How To Use Sure-fire In A Sentence
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But there is only one sure-fire way to send pulses racing and hearts fluttering, and that's alcohol.
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How is an apparently sure-fire hit book overlooked?
Times, Sunday Times
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Packed with feelgood pop, this is another sure-fire hit.
The Sun
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a sure-fire way to get rich
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Sheffer -- who knew what makes business men laugh -- pinned his simple faith to three main subjects, convulsive of the diaphragmatic muscles, building up each series upon the inherent humor to be extracted from physical violence as represented in the perpetrations and punishments of Ruff and Reddy, marital infidelity as mirrored in the stratagems and errancies of an amorous ape with an aged and jealous spouse, and the sure-fire familiarity of aged minstrel jokes (mother-in-law, country constable, young married cookery, and the like) refurbished in pictorial serials through the agency of two uproarious and imbecilic vulgarians, Bonehead and Buttinsky.
Success A Novel
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This is a sure-fire way to get the best out of your fruit trees.
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WANT a sure-fire way to make dosh?
The Sun
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Some say washing your car is a sure-fire way of bringing on the rain.
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gradually changed from blasé to concerned as the death-toll grew sort of knew a sure-fire way to sublimate angst – gave to the first relief collector who happened to call a shonky deal; seems all he collected was for himself they said on the news, not
Bush Fire Shame
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The soundtrack has a sure-fire selection of hits; most of the jokes are total misses.
Times, Sunday Times
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Some swear by emu oil as a sure-fire cure for joint pain.
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My doctor prescribed quinine, which for me is a sure-fire solution.
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It's a sure-fire way to move up the table of quality tourist destinations.
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This is a sure-fire way to get publicity.
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The additional bonus is, of course, a sure-fire threat of legal action which will guarantee lots of free publicity and the resulting sales.
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At that time, high prices made oil look like a sure-fire winner.
The Sun
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The team was a sure-fire playoff competitor in the NAIA championship.
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A sure-fire way of boosting the value of your home is to add extra space.
Times, Sunday Times
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I bet publishers are falling all over each other trying to pick up the rights to that sure-fire bestseller.
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It is a dark comedy about three former students and a dodgy journalist who hatch a sure-fire get-rich-quick scheme.
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There are two sure-fire ways of telling if the series is struggling.
The Sun
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The appearance of thin, young asparagus spears in the market is a sure-fire sign of spring.
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It will be a sure-fire hit.
The Sun
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Actually, I think the sports organisers play the record as a sure-fire way of rapidly clearing the field at the end of the sports.
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If these animals (and I use the term specifically) aren't brought to justice for the carnage they've caused, here's one prediction that's sure-fire:
Here's one you can count on (unfortunately)
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Their experts are not infallible, as when the World Bank boosted tourism in the 1960s as a sure-fire multiplier of development.
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The consultant is a sure-fire way to make sure you get your hands on someone if something is broken.
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Of the four pieces selected for the Glasgow programme, three were large group works - always a sure-fire hit with audiences.
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Neither sulfite nor bisulfite are sure-fire protectors of phenidone or ascorbic acid against oxidation.
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Lawyers have smiled the smile of the sure-fire winner.
The Sun
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There aren't that many more sure-fire ways to ensure your own mockery than to bring up UFOs in a serious conversation.
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So here are some sure-fire ways to avoid today's doomsday scenario.
Times, Sunday Times
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Would you like a sure-fire way to feel absolutely terrible about yourself?
Times, Sunday Times
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Ever since then, the fine brains who pronounce upon these things have told us that moving to the right is a sure-fire way for Labour to win elections, but never mind.
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Either way, this would be a sure-fire political winner.
Times, Sunday Times
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The brand's sale is another sure-fire crowd-puller, for the legendarily stylish items bought with taste and discrimination.
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As Jones sees it, well-paid jobs such as retrofitting homes for energy efficiency, putting up solar panels and servicing wind turbines are all sure-fire ways to help an ailing economy, and as we've noted, compared to bailing out banks, wouldn't cost all that much.
Graham Hill: Green Idealism, or Which Way the Wind Is Really Blowing
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It was always a sure-fire shocker for a monster to wade out of the reeds, roaring, and grab somebody off the raft.
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They have been researching old Valentine's traditions and believe they have uncovered a sure-fire way of making diners lucky in love.
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Christmas, she rightly points out, is a time when all of us indulge in far too much rich food - a sure-fire recipe for indigestion.
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It's the only sure-fire name train-wreck waiting to happen.
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Some swear by emu oil as a sure-fire cure for joint pain.
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You may come up with an idea that you think is a sure-fire winner but you need to have people to test it against.
