a sure bet.
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Upon closer scrutiny, investors said a deal between the world's two biggest economies was far from a sure bet.
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Then again, high-flying payouts are no sure bet: He also gave $3 million to Mitt Romney's PAC in 2012.
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It's a sure bet that this bracelet will sell out as quick as the J. Crew coat she recently wore.
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A switch to electric, even for just one bike in the lineup, is no sure bet to save Harley-Davidson.
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But there are want ads out there for other driving services, and they aren't the same sort of sure bet.
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His bat remains a pretty sure bet to improve the top of the already-potent St. Louis lineup this year.
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Even if she wins the presidency — hardly a sure bet — she may jeopardize Democrats in the House and the Senate.
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"He is who I believe is the one sure bet to beat Donald Trump," Ms. Axne said in an interview.
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So long as the demagogue's party controls one of the two chambers of Congress, this strategy seems a sure bet.
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But if the past 12 months have taught us anything, it's a sure bet history will continue to repeat itself.
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Democratic gains in Congress would increase Harris' chances of passing her plan, but even that wouldn't be a sure bet.
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The only sure bet is that this is not the last the public can expect to hear about these 12 cases.
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Pandering to Trumpism previously seemed like a necessary way to win rural votes, and now it's not an entirely sure bet.
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This is an election year, and Democratic senators facing GOP challengers in red states are no sure bet to oppose Kavanaugh.
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Earl Warren of California and Harold Stassen of Minnesota, moderates both, were shunted aside, and Taft looked like a sure bet.
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For example, it is a pretty sure bet that your interviewer has carefully read your résumé prior to speaking to you.
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But for anyone hell-bent on trekking to upstate New York to celebrate Woodstock's 50th anniversary, there's still one sure bet.
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Instagram ads have become increasingly expensive in the past two years, and they're no longer a bargain or a sure bet.
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But here's one thing that seems a sure bet: Whether Uber wins or loses, Google will end up doing just fine.
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Gina Sanchez, CEO of Chantico Global, said retail headwinds will continue in 2020, but agrees that Amazon is one sure bet.
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It's a sure bet and also good value in a touristy region of Italy, where it's easy to make some wine mistakes.
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As the polls make clear, Clinton has benefited -- that effect has elevated her flawed candidacy to something close to a sure bet.
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As for Black Panther's allies, friends, and loved ones: Shuri seems like a sure bet to survive, and probably Okoye as well.
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For years, they seemed a sure bet to a steady income as the value of the yuan rose steadily against the dollar.
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Home to half the world's lithium reserves, Chile tapping its state-run miner Codelco to ramp up production seemed a sure bet.
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RHP Hector Neris is not the sure bet setup man yet for the Phillies, but he is making a case for it.
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If you think you need to have a sure bet of getting out, apply to a reach and a not-so-reach.
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The one thing you learn in a quarter of a century of doing this is there's no such thing as a sure bet.
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Since Reichl has already learned that "Paris sells," she decides that a sure bet for bolstering Gourmet's sales will be another Paris issue.
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The brand's latest release, the Art Stick Liquid Lip, is a sure bet for putting some pure, unadulterated joy back in the experience.
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With the market still itself split about copper's price prospects this year, LME spreads tightness may be the only sure bet in town.
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If it's not a sure bet, like a Disney release or a superhero title, they are staying home and watching what's on streaming.
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The demise of CAFE standards, administered by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the 1975 law, is anything but a sure bet.
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Passage of the resolution in the Democratic-controlled House is a sure bet, but its trajectory in the GOP-led Senate is unclear.
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Mark Tepper, president of Strategic Wealth Partners, says one stock in the group could be a sure bet as a long-term hold.
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His record on the environment and market reforms, though, is mixed, and China's carbon trading plan is not a sure bet to succeed.
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Its current approach—putting a portion of its content behind a paywall and asking people to pay $5 per month—is no sure bet.
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Bond markets are pricing in a 28% chance of a rate cut next week, followed by a sure bet at the end of July.
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Popular bond investor Jeff Gundlach told CNBC that bank stocks are not a sure bet when the Federal Reserve tightens, as many investors believe.
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She'd only been in a couple of movies before, and her presence meant she was a sure bet for the role of Lydia Deetz.
