Many economists have short-sightedly concluded that ultra low interest rates are a sure fire way to spur economic growth.
Even common blunders can be a sure-fire way to make a bad first impression.
Big tax increases are not a sure-fire way of raising revenue in a country where taxes are routinely avoided.
Dividing your attention and packing your schedule full to the point of exhaustion is a sure-fire way to end up with a bunch of mediocre performances.
The fallout for stock-pickers: Despite the still-strong economic growth across much of the region, it will be harder to find a sure-fire winner and easier to take a tumble on a loser.
What was once a sure-fire bet in emerging markets has now become somewhat of a dud, especially in the big ADRs of Brazilian listed companies on the NYSE.
But in this day and age, that is a sure-fire way to lapse into mediocrity.
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The firm operated on a billable hours system, a sure-fire way to kill the creative process.
With the orders announced at Zhuhai, the C919 looks like a sure-fire commercial success.
The company looks to have a sure-fire new drug for kidney cancer patients who have failed other options.
"Using the highest performance rams and bulls is a sure-fire way to speed up on-farm improvement, " says Philip Halhead.
But just being intolerant to grains is a big burden and a sure-fire way for me to gain weight.
Officials now regularly berate insurers, a sure-fire way to win populist points.
Storms or no storms, billionaire Louis Bacon, who runs Moore Capital, and his brother, Zack Bacon III, have landed a sure-fire way to score.
But undoing a massive overhaul of the rules seems a sure-fire why to provide uncertainty to businesses that are already starting to plan for reform.
He would make, if not a sure-fire Russian presidential candidate in his own right, then the ideal running-mate for any Russian conservative or nationalist seeking to succeed Boris Yeltsin.
It explains Germany's insistence on government spending cuts for all - including itself - even though Keynesian economists say this is a sure-fire way of pushing the entire eurozone economy into a dangerous downward spiral.
Policymakers may need better mechanisms for managing contractors, but the idea of adding many thousands of new bureaucrats in the current fiscal environment sounds like lunacy, a sure-fire way of wasting money that could be better spent elsewhere.
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Even good drugs often go through a trial by fire before doctors are sure they are safe.
The delegation included a local NHS worker, Sure Start worker, fire service representatives and local government representatives.
Mexico coach Manuel de la Torre is sure to come under fire after a third straight draw, which dropped El Tri (0-0-3) to second-to-last place in the standings.
The deadly fire is sure to shine a spotlight on safety in Brazil, which is set to host the World Cup next year and the Olympics in 2016.
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When visibility finally opened up, it was still pitch dark, and we are in armored vehicles, in Humvees and moving along a line that was expected to get fire, and sure enough -- it did.
When comparing insurance policies, make sure they cover a wide range of losses, such as fire, theft, breakage and loss through the mail.
Mr Smith has been called out to nine incidents but has not yet attended a house fire and said he's "not too sure" how his own experiences will affect him when he is called to one.
Sure lithium-ion batteries have a habit of setting themselves on fire.
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Sure, there's a bigger version that will let you fire off shots from your DSLR in number of exotic ways (with sounds, lights and whatnot), but the dongle is more appealing if you're just looking for a small, tidy way of setting off your camera without you standing right behind it.
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To many plaintiff firms, only sure-fire cases involving well-publicized malfeasance are worth a gamble.
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After all, in spite of Israel's sure knowledge last summer that Hamas and Iran would use a cease-fire with Israel to increase the size of Hamas's missile arsenal and expand the range of its projectiles while building up its forces, the Olmert-Livni-Barak government agreed to the cease-fire.
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