Uncertainty

//ʌnˈsɝtənti//

"Uncertainty" in a Sentence (15 examples)

The evidence left no room for uncertainty.

I feel the uncertainty of life.

The uncertainty about the weather has had a definite effect upon the Englishman's character.

The scariest thing in life is uncertainty.

They induce uncertainty in muscle power, confusion in mind power, and imbecility in soul power.

While there is concern about children's development, there is uncertainty about giving them a lot of lee-way.

Last year was a period of economic uncertainty.

Well, what about the economic price to be paid due to uncertainty?

I couldn't live with that kind of uncertainty.

All forecasts have a certain degree of uncertainty.

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“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.

After spending so much of the season looking upwards, the swashbuckling style and swagger of early season Spurs was replaced by uncertainty and frustration against a Norwich side who had the quality and verve to take advantage

Piecing together Corbynomics is difficult, not least because it has evolved during Mr Corbyn’s time in charge of Labour. The gulf between the Labour leadership’s past positions and the milder proposals in the manifesto means that enormous uncertainty hangs over what a Corbyn-led government would do in office.

It's a full circle. Over the past 43 years, RAIL has reported on how the railways have gone from uncertainty under government control to sectorisation, privatisation, and back to uncertainty under government control.

Despite these uncertainties, Clarke told MPs he was convinced of the need to order trains powered by batteries. He said: "We're calling for a 'no regrets' order of battery trains because we see them always having a future. We see them being fundable, financeable, similar cost to diesel trains, and we know that however much electrification we would aspire to do, there's always going to be at least a third of the network that isn't electrified.

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