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Despite the brisk pre-orders, though, Chinese vendors and scalpers are uncertain if the iPhone SE will be a sure bet like previous models.
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A sure bet in the weeks after the U.S. election, and then something to bet against in the weeks following President Donald Trump's inauguration.
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But if you were looking for reassurance that VR is a sure bet in the near future, E3 wasn't the place to find it.
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Pricier pop should nudge customers towards low-sugar alternatives, though this relies on retailers passing on the tax to consumers (not a sure bet).
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But their fury with Trump is real; hearing House Democrats pledge to stop Trump is a sure bet to energize the anti-Trump resistance.
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Past Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher, however, told CNBC on Friday that he doesn't think a rate cut in September is a sure bet.
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And, especially when brides know that almost no one wears a wedding dress a second time, renting seems like a sure bet for some.
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But as Senator Faber suggested, it's no longer an entirely sure bet that a state ban on abortion at six weeks can never stand.
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The sprawling desert city's all-time record high temperature could even be met or exceeded during this heat wave, though that's not a sure bet.
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Profound as it may be, shedding one identity for another is no sure bet, even in an era when the mainstream TV economy has fattened.
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But even if the crime and violence issue isn't a sure bet, it's something that has paid off for Trump before and just might again.
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It's almost a sure bet that the new baby's nursery will have the same laid-back-yet-chic feel that embodies Conrad's own signature style.
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"If I had a limited sum of money that I thought was a sure bet, I probably wouldn't invest a whole lot," said former Rep.
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Chicken is solid, but if you want to treat yourself to something with a little more style, grace, and flavor, duck is a sure bet.
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The bottom line: None of this means that a Walgreens Boots takeover is a sure bet, particularly given the political and pricing threats to pharmacies.
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P.S. I Still Love You , the sequel to 2018 Netflix film To All The Boys I've Loved Before, was far more of a sure bet.
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And they are a pretty sure bet to kill with the audience, bigger than, say, any Trump sketch the show has put on this season.
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Platforms: iOS and Android Grandpa Accessibility: ðŸ'´ðŸ'´ðŸ'´ðŸ'´ðŸ'´ Nintendo's always a pretty sure bet, and Super Mario Odyssey continues that sterling reputation.
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According to the futures market, investors believe an increase in the current 220006 percent federal funds target rate on March 2202 is a sure bet.
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Schiff fundraising kicks into high gear Just as a Senate bid would be no sure bet, neither would a run for Speaker of the House.
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Revitalizing a studio by breaking new creative ground is one thing, but in the movie industry, a sure bet on a sequel is even more appealing.
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With Ms Le Pen looking a sure bet in the first round, France's primaries are becoming a contest over who can beat her in the second.
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Given the popularity of Stranger Things — and its connections to the works of horror author Stephen King — a series of novels seems like a sure bet.
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But it's more likely that: Brian Boyle seems like a sure bet to go, and Tampa should be able to get a decent return for him.
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If all they end up being is the sum of their parts, they'll win the East by five or seven games, but that's no sure bet.
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After premiering at Sundance in January, Nate Parker's movie about American slave Nat Turner's 1831 uprising was touted –prematurely — as a sure bet for the Oscars.
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Airbnb quality can vary dramatically in Dakar with lots of unfulfilled promises, but a sure bet is a room at the lovely Loman Art House Villa.
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Aides said the package was written to maximize support from lawmakers of both parties, though it was unclear Tuesday evening if passage was a sure bet.
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A Monmouth University poll was released Wednesday, and you could probably guess what it told us: The Iowa caucuses are not a sure bet for anyone.
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It's a sure bet the new iPhone will have some kind of improvements to its cameras, just don't count on there being two on the back.
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Populist Democrats have been talking the anti-monopoly talk, but on paper at least, this kind of mega-consolidation seemed like a sure bet to sail through.
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None of them seems like a sure bet to overtake the Dinos as the biggest threat to LeBron's squad, but any of them could seize that opportunity.
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Freitas' winning the nomination is far from a sure bet and even if he secures the GOP nomination, he would be considered a heavy underdog to Kaine.
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Traditionally, the Barisan Nasional party and its predecessor the Alliance Party have been a sure bet in elections, having dominated Malaysian politics for more than three decades.
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The Cybertruck is almost a sure bet to become the latest hot commodity from Tesla, regardless of what it looks like, or who's ponying up the money.
