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That means that most of the seats where Democrats have bought ad time are outside of the near-certain switches -- suggesting the party's strategy is, smartly, geared toward absorbing significant losses but avoiding losing the 39+ seats that would cost them the chamber.
The Fix: Dems resigned to significant losses Aaron Blake 2010
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The prospect of near-certain death a little more than halfway through the even then normal human life span of seventy or eighty years had to have some explanation.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Rather than take this arduous path to near-certain failure, IT companies partner with an old, old "gatekeeper" that has long-established government contracts and sales.
Stephen Estes: Google's Motorola Acquisition Shifts the Battle Stephen Estes 2011
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Tim Pawlenty (R) is leaving office after two terms to pursue a near-certain presidential bid in 2012.
Harry Reid's closing argument: It's the economy, stupid Chris Cillizza 2010
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Rather than take this arduous path to near-certain failure, IT companies partner with an old, old "gatekeeper" that has long-established government contracts and sales.
Stephen Estes: Google's Motorola Acquisition Shifts the Battle Stephen Estes 2011
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Rather than take this arduous path to near-certain failure, IT companies partner with an old, old "gatekeeper" that has long-established government contracts and sales.
Stephen Estes: Google's Motorola Acquisition Shifts the Battle Stephen Estes 2011
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The proposal faces a near-certain veto in the upper house of Japan's parliament, which is controlled by opposition parties led by the Liberal Democratic Party.
Investors Fret Over Impact of Japan's Turmoil Toko Sekiguchi 2011
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Even assuming the best-case scenario—you pull a Saddam Hussein, escape in the fighting and wind up captured—you're still looking at death after a near-certain conviction.
Was bin Laden's Killing Lawful? Sandeep Gopalan 2011
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Investors worry as they await word on how the government will structure a near-certain bailout if these loans go bad.
Chinese Banks Need a Pre-emptive Bailout Stephen Green 2011
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Peter Kinder is the near-certain Republican nominee.
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