Example sentences of "can never [be] certain " in BNC.
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| 1 | Counselling empathy requires constant testing because we can never be certain that what we believe to be the feelings and attitudes of the counsellees are accurate . |
| 2 | Inquisitions post mortem can sometimes fill such a gap , but because a separate one had to be taken in every county involved we can never be certain that the record has survived in its entirety . |
| 3 | If we can never be certain that we have stated every objective we might have , in the clearest form , and with the most practical means of testing whether it has been achieved , this does not mean that we abandon the attempt or that to try one 's best under the circumstances is not a helpful activity . |
| 4 | However long a text you take , you can never be certain that a grammar you find by any algorithm is the one the text is generated by . |
| 5 | Hence a transferee can never be certain of obtaining an absolute title in the case of an off-market transaction . |
| 6 | She was suggesting that ‘ relevant ’ skills are best learned in the context in which they are relevant , and that teachers can never be certain that their pupils are acquiring the ability to cope in any particular context unless they see them operating in that context . |
| 7 | We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide ! |
| 8 | Breast Cancer patients can never be certain they 've beaten the illness . |