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It's a pretty sure bet that, like many of his predecessors, Carter can't count on sticking around once his current boss, Obama, leaves office in January 2017.
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Less of a sure bet: Buying foreign currency in advance from your bank "You may be costing yourself more money," said Odysseas Papadimitriou, founder of comparison site WalletHub.com.
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But the important thing for the Browns is that they not act like Griffin is a sure bet to become the quarterback of the next good Cleveland team.
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But so far he's been rewarded for his approach (hello, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue), and so it's a sure bet he'll deliver tonight's speech on time and as expected.
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No sure bet Jeffries's path to the No. 2628 leadership job was not without some controversy, and some say he's no shoo-in to take the party reins.
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"I've said for some time that Tesla is far from a sure bet, or a stable company for that matter," said Clement Thibault, a senior analyst at Investing.com.
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If some 70 percent of American citizens don't know there are three branches of government, it's a sure bet they can't tell us why power was so divided.
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But if you're looking to party in Bangkok, this spot is a sure bet for lasers and smoke and a DJ that will keep you dancing all night long.
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When you get two of the most powerful women in technology and business at the table, it's a sure bet the conversation is going to have some valuable advice.
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This article originally appeared on Noisey UK. Music is a changeable beast that doesn't carry with it many certainties, but The xx's live show is always a sure bet.
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"I think some players will take the bonus with the idea of trying the 'sure bet' approach, but they quickly find out that it's not that easy," Baron says.
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If a company's Facebook ads and Stripe sales metrics show it's a sure bet, Clearbanc can provide $5,000 to $10 million in funding to pour fuel on the fire.
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According to Kronovi, 0ver Zer0 took to the starter role well, but given the late-season struggles and roster shake-up, they were still anything but a sure bet.
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That growth has sparked declines in the cost of solar energy that enable it to compete with fossil fuel-generated power, making an extension far from a sure bet.
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The 42-year-old Arkansas senator is a sure bet to win reelection, allowing him to use his war chest to assist the president and Republicans running down-ballot.
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And it's not a sure bet all of them will survive the November elections, raising the possibility that the Democratic caucus could soon be almost exclusively pro abortion rights.
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If you were looking for a sure bet this Oscars, it&aposs that Deakins will take home his second Oscar when the awards are handed out on February 9.
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Cruz is a natural ally for many conservatives, given his hardline stances on defense, the budget and Obamacare, but endorsements from the Freedom Caucus are not a sure bet.
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Aside from new laptops, it's a sure bet the audience will be treated to examples of the "everyday life" of humans, as envisioned by tech executives and marketing divisions.
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" She led her remarks in Santa Monica by praising Harris as a "fantastic" candidate, and adding the sure-bet applause line: "I like to say: Let the best woman win.
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To be perfectly clear: it's not a sure bet at all that any of these social efforts — if they ever make it out into the market — would use iCloud branding.
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On the Republican side, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, virtually a sure bet to re-win his House seat, raised $9.5 million while his top opponent raised just over $200,000.
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Baylor garnered the first ever No. 1 ranking in school history back in early January and looked like a sure bet for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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But while Mahomes might be more of a sure bet from a skill standpoint, Foles is a great value play based on the opportunities he should have to make plays.
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The most brilliant minds in Silicon Valley and the most powerful global investors had shoveled billions of dollars into its coffers — how could it be anything but a sure bet?
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Although the official forecast keeps the center of Hurricane Lane offshore of the Hawaiian islands, this is not a sure bet, and it also doesn't spare them from major impacts.
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It occurred to me that if I applied to grad school that very night that I'd be a sure bet, given the level of intellectual rarefaction that I had achieved.
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While Sailor Moon seems like a sure bet—she fights for love and justice after all—the vampiric megalomaniac Dio from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure seems more like a Bloomberg guy.
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Starbucks chairman emeritus Howard Schultz is a long shot to win the White House, but a sure bet to create headaches for the coffee chain he turned into a global empire.
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While it has yet to be confirmed, it's a pretty sure bet that Jon will ride Rhaegal at least once more before the series' end — and it could have massive implications.
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It is a sure bet that world leaders will be gossiping about the U.S. campaign as they move from meeting to meeting and have private conversations -- including with the sitting president.
