| 单词 | to be sure |
| 例句 | “What message? When you stormed out of the house, I thought it was a good idea to follow, to be sure you stayed out of mischief.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “An impressive pipe bomb, to be sure,” he mused. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I waited a few more minutes just to be sure, then moved back into the street. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For that I tripled the dose, then tripled it again to be sure. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I learned only enough about these men to be sure I would like to know much more. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But the police department, to be sure, pulled out and carefully studied the files on the Nation of Islam, and appraised us with new eyes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Just to be sure I lifted both lids and brought the light back around again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He wanted to be sure to prevent the two-handed set. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Though the dwarf denied it, to be sure. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He would be dead before help reached him, to be sure, his blood soaking into the ground to feed the heart tree. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Looking around one last time to be sure no one was Watching, the girls grabbed Marshall out of his tailspin and started down the sidewalk in the direction that they had come. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z "This morning the Wisdom Munciter told me that we had seven thousand eight hundred and forty. That count includes four thousand jars from King Aerys's day, to be sure." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I mean, he gave me that file, that ancient file, a few days ago and told me to be sure to tell my English teacher about it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “We even reminded kids to be sure to recycle the paper.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I just want to be sure. Maybe Charles Fort’s warping my brain, but stories about teleportation and people vanishing into thin air...we should check.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Viruses may seem alive when they multiply, but in another sense they are obviously dead, are only machines, subtle ones to be sure, but strictly mechanical, no more alive than a jackhammer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced over her shoulder, to be sure the door was shut, and then she leaned down and examined her pants. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Sometimes the companies don’t pay. Better to be sure.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to be sure he could digest it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She has no way to be sure, no barometer on which to measure such insubstantial things. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z All sounds of pursuit had faded by then, but it was best to be sure. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We seemed to have sucked all the air from the room and were holding it down in our lungs, waiting to be sure we could let it out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I pick it up, move it, and hold my finger on the top to be sure I haven’t made a mistake. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z My hair catches in a hinge, but he’s careful to be sure the glasses are tucked over my ears. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z This was a wonderful honor, to be sure, and my rivals were none other than Princess Anne and the trade union leader Jack Jones. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. But that doesn’t matter. I’ll teach you. I just wanted to be sure you knew what you were getting into.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There are important differences, to be sure, among mass incarceration, Jim Crow, and slavery—the three major racialized systems of control adopted in the United States to date. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Our people have been watching him run around the county, stirring up things. He’s planning an attack soon. When he arrives, I want to be sure you’re not confused about your loyalty.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Perhaps, my dear, we should go over it again. One more time, just to be sure.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z That too was distant and hard to be sure of, blanketed by millions of snowflakes and blown this way and that by little puffing gusts of wind. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z When I found them, I threw them to Kara, my fingers outstretched, trying to be sure of my aim. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z All this would be fine—an embarrassment of riches, to be sure; a tad too many treasures to be bestowed on a single human, certainly—if he were nice. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When she came to the house she waited to be sure no person could see. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “And you dare doubt the word of our Abbot that Cluny the Scourge exists? What idiotic mice you are, to be sure.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Irom far away I might see a name that looks like mine, and I need to be sure. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A lump, sizable, to be sure, but not a major problem. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Up on Coalwood Mountain. That shack off the road, about a third of the way down. She fixed me French toast. She wanted me to be sure to tell you about it.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He betrayed too many of his fellow Death Eaters to be sure of a welcome back into the fold.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nhamo waited two days longer to be sure the weather had calmed down. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are a harmless creature, to be sure. Innocent as a lamb.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Instead of helping Juanita carry the body, I went to sit in the driver’s seat of Papá’s car to be sure Juanita didn’t try her driving stunt again. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She puts her notebook aside and peeks into the hallway to be sure no one's coming in. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, to be sure, I suppose there are. But while I visit at Hartfield, and you are so kind to me, Miss Woodhouse, I am not afraid of what any body can do.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I looked it up to be sure, and it’s true. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And before he stepped inside, he looked up and down the street four or five times to be sure he wasn’t being followed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We can’t go that way,” Axel says, just to be sure George knows the truth. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z During recess, I did some quick calculating in my head to be sure, but I was right. