Since capital gains were all but guaranteed, the thinking went, you could safely spend them.
If Federer's inclusion for China was a foregone conclusion, Wawrinka's presence was anything but guaranteed.
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He was aware I did not have much experience but guaranteed full support and mentoring.
These are loans made by private lenders, but guaranteed by the federal government.
Murtaza's death all but guaranteed that: he died in 1996 in a gun battle with police outside his Karachi home.
Thus Qualcomm was all but guaranteed a fair amount of success, for a while, no matter who eventually took over for Irwin Jacobs.
Hours into the game, I still feel chills shoot down my spine at every zombie encounter because my survival is anything but guaranteed.
In other words, with a reversal of his conviction all but guaranteed on appeal, prosecutors were hoping that Bruno would agree to be tried again.
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If Elam is all but guaranteed to be picked somewhere between the mid-first round to the end of the second round, is an agent even needed?
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With Wii U devices all but guaranteed to be sold out at retailers around the world this Christmas, some buyers immediately put their new consoles on Ebay.
Profit margins are not only sky-high but guaranteed by regulators.
The Pac-12 will also get the maximum BCS payout thanks to sending either Stanford or UCLA to the Rose Bowl and having 11-1 Oregon all but guaranteed an at-large berth.
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Argentina are all but guaranteed to pick a bonus-point win over Namibia on Sunday, which means they would have 14 points to Ireland's nine heading into the final pool match on Sunday, 30 September.
There was some suspicion before kick-off that it would be a good time to play Everton, following the Toffees' FA Cup semi-final exploits at the weekend and with qualification to next season's Europa League all but guaranteed.
Kids are all but guaranteed to be able to game in any of the Carnival Kids Club or teen hangouts, where PlayStation 3s and Wiis are set up with huge libraries of free games to play with.
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But in a year where the Republicans already have to defend 22 of the 34 Senate seats at stake, they cannot afford to lose one they were all but guaranteed of keeping just a few days ago.
It was the British decision to transfer control over Latrun - with its command over the road below - to the Jordan Legion, that all but guaranteed the fall of Jerusalem by preventing reinforcements from aiding its undermanned defenders.
But for guaranteed otter spotting in the wild, head to Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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Since pipelines are federally regulated, the distributions of these partnerships are viewed as being relatively reliable (but not guaranteed).
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The return was long awaited, but hardly guaranteed.
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Going forward, data demands are guaranteed to increase, but data caps are not guaranteed to increase along with that demand.
Gale was less likely to have organics, but it was guaranteed to be geologically fascinating.
Engineering can suggest elegant answers or art can be crafted with engineering precision, but nothing is guaranteed.
He looks, in particular, for situations where positive events are nearly guaranteed but simply unpredictable with regards to timing.
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But Treasuries are guaranteed by the federal government, whereas Fannie's and Freddie's debt is not, at least in theory.
Four British riders started the 2004 MotoGP season but none are guaranteed a place in motorcycling's elite for next year.
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But Hook seems guaranteed to play a big part on the field even if it is not from his accustomed fly-half spot.
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