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Jill Soloway's moving-yet-comedic story about a patriarch's gender transition won the 2015 Globe for its inaugural season, and it felt like a sure bet to take the award again.
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Even as the home state senator, a primary win is far from a sure bet for Harris, particularly given that other Californians, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and US Rep.
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First of all, it would be very difficult for Trump to back down so quickly, she said, adding that it's not even a sure bet that September's discussions will be meaningful.
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Starbucks chairman emeritus Howard Schultz is a long shot to win the White House, but he's a sure bet to create headaches for the coffee chain he turned into a global empire.
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If opening day was any indication, it's a pretty sure bet Maryland's brand-new $1.4 billion integrated resort casino — billed as "Las Vegas on the Potomac" — is going to be a winner.
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If you're reading this and you've yet to score a one-way ticket to nostalgic 8- or 16-bit euphoria, the Amazon listings look like a sure bet — for the moment, anyhow.
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Who knows how the film will turn out — Wicked has been commercially popular but isn't well-respected critically — but it seems a sure bet that it will make a ton of money.
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Still, with his records, and his having been chosen to play in the Pro Bowl 14 times, he seems a sure bet to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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She was, as Longabaugh puts it, the "safe and sure" bet to many, despite the fact that Sanders brought both the progressive policy and fiery prose that could combat Trump's twisted populism.
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"Had she not died, she was a sure bet to be elected," Robert M. Hauser, who was one of Dr. Pager's advisers on her dissertation at Wisconsin, said in a telephone interview.
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That is no sure bet given that Pemex - the world's most indebted oil firm - has seen its production decline by half since 2004 as the company struggled with aging fields and underinvestment.
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Opera fans looking for another sure bet at the Met this spring might do well to check out the revival of Donizetti's "Don Pasquale," opening on March 292, in Otto Schenk's 222 production.
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First, for this to work, the GOP can lose only two votes in the Senate and twenty-two in the House—not a sure bet given how jumpy Republicans are about health care.
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"Crowdfunding projects, even those from established developers, are not seen by consumers as a sure bet as they were five years ago," said Patrick Walker, vice president for insights and analytics at Eedar.
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Momentum seemed to be building for her to earn a nod for a best supporting actress Oscar — with most awards season pundits deeming Ms. Lopez's chances in the category a fairly sure bet.
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Instead, political analysts agree that the only sure bet in Italy's coming and critical March 183 elections is that Mr. Berlusconi will return as a major force in Italian, and possibly European, politics.
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With the justices accepting only about 1% of the cases they are asked to hear, it is no sure bet that Bormuth v County of Jackson will make its way to the Supreme Court.
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Beyond that, it's not a sure bet that Dish will ever actually build its own network, and even if it does, it's all but certain that network won't reach as many people as Sprint.
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The annual event, which often flaunts hundreds of pages of discounted goods, is always a sure bet for finding an eclectic mix of summer and fall fashion at prices too good to pass up.
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Passing a new budget would require Congress to come to some sort of an agreement about Donald Trump's request for additional military spending and money for his proposed Mexican border wall — no sure bet.
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Our experience this last go round illustrates the urgent need for changes to the current system: The Copyright Office's decisions are never a sure bet, and free expression becomes the victim as a result.
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As long as he can stay on the field, he's as close to a sure bet as you can get to finish the year as one of the top running backs in the league.
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Health made simple seemed like a sure bet to the founding team of Alap Shah, Naman Shah, Sheel Mohnot and Johnny Hwin, some of whom run Studio Management, a family office and startup incubator.
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The fields represent the closest thing to a sure bet in the world of offshore oil production, as Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, has already done significant exploration work.
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That itself is no sure bet, given that at least one senator in Democratic leadership — West Virginia Blue Dog Joe Manchin — is already saying the party shouldn't try too hard to delay Trump's Cabinet.
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With such powerful source material, and with two directors who have spent many years of their lives working with it, this distilled version of the greatest Sanskrit poem would seem like a sure bet.
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There was one pretty much sure bet on the day: that when it was over, we'd go back to our respective camps, in the hope, maybe, of getting another chance to come together next year.
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I was serving – double fault, double fault, ace, ace, then he makes a passing shot on a volley and, in the end, I dropped a sure bet shot with the backhand volley into the net.
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One of the features that looks like a sure bet, per Bloomberg, is a new set of tools designed to manage device addiction (also a catch-up feature – Google unveiled something similar earlier this month).