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I want to be sure I can find my way back to room 1007. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the U.S., it wasn’t just the prosperity—because New Orleans was not uniformly prosperous, to be sure—there was a sense that everything could be replaced, and on a whim. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He had heard enough of the tones through the door to be sure Adam was finding them tiresome. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Much of this art, to be sure, is pretty shoddy—art at third- and fourth-hand, worn out by endless repetition, representing the lowest common denominator of popular taste. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “The old lady! No, the young lady, to be sure. I shall think you a great blockhead, Frank, if you bring the aunt without the niece.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z After a thorough diagnostic to be sure, I finally had a fully functional EVA suit! The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They tell Mam and Dad they’re sorry to disturb them but the Society has to be sure they’re helping deserving cases. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z ‘Queer things you do hear these days, to be sure,’ said Sam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Just to be sure, he pressed 1 anyway, but there weren’t any saved messages, either. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He had his detractors, to be sure, but Federalist critics tended to attack him in the public press, which he could and did dismiss as partisan propaganda. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z "Pets are a different matter, to be sure. But the little creature must be old enough to survive without its mother," he concluded, rising. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Both legs were moving—awkwardly, to be sure, but the frog was propelling itself with both legs. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Sounder was already across the road into the stalk land, whining, moving his head from one side to the other, looking back to be sure that the boy was following. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That, to be sure, was something he was certain he was—“a normal.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be sure, and his caution was his undoing. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z "Even if we had the time. Which, to be sure, we do not." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My grandmother once told me, “You can always trust a redhead. They sometimes have mean tempers, to be sure, but they’ve usually got good hearts.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He needed to be sure that people feared his cruelty more than they craved freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Fast but not too fast; he had to be sure to earn out the hour. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked worried, as if he wanted to be sure that April understood. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten seconds seemed like the right amount of time for me to be sure he wasn’t going to leave. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z ‘Yet it would be rash to be sure of their counsels,’ said Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Those who knew Malcolm X Shabazz personally wanted to be sure that the negative myth around his memory would be erased by portraying the truths of his mission, and the depth of his heart. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He had trouble sitting still, and he did not like eggs, and he did not want nutcakes either, and he liked to throw the things he didn’t like, to be sure everyone knew. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We hurried through the deserted streets and headed north along the river, Raji always a bit ahead of me and looking back to be sure I was following. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The historical record makes it perfectly clear, to be sure, that Jefferson was orchestrating the campaign of vilification, which had its chief base of operations in Virginia and its headquarters at Monticello. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She wanted to be sure he got the message. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His wife had asked him to be sure and collect the family cat, Courthouse Pete. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z No more than in any other family, to be sure, but more dangerous because more powerful. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z But you should look up the word in your dictionary, just to be sure. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It is night, I think, though it’s hard to be sure because they have boarded up the windows of the bus from the outside. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Why, girls, to be sure,” he said, undoubtedly sensing her need for support. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Some tried, to be sure, but they soon came out again, because they met El-ahrairah and the other rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you okay? I know you said you were in your text, but I wanted to be sure.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “So I guess you have to be sure the poetry thing is worth it.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I think he just wants to be sure he isn’t telling a secret. Marshall never tells secrets.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It could have been poisoned, but there was no way to be sure. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My brain is too muddled to be sure, but what else could be the reason for the delay? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He twisted around to study his face to be sure. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Olive made her will—took lots of time with it and had it checked to be sure it was legal. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He might have changed his views, to be sure. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “No way to be sure. For all I know, this is a unique occurrence. Her memories of mortality are apparently distorted, if she retains them at all.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The driver ran a flashlight over the money to be sure it wasn’t counterfeit. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The health risks, to be sure, were negligible. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Each man was physically examined at Fort Defiance Public Health Service and carefully questioned to be sure he was really able to speak both Navajo and English fluently. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I cupped one hand around the flame of my candle to be sure it didn’t blow out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, whew. It doesn’t look too badly burned. You should still run some cold water over it, though, just to be sure.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He stopped many times to be sure no one was following him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "That would boil them, to be sure. Oh, to be sure. Now, what do you want to say?