certainty

The certainties of Judaism made it attractive in that age of dissolving faiths, but circumcision was an obstacle to the conversion of men.

In a few years ' time , nostalgia will set in for the go-go years on Wall Street and for the bracing moral certainties of neoconservatism .

The answer is : No. The results are just as destructive to the pious certainties of " progressives" as to those of their opponents .

Of course, it's not always a pleasant experience to have our certainties stripped away.

Those brought up on a "if I know how it works I can fix it" mentality must have difficulty letting go of the old certainties.

But maybe it is time for an alternative to the brash certainties , peddled by those pseudo- scientists, otherwise known as economists .

How does that prediction, or any of the other apparent certainties at the time of the crisis look now?

That could be dangerous: it is an invitation to the far left and right to peddle their beguiling certainties.

What is exciting in life is to discover something new about yourself, and not to be controlled by such certainties about oneself.

With the last midnight trams all human hope seemed drained away, all the certainties of city noises gone.

The diplomatic certainties that once anchored relations between the two countries have long disappeared.

DEATH and taxes, it is said, are the only two certainties in life.

And rather than feeding voters infantile advertisements peddling childish certainties, politicians should treat voters like grown-ups.

It will undoubtedly cause puzzlement and consternation among those who yearn for the false certainties of an earlier era.

Only at the cost of losing the basis of all my certainties can I question what is conveyed to me by my presence to myself.

Just occasionally, the power of ordinary people can overturn the certainties of the experts.

I always boost my list with a few near certainties that I am highly confident will receive a tick.

But we do not believe that climate change is a certainty. There are no certainties in science.

Likewise, for all the new freedoms and certainties the web has created, numerous old ones have disappeared. Consider copyright.

Beneath all of Einstein's theories, including relativity, was a quest for certainties and absolutes.

Certainties about the healthy functioning of always-efficient, rational markets were shattered by the upheaval.

Recessions are often a good time to launch new products, as old certainties are questioned and consumer tastes shift.

The comforting certainties of Harry's childhood are being shattered by the doubts of adolescence.

The richest targets were Crohn's disease and type I diabetes, with nine and seven near-certainties respectively.

When we make our trading decisions at the right edge of the chart, we deal with probabilities, not certainties.

Now, sometimes those probabilities are near certainties, and in a lot of familiar cases, they of course are.

The financial unravelling of the past three years has cast doubt on some certainties of orthodox economics.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

The certainties proclaimed by Newton mechanics are illusory.

The old certainties of the cold war have gone. What might replace them?

It has forced us to all re-examine the old certainties [in the region].

Benjamin Franklin reminded us that death and taxes were life's only certainties.

The certainties of the cold war saw to that.

Without these certainties, Homo sapiens would still be living in caves.

Of the certainties in life, such as life, death and taxes, is the fact that LibreOffice needs a new interface.

They destroy wealth, sap happiness and crush old certainties.

What if these certainties failed more, or even most, of the time?

You need models to value them, and only fools derive certainties from models.

But with the financial crisis, a lot of those certainties are gone.

but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties . -F.

As for Brazilian Alex, there are no certainties in next season's regulations. The non-EU players are in stand-by.

When dealing with such fragile certainties, I'm not surprised people are unsure what to do.

When it comes to investing, there are no absolute certainties, no guarantees.

That's when you throw out all the ballast, all the certainties, in order to adapt to the new situation.

"At this moment in time I don't have any certainties when it comes to my future, " the 24-year-old told the La Provence newspaper.

Yes, but one can't always work on certainties.

Among those who grew up under the certainties of old system there is regret over the loss of free education, housing and health care.

If a man begin with certainties, he shall end indoubts; but if he will be content to begin with douts, he shall end in certainties.

Cold war certainties have given way to an international climate that is mixed up, unpredictable, contrary, and quite corrupt.

I am afraid. I am afraid of falling asleep over my so-called absolute certainties.

All because of too much uncertainties and too few certainties.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts.

Existentialism in the 20th century reflects the loss of certainties in the post-modern world.

There are no certainties in science.

But there are two certainties.

and we are patient with them we shall end in certainties.

There are no certainties here.

On the field of battle there are no certainties.

Marx and Engels's Doctrine on "Two Certainties" and "Two Absolutely Impossible" and Its Practical Significance

Between history and the eternal I have chosen history because I like certainties.

Some considerations on the certainties and uncertainties in the development of desertification

If a man will l begin with certainties , he shall end in doubts;