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Season after season, American Idol fans have placed votes for their favorite contestants—options which, somewhat like our presidential candidates, have been carefully cultivated by a panel of industry experts looking for a sure bet.
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But Mr. Messiha, an economist who is considered one of the Front's intellectuals, was parachuted by his party into the friendly Aisne and, with few local ties, is anything but a sure bet to win.
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While some Republicans are in denial over the implications of Tuesday's special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, others are concluding that relying on the President in reelection races may not be a sure bet.
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With the possible exception of Arizona, where close polls indicate the legalization of recreational marijuana is not a sure bet, the U.S. looks poised for a fresh wave of popular support in favor of the drug.
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There's no word on whether UK authorities have any leads on who is flying drones near Gatwick Airport or why, though it's a sure bet that anyone found responsible for the delays will wish they hadn't.
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The central bank's next quarterly meeting is scheduled for September 29, where some analysts expect another rate cut as the island's recent export and manufacturing data show no sure bet the pivotal trade picture is improving.
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Hungry business-types suddenly have a literal menu of options when it comes to having their food delivered, and its not a sure bet by Uber that it can keep its users happy with higher prices.
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He is no sure bet to continue his spectacular play — his career averages of 4.6 points and 6.5 rebounds a game are not misprints — but he is tall and young and the N.B.A. loves that combination.
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Founded: 1999Peak valuation: $3.2 billion in 2014Shut down and liquidated: 2017The consumer electronics unicorn once seemed like a sure bet, but shut down in 2017 after being sued by vendors who claimed they were owed money.
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Even earlier last month, when asked by Refinery29 if she was worried about the old school idea that people wouldn't pay to see women artists, FYF artist booker Jenn Yacoubian was confident it'd be a sure bet.
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Every year, the world's automakers gather in Paris to offer a glimpse into a parallel universe where bigger cars aren't necessarily better, electric propulsion is a sure bet, and the future of the automobile is almost whimsical.
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If you think New England is a sure bet to win, and are pretty confident that Brady takes home the award once again, betting Brady to win MVP is a better value bet than the Patriots moneyline.
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This aversion to confronting the substantive issues head-on, rather than via everyone's favorite proxy, or making tough compromises, is looking like an increasingly sure bet to scuttle Democratic efforts, in 2018 and beyond, to reclaim power.
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It's a sure bet that, were the economy to tank, Mr. Ryan and his ilk would argue that the country couldn't afford to increase government spending to get it going again because the deficit was already too large.
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Tom Ford could not have known he would open the spring 2019 collections hours after the Trump resistance in the White House tipped its hand, but it was a pretty sure bet something big was likely to happen.
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The next stab I took was GODDESSES for "Venus and others;" I usually shy away from guessing longer words without a little hint on either end, but that seemed like a sure bet as "planets" wasn't long enough.
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Most of the $118 million came early on, when Mr. Bush seemed like a more sure bet, able to harness his dynastic family's connections, as well as a deep Rolodex of donors, to position himself as a presumptive frontrunner.
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U.S. stocks have see-sawed in recent weeks, held back by uncertainty surrounding Donald Trump's presidency as well as concerns that the return of inflation, which once was at the forefront of investors' minds, isn't such a sure bet.
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In a shifting political climate where respect for scientific consensus is no longer a sure bet, Texas maintains that it can choose from a range of standards for intellectual disability, including one drawn from the pages of a novel.
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For weeks Tai seemed like a sure bet if he made it to the finals, but he's accrued enough bad blood for his flips and his poor tribal council performances that he may now be the perfect jury goat.
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Still, he said the betting odds are probably skewed from what the real odds will be on election night, due to the avalanche of bets, and in this turbulent, unorthodox election, there's no such thing as a sure bet.
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The iPhone of the future may or may not look much like its predecessors, but at some point in the next few years it's almost a sure bet that Apple is going to get rid of the Lightning port.
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Sure, the market could go up, but the instability of the administration already has Wall Street skittish, and with trade wars on the horizon, it's hardly a sure bet that conditions will be this promising four years from now.
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The Baseball Hall of Fame ballots are announced today, and there is only one sure bet: Ken Griffey Jr. But Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines may also be headed for enshrinement in Cooperstown, N.Y. • The future of cool.