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Ad easy victory, to be sure. And what glory, to win Storm's End with a single stroke!" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was no way to be sure, but Stella decided not to take any chances. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She needed to be sure, though, and so she risked stepping out from the bush. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When she lost the first coin she banged on the machine with her fists and kept opening the receiver to be sure that nothing had come down. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They looked well into middle age, but it was hard to be sure. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They called for Grandpa and Lena in the barn, just to be sure, starting with small voices to avoid startling the cow and gradually building to shouts. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But, to be sure, the tide was high, and there might have been some footprints under water. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The light was too gray and dim for him to be sure, but Malcolm thought he could see a current of scarlet trailing away from the man’s throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z After that, Jinny stacked her cushions beneath the bed and, checking to be sure that Ess and Loo were still sleeping, tiptoed outside to stretch and see what was going on. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Maybe your mom wanted to be sure we all felt good about the plan,” Ms. Dale says, and then adds, “Is that right, Ms. Rastusak?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And of course, watching like a hawk to be sure they didn’t stuff the bottom of the basket with leaves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Volunteers were bustling with last-minute preparations, checking to be sure that each station had the same ingredients in the same amounts, wiping down the counters, preheating the ovens. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It is a far from sufficient definition, to be sure, since human beings make many things other than works of art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Europe was, to be sure, burdened with aristocratic legacies and gross disparities in wealth that were not present to the same degree in America. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The boy Mozart was ‘famous’ as a child prodigy, to be sure, but famous in this context meant 'attracting comment and wonderment for brief spells at various royal courts of Europe'. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z For what seemed like the two hundredth time, she went over their plan, she touched her pockets to be sure she had her foxglove darts, she recited their combat spells under her breath. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I have to be sure I go straight across the park. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the last few months, to be sure, she had had a terrifying glimpse of what it might mean to live without money, but it seemed shameful to speak of it. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There are some complex maze variations I’d like him to learn to be sure he keeps in shape. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z "I'm pretty sure this train's going in the right direction, but I wish we could ask someone to be sure." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I just asked to be sure,” he says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Jefferson was an elegant stylist, to be sure, which was one of the main reasons that he, John Adams, had selected him to draft the famous document in the first place. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In the background, to be sure, but nevertheless plain to see. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Just to be sure, she pulled a sheet of paper from her pocket and forced it into my hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Yes; work; to be sure. You promised to show me your work. What morning may I come up to your atelier? To-morrow?” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z At one point, she had a local restaurant drop off daily dinners for her teenage son, just to be sure he got fed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Will you deliver? I don’t want to leave my apartment; my husband’s asleep and I want to be sure he’s all right.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “This time,” said Mack, “we got to be sure he gets to the party. If he don’t get there, we don’t give it.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “But first, we have to avoid those floating rock lasers. Everybody, hang on tight—I need to be sure you’re not rolling about, getting sick over everything.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z That was why I was to be sure to take her. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Let’s examine the tigers. I want to be sure they are hungry!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He glanced into the bedroom to be sure. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I was hungry, but just to be sure I walked past a few more and picked a diner that looked comfortable. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Three times weekly she took an aerobics class, checking her watch throughout to be sure her heart rate had exceeded one hundred and twenty beats per minute. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “No one’s out there,” he said, glancing again to be sure. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “I will go with him to the harbor to be sure he asks for the money Papá earned.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They stay on either side of me, watching to be sure I don’t slip off the bed. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She would have to keep an eye on James too, to be sure he was all right. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He patted his shirt pocket to be sure the map was still there and set off down the path. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “My father made this,” I say carefully, to be sure. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “In real life, I’d be almost seventy now. It’s hard to be sure when you never have a proper birthday.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “It’s possible. We’ll know pretty soon. Best to be sure about these critical matters. Best not to leave it to chance. This info sheet about me.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t you want to be sure they find us?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes on the pavement, glancing up often enough to be sure no one's looking at me strangely, and that I don't walk into a street sign. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And the only place to be sure to find what you were looking for was in Charles’s study. