adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an uncertain fate (= not clear, definite, or decided )
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The Bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate.
face an uncertain/difficult future
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The company is facing an uncertain future.
uncertain (= not clear or decided )
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The college's future is now uncertain.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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The coming year looks just as uncertain .
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Graeme Hick and Robin Smith were both exposed again as uncertain against pace and spin respectively.
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Underneath she was as uncertain as her twin.
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The level of future military commitments was just as uncertain .
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In all the days of his ecclesiastical career he had never been quite as uncertain as now.
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Scientists characterize the humanities as uncertain , vague and irrelevant.
more
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People living on the proposed site say their future is now more uncertain than ever.
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The position during the seventeenth century of the duchy of Savoy was much more uncertain than that of Venice.
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Strategic planning, because of its greater time horizon, must rely on long term forecasts and is therefore more uncertain .
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Mixed in with the sound of the washerwomen, there gradually came another, more uncertain one.
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Sarah Cunningham-Burley finds Aberdeen grandfathers much more uncertain than grandmothers of what their role should be.
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Economic progress would be far more uncertain and certainly far less rapid without it.
so
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If the nuns saw us we could not meet again, and our future was already so uncertain .
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Perhaps we are, otherwise why are we so uncertain about girls?
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Relativism is not an attractive proposition to anyone, least of all philosophers, because everything becomes so uncertain and transitory.
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This adventure climbing - so fragile, so uncertain - can it continue to claim our allegiance?
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Because superiority was so uncertain for the individual, it had to have one form that was permanent and secure.
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Seasonal work is so uncertain that the pickers are forced to work whatever the conditions just to make a few extra pesos.
somewhat
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In return, the Church cut a somewhat uncertain figure.
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The lowest Reynolds number at which this exists is somewhat uncertain but around 104. 4.
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What occurred next is somewhat uncertain .
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The background of this method is somewhat uncertain .
still
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Just how much is due to inherited characteristics, and how much to other biological factors or early childhood experiences is still uncertain .
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Arthur was impressed with Mary but still uncertain .
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That, probably, was why her left hand remained bare and the date of their wedding still uncertain .
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It is still uncertain how these possible burgi operated.
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He was still hesitant, still uncertain .
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Pupitres were adapted from these structures, although it is still uncertain who first employed them commercially for remuage.
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Does it need a title? Still uncertain , he wrote.
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Several years later, the future of this great church is still uncertain .
too
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With regard to acquittal rates in the magistrates' courts, our data are too uncertain to draw firm conclusions as they are incomplete.
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However, the recent lunar eclipse and Mercury in retrograde motion signify the financial position is much too uncertain .
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The situation was too fluid, the future too uncertain for any relaxation yet.
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He was silent, scowling, and Hoomey was too uncertain of him to say anything.
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Holly looked quizzical when she sat down again but she was too busy and too uncertain to explain.
very
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I certainly regarded the continuance of child benefit as very uncertain , and I still regard it as uncertain.
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Another day would be gone with only the beginnings of a very uncertain transaction made.
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Suddenly things must have seemed very uncertain .
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I clenched my teeth and closed my eyes as the plane headed straight into very uncertain , very uncharted territory indeed.
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It was very uncertain whether Henry would be able to retain the crown he had seized.
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Whether it can persuade the Government to dig in its heels over this issue looks very uncertain .
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Or, more simply, there is a belief that the status of the Devil is very uncertain in the New Testament.
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This one weighs about six pounds and still seems very uncertain of its role in the wild.
■ NOUN
future
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It is a happy but open ending, as the young couple, like most others, face an uncertain future .
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But Wu said Amelio must still convince customers they should buy Macs, a product that may have an uncertain future .
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They also warn that some leading hospitals may face an uncertain future if they lose patients to outside bidders.
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He said the uncertain future of the council already has caused a third of the staff to move on to other jobs.
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Not only is he facing an uncertain future , he is being forced to behave in an uncharacteristic fashion every day.
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With the conclusion of the conference, Yardley sailed back to the United States and to an uncertain future .
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As we consider the dream of Jacob we find a man who stood alone and facing an uncertain future .
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Lefors, founded in 1900 as the Gray County seat, long has faced an uncertain future .
manner
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The predatory gleam in his eyes told her in no uncertain manner that he wanted her too.
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She had been dismissed, and in no uncertain manner .
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Its first ascent in 1882 saw the start of the escalation of climbing standards in no uncertain manner .
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Dignam's career blossomed in no uncertain manner .
quantity
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Cumulative Density Function By definition, an uncertain quantity is one whose value can lie anywhere along a specified range.
term
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She would write, when she was away from here, tell him in no uncertain terms exactly what she thought of him.
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This means that we are going to lock you up, in no uncertain terms .
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Those coming into leadership are told in no uncertain terms what their task is to be.
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That night they told her, in no uncertain terms , to go for it.
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If he had chosen to, Thomas might have told her in no uncertain terms what was wrong.
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But DuPonceau does venture to contradict, and in no uncertain terms .
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She wanted nothing at all from her father and she was about to tell Alain Lemarchand so in no uncertain terms .
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In fact, he had told her in no uncertain terms to go forth and multiply.
world
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It's up to him to show some grit in an uncertain world .
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In an uncertain world , lenders normally prefer to lend short-term rather than long-term because of the greater liquidity of short-term debt.
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The important result is that in an uncertain world companies like to maintain a stable payout ratio over the long run.
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There is no simple answer in an uncertain world where monitoring and enforcement also use up society's scarce resources.
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How can agents improve their forecasts of inflation in an uncertain world ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A spokesman said the governor's travel plans were still uncertain .
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She took a few uncertain steps forward.
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The company faces a highly uncertain future.
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The economic outlook is so uncertain that I would think carefully before investing any money.
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The long-term benefits of the treatment are extremely uncertain .
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The situation on the island is still very uncertain and the army is on full alert.
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They were worried about their son's uncertain future.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Doctors are uncertain of what self-government would mean in detail.
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Even now, city staff appears uncertain what can be built on the property.
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Even where links were still in place, their future remained uncertain .
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If you hesitate the secretary will sense that you are uncertain and wonder whether to put you through or not.
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Indeed, we shall stress the importance of work organization in change agendas geared towards securing competitive advantage in uncertain market environments.
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More typical is the partial cure where the doctors could say that the treatment was worthwhile but the future uncertain .
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She would write, when she was away from here, tell him in no uncertain terms exactly what she thought of him.