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But if you're one of the many Americans who dream about opening your own business, it's important to remember that starting a business is never a sure bet — and it's worth researching which areas have the best conditions for getting started.
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Elisabeth Moss looks a sure bet for playing a woman forced into sexual servitude in "The Handmaid's Tale," which would mark the first big award for Hulu, a joint venture between Time Warner Inc, Walt Disney Co, Fox and Comcast Corp.
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When she steps out on the red carpet, it's a sure bet that the former Friends actor will be clad in black, there will be plenty of leg on display, and she'll look like she's just returned from a tropical vacay.
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The Trump team is making a bet that the gains in employment from reshoring production lost to China will outweigh any inflationary pressures or lost market access that come from their Chinese gambit, but that is far from a sure bet.
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Pretending that climate change and sea-level rise aren't happening, however, is a sure bet to make the coastlines of Florida and the rest of the South Atlantic go away, along with the jobs and families that depend on them.
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Its banking arm, Taipei Fubon Bank, is one of a number of Taiwan banks that face losses from defaults on a product investors once saw as a sure bet, but which has suffered from a recent slide in China's currency.
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None of this means that Trump is a sure bet to lose the election in 2020 — public opinion can change fast and there's nothing particularly predictive about polling this far out — but it's a pretty clear snapshot of public opinion right now.
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Uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the presidential election appears to be rising on Wall Street with the CNBC Fed Survey of 41 respondents suggesting that a victory by the Democratic nominee is less of a sure bet than it was just last month.
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The snowfall totals — some are predicting that more than 30 inches is possible — could rival those not seen since 1922, and possibly even breaking all-time records for the nation's capital, though that is far from a sure bet at this point.
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Lee Gates (George Clooney), the bombastic host of a money-market show, is held hostage by Kyle Budwell (Jack O'Connell), an investor who has lost his nest egg on a sure bet — and now has a gun and explosives strapped to his chest.
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And if you withdraw your money so early that you haven't earned enough interest to pay the penalty, some C.D.s will bite into the principal to cover it — meaning you could actually lose money on what's supposed to be a sure bet.
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"It looks like a sure bet in hindsight, but at the time, not so much," recalls Jesse Sharkey, a former high school social studies teacher and chess-team coach who was part of a new guard that took over the Chicago Teachers Union in 153.
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When the reigning champion Denver Broncos host the Carolina Panthers in a Super Bowl rematch on Thursday, it will kick off an NFL season unlike any seen in decades, where the only sure bet is that the league will enjoy its usual ratings bonanza.
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"The VIX closed below 11.5; historically when we have had a VIX <12 in August there was almost a sure bet that the VIX will be higher three months out by more than 6 percent with a fair possibility of an outsized move," he added.
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Further weakness in the Mexican peso is no longer a sure bet after a two-month selloff drove the currency to three-month lows, the latest Reuters poll of market strategists showed, although other Latin American currencies are expected to fall.
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Image stabilization has seemed like a sure bet for the Hero 5 for a while now, and the leaked information points to it being available on all of these shooting modes save for 4K or at frame rates higher than 60 frames per second.
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I always feel vaguely heretical rereading anything when there are so many amazing books unknown to me out there but the tide of content rises so fast, there's no keeping up so we might as well go with a sure bet once in a while.
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It remains to be seen how the divorce of Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos plays out but, given his status as the wealthiest man in the world, it's a sure bet the eventual settlement will place the exes at the top of the pack for expensive splits.
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Brees needs 333 yards passing against the 2-1 Washington Redskins on Monday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to surpass Manning, and considering he is averaging 324 yards passing during the Saints' 3-1 start this season, he is a sure bet to get it.
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They will each generate between 230 and 22023 megawatts (MW) of power - a considerable leap from the largest turbines currently in operation, made by MHI Vestas, which are 195 meters tall and generate 8 MW. The megaturbines are no sure bet for the companies' bottom lines, however.
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If he was a sure bet to stay at shortstop, he would be in the mix for No. 1, but as it stands he is likely to land somewhere in the top 10, with the ability to be the draft's best player if everything goes right.
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The feeling of loss was magnified by the shock of it, not just for New Yorkers but for all those who voted for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, and believed her victory was a sure bet, even as the sun set and polls closed on Tuesday.