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It has, to be sure, linkages of various kinds, arrangements with outside universities for certain graduate programs, and it adheres delicately, somewhat ambiguously, to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute just up the street. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the darkness, it was hard to be sure they were headed in the right direction. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Lina picked it up and felt around in it to be sure. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I went in, and while we worked I looked about me, for it was ‘a den’ to be sure. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you please go meet them? I want to be sure she’s had a bite to eat.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She was at camp still, and they didn't let her use a cell phone, at least not last year, but just to be sure he pulled his phone out of his camouflage pants pocket. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z ‘Bless me! It’s Master Merry, to be sure, and all dressed up for fighting!’ said old Hob. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z His prospects were limited by his race, to be sure, but Caesar had grown up believing he was free to choose his own fate. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She had, before coming out of the garden, looked around carefully to be sure Dragon was nowhere in sight. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He scared up rabbits, barked at terrapins, caught gnats and flies in his mouth, and every few minutes looked back to be sure I was still coming along behind. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In fact, a cousin exclaimed after a visit that the only place to be sure not to find a child was in the nursery. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then my mother checked to be sure the doors and windows had been sealed against the clouds of mosquitoes outside, and we lay on our beds of cowhide. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pleased with himself, he looked around to be sure that they were all amused. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, anyway, even if this wasn’t a rare book it means a lot to me, and I’d like to be sure it’s in safe hands for a while. Just till I come back for it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I copy it out again on a piece of paper to be sure I remember it correctly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Lizzie looked around to see if anyone might be nearby, half wanting to show off, half wanting to be sure that no one had seen Preacher Griffin’s granddaughter throwing a hatchet around. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “I just heard, Mary Willis. I been out in the country all day. I want to be sure Will’s all right.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to be sure you knew.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The only part of his formula I know is that he uses distilled water for his ice and distills it himself to be sure. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever happened down here, he wanted to be sure he could find the way back. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Uncle Kufa wanted to be sure they didn’t go home with more witchcraft than they arrived with. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I went into the corner and took out the telegram again, just to be sure. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z You look around to be sure that no one is going to hear you. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But you need to be sure it’s what you really want, because sometimes, when it comes true, you realize too late that it’s not what you wanted. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to be sure I understood the plan.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “We want to be sure, darling. We don’t want them to turn us back at the frontier.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It was as if everyone wanted to be sure there were no hard feelings or grudges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “I know, I know. I’m sorry. I know there’s no time to waste, but I had to be sure you are who I thought you were. The best thing about dying is your friendship.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She circled the Bolls’ melon patch as if checking to be sure we hadn’t done any damage. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He continued to ask about her, and once a year he sent an offhand inquiry through Yuko, just to be sure she hadn’t changed her mind. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “It should sink back underground after I leave, eventually, but just to be sure...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She runs a little past the spot where she thinks they picked her up, just to be sure. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Only a portion of it. A large portion to be sure, but I don’t believe you can ever leam all of anything, let alone a language.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There isn't any kind of railing either, so I have to be sure I stay clear of the edges. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was very hard to be sure of things like time, here. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Matt waited a long time to be sure. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandra looked over her shoulder to be sure we were alone. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s too dark now to be sure, but I don’t think Commander Jameson is with them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Let me check your papers to be sure they’re in order for a cure.’ The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had the answer, he checked it over to be sure it was right. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I think I know how to be sure of the date soon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Indian reservations were also on the itinerary; Irwin would schedule his arrivals for the day after government checks came to be sure that everyone had betting money. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He filled the vault with gas, just to be sure. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Before I close the door, I peek into the living room to be sure David’s heading toward Mom’s office. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z "Though he's older than Your Grace, to be sure. A man grown." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Old, to be sure, but it had seen Root through a dozen firefights and it made him feel like a field officer again. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Light a match, then. We have to be sure.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I just wanted to be sure I could go through with it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “No, papa, nobody thought of your walking. We must go in the carriage, to be sure.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “The only way to be sure is to tear him to shreds, and then burn the pieces.