Times, Sunday Times
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These folks insisted they had a sure-fire machine.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Answer: Zero
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Make sure not to swing or jerk the weight, as this is a sure-fire way to pull something.
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On this form she looks to be a sure-fire winner.
The Sun
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Over the past decade buying a property in Spain has been an almost sure-fire way to make money.
Times, Sunday Times
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And our hotel for the next few days was also a sure-fire winner.
The Sun
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The only sure-fire way to protect tulips and crocuses and other tasty bulb treats from squirrels is to lay wire mesh such as chicken wire on top of the bed.
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I now have an apparently sure-fire seduction technique.
The Sun
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The temptation to be constantly available and functional as a home-bound worker -- always a few steps away from more work to be done -- is a sure-fire stress inducer.
Michael A. Snyder, M.D.: How A Hot Fudge Sundae Can Help You Lose Weight
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Now they've hit a sure-fire way of hitting the big bucks.
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It was a sure-fire vote winner.
Times, Sunday Times
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Festival programmers have to come to terms with the unpalatable fact that the number of sure-fire box-office draws has declined.
Times, Sunday Times
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Asteroid-Free Takes Science, Soft Touch Ex-astronaut Rusty Schweickart wants to save the world from an incoming asteroid -- the multimegaton variety blamed for killing the dinosaurs -- and he thinks that the only sure-fire way to keep them away is by using, of all things, diplomacy.
Keeping the Earth
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Blasting Arabs is a sure-fire way to win back the hearts of France's rightwing voters.
Eric Margolis: After Bombing Libya, What Now?
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This new drama is set to be a sure-fire hit.
The Sun
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To sell such a rococo character, the producers relied heavily on a number of sure-fire gimmicks.
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With triple-A titles like Street Fighter IV already dominating much of gamers precious time and even more stellar titles on the horizon, Killzone 2 better bring something special when it release at the end of this week or else it will be buried by other sure-fire blockbusters.
Flixnjoystix.com! » FlixnJoystix Presents: The Tsuj Tirades! Tsuj Takes Aim At The KILLZONE 2 Demo And Fires Off His Impressions!
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A sure-fire way to give a gift with impact is to choose something different and unusual.
Lisa Mirza Grotts: Ring in the Holidays With Style
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The resurgent and excellent Doctor Who series proved beyond doubt that programmes for the whole family are still feasible and can be sure-fire ratings winners without being saccharine coated dross.
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It was sure-fire way to guarantee a packed house at the next meeting.
Christianity Today
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Property development, of course, isn't a sure-fire road to riches, as Hong Kong Construction found out.
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This doubtless reflects psychoanalytic theory's cherished insistence that the patient actually does the analyzing in the long run and thus is more truly the active partner. pogonip Another sure-fire dictionary winner: not a quick drink snatched while riding a bouncy stick, but a fog laden with particles of ice.
VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XV No 1
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She could certainly do with a sure-fire hit.
The Sun
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And what you have is a sure-fire hit.
The Sun
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Meanwhile, zingy orange heels and quirky accessories will transform any outfit into a sure-fire hit.
The Sun
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As for the quick and sure-fire search for Mrs. Compatible, well, I have other irons in the fire.
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Today's cards are only medium useful for those seeking sure-fire winners.
The Sun
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The cafeteria plans appears to be a sure-fire way to increase employee take-home pay.
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And the man who tried to recruit the new Rams boss then reckons they are on to a sure-fire winner.
The Sun
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If you start with the pronouncement, "I'll never eat chocolate again" or "I'll never smoke again," that's a sure-fire way to guarantee failure.
Rita Schiano: How Taking One Small Step Can Change Your Life
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With oil prices creeping back up, the main parties would do well to make manifesto commitments to keeping duty low if they want a sure-fire vote winner.
The Sun
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Also, there is a sure-fire way to handle this increase in debt, and that would be to cut expenditures.
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Finally, however, there is a sure-fire way to put an economy on the road to sustainability and that is through the wise use of taxes.
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Here, then, are my five sure-fire steps for becoming a successful entrepreneur, even during hard times: 1. Identify The Problem: What bothers you?
Stanley A. Dashew: How to Succeed in Small Business Even During Hard Times
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My drama teacher made us do monologues from Animal Farm, which is a sure-fire way of ruining any book.
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Christmas, she rightly points out, is a time when all of us indulge in far too much rich food - a sure-fire recipe for indigestion.
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The appearance of thin, young asparagus spears in the market is a sure-fire sign of spring.
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This sure-fire collectible is made of a durable ceramic composite and this is the only way to get it!
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