While it may be true that the archetypal chief executive is driven as much by a desire for power and to amaze the world with his business prowess as by a desire to be rich, human nature makes it certain that some will be guided by meaner motives.
It will be an array of ideas -- it will contain an array of ideas that address certain areas of the economy and that will have, again, a positive impact.
Now that the rating agencies are downgrading CDOs as well as the underlying mortgage-backed bonds that they reference, it seems all but certain that banks and others will be forced into another round of markdowns.
In the coming days, it is almost certain that more will be learned about the explosions and the motives behind it.
Even without that, it seems certain that there will be many more fraud scandals before health care is cured of its vices.
"Already the market is delivering superfast internet speeds of 50Mbps to half the country but we cannot be certain that it will reach the communities that are not currently served, " said Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in a statement unveiling the consultation.
There is no way to know what the final agreement will look like or whether it will be signed in 2012 or early 2013, but it is nearly certain that income tax rates on all but the highest earners will be kept at current rates.
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My prediction is that it will probably come in June but I can't absolutely be certain of that and my prediction is that I know that we can win and my prediction is that we'll now pull together and we'll do enough to win but I know certainly that we can.
It is certain that electronic signatures will be open to forgery and manipulation, he says.
Whenever the upturn comes, it seems certain that future growth will be less spectacular.
It is thought that the UK operation will be put on hold for several weeks while the British Geological Survey considers the situation, but given the potential importance of fracking as a substantial contribution to world future energy needs, it is almost certain that it will not be abandoned.
However our correspondent says that it is far from certain that the already stretched Afghan special forces will be able to establish security in Wardak once Nato has left.
The BBC now understands it is almost certain that the statement will not be released.
It is not certain whether he will be able to get that much further.
If any banks do splash out in America, it is certain now that NatWest will not be among them.
It is now almost certain that the elections will be only for the national presidency and maybe for the 25 state governorships.
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People old enough to remember it will have certain associations that will have to be renegotiated by dint of a positive experience with the brand.
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More cells may meet these criteria in eight months when research grants are actually doled out, but it is certain that all 64 will not be embryonic stem cells.
Yet in the tangled multiparty system of Japan, it is far from certain that liberalization will stay on track, and markets will be roiled in the month it will take to sort this out.
But it is certain that this mortality burden will not be equally distributed around the world.
Nor is it certain that the new entrants will ever be able to wrest away the big three hardware makers' customers.
And since these thoughts and discussions are all about irrelevant matters, it is fairly certain that any actions taken will likewise be irrelevant.
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While it is certain that some form of punishment will be given out to Gupta, what that punishment will be will come down to a few words from Judge Rakoff.
The bill is due to be discussed by MPs in the Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday but it is not yet certain that the amendment will even be heard, says BBC political correspondent Ben Geoghegan.
That said, it is virtually certain that new vehicles being sold today will be even more reliable in three years.
Mr. GARCIA: It's - I do believe that there will be a certain amount of recount, I hope there is, just to clear the air and to solidify and legitimize the outcome that we had on election day.
They hope that next year it will be probable and then certain in 2015.
If anything is certain, it's that Sacramento will not be the last leveraged NBA city.
Again there was mention at the recent budget of an increase in pension age and this has yet to be finalised but it is certain that pension ages will increase, although remember that there is a difference between the State Pension age and the age at which you are able to start to draw benefits for public sector or private pensions.
It is certain, however, that a lot of ink will be spilled over Google's dominance and potential abuses.
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