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was impossible, in spite of the endless arrests and confessions and executions, to be sure that the Brotherhood was not simply a myth. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The crowding ghosts had, to be sure, finally frightened Ulysses, but Theseus, Hercules, Orpheus, Pollux, had apparently encountered no great difficulty on the way. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “He made a little mistake to be sure; but it is to the credit of his modesty.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z While she waited, to be sure no one was at home, she studied the brown paint on the door. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Hands went down too fast for him to be sure. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Matt asked, to be sure he was correct. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That means he knows something we don't, and he wants to be sure we're listening carefully. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered watching her youngest through the portholes in the incubator, nearly pressing her nose to the glass to be sure Izzy was still breathing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That would require ridding her of her present lord and master, to be sure... not to mention the uncle who had married her to him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He walked beside me in the night, so quietly I had to peek at him constantly to be sure he was still there. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z An infinite supply of paper, to be sure, but nothing more than paper, strewn with marks like debris from an explosion. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A forbidden game to be sure, but Kira found herself puzzling over it often when Thomas wasn’t watching, and the puzzles had begun to explain themselves to her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have to ask Mom to be sure. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I just want to be sure it will be available.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to be sure that no one else would discover it and ruin everything. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He looks me straight in the eye to be sure I’ve understood. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It feels as if needles have been hammered into my brain, and it is hard to be sure whether it is day or night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Only one way to be sure,” I said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the figure had vanished so quickly in the fog that it was impossible for Jonathan to be sure. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z But among them all there were some he felt more easily than others, and, already knowing the answer, he cut one through to be sure: his own world again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I like this little baby and I stick around to be sure she is hokay. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Most people use mean for average, but I want to be sure. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He moved slowly, to be sure, but he was actually walking. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He took my arm and, looking around to be sure we were not being watched, guided me out of the hall through its vast doors. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Stanley wanted to be sure he could find the right hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “If that’s true, we need to be sure the littles don’t go up there without us, ever. Or until things fix themselves.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Kate glanced around to be sure they couldn’t be seen, but Mr. Curtain had placed the entrance very carefully. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Later a minor epiphany was ours when we discovered that she had a dog tooth—a charming one to be sure—but a dog tooth nonetheless. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I had looked carefully at every hideous, nightmare face just to be sure. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the honey house I lifted up my pillow to be sure my mother’s photograph and her black Mary picture were still underneath like I’d left them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited a few minutes to be sure the coast was clear. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The old man waited until the broth had cooled before he took a sip, long enough to be sure his guardsman had suffered no ill effects. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But you see, I had to be sure, had to take whatever method that came to my hand to make sure. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning into the front window, I looked hard to port to be sure I was clearing the last piling as we pulled out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was better to stay single, to be sure of avoiding them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I touched my heart to be sure the medal still hung there. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We checked indexes and even leafed through some of the books page by page to be sure. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Mami glances at me to be sure she understands the question. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z As she turned the corner, without ever looking back to be sure I was still there staring, she said something to me, and I could hear the laughter in her voice. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There are, to be sure, stand-up comedians, shaggy- dog raconteurs, consummate essayists, and authors of mystery novels who can build up curiosity and suspense and then resolve it all with a sudden revelation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I was wary about expressing such strong opinions to Walter's family because I hadn't investigated the case enough to be sure there was more evidence to convict Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But just to be sure, he feigned an excuse for the school police officer, who used to wrestle years ago and, as a result, liked Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She stayed there for a time, keeping him in sight to be sure he wouldn’t wake up, wouldn’t spring to a sitting position in fear as he sometimes did at night. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z His uncle Euron was a different song, to be sure, but the Silence did not seem to be in port. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “They paid you last week. We have to be sure that the car will move.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I taught my dogs to circle for a good hundred yards to be sure he was still in the tree before bawling. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z James lay down with them, but Dicey returned to the dying fire, to be sure it burned out entirely. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dear God, no. There were just these five. Still, we have to burn and bury them, just to be sure. I already cut the wood we’ll need: ash and rowan.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For a moment the two merely looked at one another, as if each needed to be sure the other was truly there. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He locked the door and shook it to be sure and handed her the key. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “I wanted to talk to you because I want to be sure you’re thinking about what you want to do for work in the future.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Glancing at the door to be sure the Byrnes are gone, I spear a hunk of the flavorless cabbage on a fork and swallow it greedily, barely chewing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She crouched in the loft for a long time before her eyes adjusted enough for her to be sure that he was die one on the end. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We knocked on their tough green flesh to be sure they hadn’t gone soft, then we scooped up one each and hightailed it back toward the woods. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Guys, one last favor. Can you push us out as far as you can? I want to be sure the propeller clears the sand.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys checked the hallway to be sure it was clear. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes again to be sure it was Rufus. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She watched carefully to be sure no one got more than his share. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The wretch did have a point about the High Septon, to be sure. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I only had to recall the vicious attack on my father to be sure of that. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Not a grand cabin, to be sure; in fact, little more than a closet with a bunk and a scuttle, which was the proper name for porthole. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “We have many discussions, as you might imagine. My children are a blessing, to be sure, but it requires a great effort to secure the future of each one.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Wanting to be sure he understood the situation, he sent word around the Institute: Who knows Nancy Jaax? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat there for a moment longer, counting his breaths, just to be sure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I walk over to the machines, stealing a quick glance over my shoulder to be sure the ticket booth lady isn't watching me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She is supposed to be sure and confident about those things, but how can she possibly be sure and confident about those things? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Just to be sure, he sniffed the frame’s edge. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It took them a while to be sure of this, for she had many hiding places, having always guarded her collection most jealously. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Besides, Jam wanted to be sure that there actually was someone dangerous in his house—not like Pet-dangerous, which felt like a righteous-sword-of-fire kind of danger, but old-school dangerous, monster dangerous. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But just to be sure, the pilot banks left, doubling back to get a better look. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Or, in other words, you are determined to have him. He is rich, to be sure, and you may have more fine clothes and fine carriages than Jane. But will they make you happy?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z For a second, I’m not even sure he’s talking to me, so I turn around to be sure he doesn’t mean someone else. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z ‘Elves are wonderful folk. It looks a bit thin, but it’s tough; and soft as milk to the hand. Packs close too, and as light as light. Wonderful folk to be sure!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He touched it, just to be sure it was real. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to say something to that, to thank her, to ask her to repeat it again just to be sure I hadn’t misunderstood or misheard her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “The four crosses were there, sir. The names were still on them. 1 wrote them down to be sure.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya ruins were well known forty years ago, to be sure, but among them, too, many new things have been discovered. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On Monday they went to the bank and closed her account, and opened another somewhere else, just to be sure. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In my dressing room, I’d put on a new dress and then squat, lunge, and pinwheel my arms, just to be sure I could move. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When I call I am told to come in at three sharp and to be sure to “dress professional.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll open them; I’m going to open them. I just want to be sure you know what’s waiting for you in there. You ever been here before? One of the family, maybe?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Nobody said anything as I turned back to the clothing, took the bag marked dresses, and unzipped it, just to be sure, and found the deep green fabric. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He thought he saw them wave back, but it was too far away to be sure. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The dead man continued to float in front of us like a giant water-logged voodoo doll—a bad omen to be sure. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A notable improvement over Ambrose to be sure. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But to be sure, I think we should cut your hair in the front.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As they left the moon behind and passed into the great shadow of the walls, he felt a chill, though he’d been cold enough already, and to be sure, the moon gave no warmth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “You send it like I wrote it and I’ll guarantee you to be sure,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I count to twelve, and then I count again, just to be sure. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z "I've promised to deliver his sister's killers, alive or dead, as he prefers. After the war is done, to be sure." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z James wants to be sure that the state box is exactly as Lincoln prefers it. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He threw me into the greatest confusion by laughing heartily and replying in a very sprightly manner, “No, to be sure; you’re right.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Would you repeat that please? I am near hysteria, but I want to be sure of what you said.