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If VIPs are coming with children in tow, it's a sure bet that they'll go on Dumbo and add in a ride or two nearby, but the most likely attractions you'll spot someone like Gwen Stefani or Jennifer Garner on are ones that remain entirely in the open.
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Most of us—including professed pool pee-er Michael Phelps—believe it's cool because there's chlorine added to the water to kill the germs, but those sanitation efforts aren't always a sure bet, says Christopher Saddler, an infectious disease physician at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
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Accepting the Academy Award for best director this month, Guillermo del Toro expressed surprise and delight that, when he pitched the idea for this film, his distributor thought that "a fairy tale about an amphibian god and mute woman done in the style of Douglas Sirk" was a sure bet.
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However, it is a sure bet that in a world where a smartphone has as much processing power as a Cray supercomputer had in the 1980s, and startups are launching satellites by the hundreds, a brilliant-pebble constellation is technologically a lot more plausible than it used to be, even though it might still prove politically unacceptable.
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"There's so little talk about Oscar movies and so much hasn't been seen that three people at the Toronto Film Festival saying an actress is a sure bet for a Best Supporting Actress nomination for a movie suddenly assumes wildly inflated importance to the people who will eventually be allocating resources for those campaigns," Harris told me.
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In an interesting twist, it is not a sure bet that the Senate will pass a budget this year — after years of banging on Democrats for failing to do just that — because to satisfy the right flank of the Republican party, it would need to pepper its budget with large cuts to programs that could become a liability for incumbents from swing states.
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Biden's problems won't be solved by one win Can't just win with black voters -- This South Carolina voter who talked to CNN's "New Day" explained, better than any pundit you'll see anywhere, why even if former Vice President Joe Biden wins on Saturday in his firewall state, he's still got huge problems: "I think a lot of people felt like ... he was a sure bet," says a black South Carolina voter about Joe Biden.
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The company is under growing regulatory and financial pressure from investigations into its marketing practices and mounting lawsuits by a growing number of school districts and counties (among them, the Ceres Unified School District, outside of Modesto; the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District; and Bucks County, Pa.) While Juul once seemed like such a sure bet that Altria purchased a 35 percent stake in the company for $12.8 billion, Juul's future is now a lot less clear.
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To venture the prediction that Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE is a sure bet to be elected President in November sounds about as outlandish, perhaps even ludicrous and delusional as anything coming out of the mouth of the candidate.
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But as he faces such low expectations, Democratic strategists believe he's a sure bet to stick around at least until New Hampshire and hope for a miracle "For those that have the resources to hang in there, then there's no reason to get out of the race, but cross your fingers that something happens on the campaign trail and puts the wind at your back," said Ron Bonjean, a GOP strategist and former congressional leadership aide.
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Heavily trafficked public locations are a sure bet to find other players, such as New York City's Central Park where there was a literal stampede when a Vaporeon showed up: people ran and jumped from their cars to capture the creature: The park appears to be pretty busy: This isn't an isolated event, either: massive crowds have been popping up at places such as the Boston Common; Provo City Library in Utah; in Des Moines, Iowa; in Bellevue, Washington; and Altamonte Springs, Florida.
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YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE NOTHING IN THE WAY OF MORE PURCHASING POWER BY DEFERRING CONSUMPTION TODAY WHY DO YOU DEFER CONSUMPTION YOU ARE HOPING TO HAVE MORE CONSUMPTION LATER ON THATS THE REASON FOR SAVING ESSENTIALLY THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS NOW SAID FOR A FEW YEARS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND MAKE SURE YOU DONT HAVE ANY NET GAIN IN CONSUMPTION QUICK: SO WHAT COULD GET IN THE WAY AND MESS THINGS UP I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SURE BET FOR PUTTING MONEY IN EQUITIES AND PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN IT AS A CUE FOR YEARS AT THIS POINT.
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The bigger idea is that even in cases where the operator — Uber, in this case — is not getting a cut on the ride (as in the case of public transportation), or actually making very little on the ride while also taking on more overhead (as it does with owning bike fleets where average rides are likely to be less than $10), it's helping create a habit: It wants to be the app a consumer turns to for any transportation-related need, groundwork that it has to have in place to help ensure longer-term viability (and now, also, to keep public investors confident that Uber will ultimately be able to tip itself into the black and continue to grow… not a sure bet for everyone).
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