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes after he looked, he’d lift up the metal flap and feel inside, to be sure he hadn’t missed anything; but all he ever felt were the heads of screws. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I never met him, but I saw him enough times to be sure. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "The Young Wolf has sent us terms, you see. Unacceptable terms, to be sure, but still, a beginning. Would you care to see them?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We do not understand human behavior well enough to be sure of the mechanisms underlying these relationships, although we can conjecture. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They couldn’t be sure what bay they were looking at, however, and to be sure of hitting the whaling stations, they kept to the east. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “My father tells so many, it’s hard to be sure. Shirley, you tell it again. This, too, will bring us home.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He took out the paper to be sure, then stared at it in disbelief. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I wait for another minute, just to be sure I hadn’t misread Day’s exit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It would need to wait until the ships returned from Hardhome, to be sure. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I got lied to about everything and you can search my Noise if you want to be sure that’s true.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Small gestures, to be sure, but suddenly Joe recognized them for what they were, gestures of respect, and they bothered him a little. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z First came a Swiss Army knife, a flashlight, a penlight, and a bottle of extra-strength glue, which Kate examined to be sure its lid was tightly closed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I want to be sure, but I want so desperately to be wrong. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He slipped a hand under Penny’s tunic, just to be sure. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That night she excused herself early after telling her husband that she was going to take a tranquilizer to be sure of falling asleep. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I prepared for this conversation because...well, this isn’t necessarily my area of expertise, and I wanted to be sure I was doing right by you.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He borrowed a logbook from Captain Gibaut, and copied it—just to be sure he knew how a log was kept. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, to be sure, it's been a terribly long time since we had a nice execution!” continued Flatnose, on his way back to the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But the soldier was too far away, and the fever was too severe for Tayo to be sure of anything he had seen. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And she, “Only to be sure it was paying him too great a compliment, but she did think there were some looks a little like Mr. Elton.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z It was hard to be sure after so many years, and she had no one to ask. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z There was madness in him, to be sure. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Every time a car pulled away, Dicey looked to be sure her three were still there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I missed some things about my own world, to be sure. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Once she was far enough away from the little farmstead to be sure she wouldn’t be disturbed, she sat under the pine trees and opened her rucksack. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I needed to be sure of his temperament as much as his stamina. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Everyone thinks you’re dead. I had to be sure you were coming back before I started telling everyone where you were.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He had felt—what?—something, to be sure, a dread that had cut like that frigid northern wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But when the White Lady said: “Now I want you to be sure and handwash all the clothes first, then put them in the electric machine to finish up.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I think all of the kids with me were from Virginia, but there was no way to be sure, because there was only one big rule: and that was Silence. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And to be sure, many of those old-time sailors fell to their deaths. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! yes, my dear, I dare say you might, because you know, the door was open, and the window was open, and Mr. Knightley spoke loud. You must have heard every thing to be sure. ‘ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z There were places along the riverbank digging area where the clay was of various colors, to be sure. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z After waiting a moment, as if to be sure she intended to say no more, he replied, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “Combat training shows you nothing. The simulations, however, reveal who the Divergent rebels are, if there are any, so we will have to examine the footage several times to be sure.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z So you just need three hundred and sixty-seven people in a room together to be sure that at least one pair has the same birthday.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I mute the phone and flick a switch on the side of the walkie-talkie to OFF to be sure nothing crackles to life or starts ringing to give me away. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Small planes did no doubt pass within sight of the bus from time to time, but McCandless would probably have had to start a fairly large forest fire to be sure of attracting their attention. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeitoun turned around periodically, to be sure no one was following them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Of course, the best way to prevent a mishap was to be sure to visit our chamber pots every night before we got in bed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He just said, *°Tis a pretty ting, to be sure. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They took the trail they had worn along the fence and followed it east; he watched to be sure none of them circled back, but the old direction was persistent even in the half-grown calves. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he shook the gun a little, and tapped the barrel, to be sure that all the powder was together in the bottom. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Auntie glanced over at her to be sure she was asleep before she said it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “They said I have to wait until morning. They want me to be sure.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Poppy asked, loud enough to be sure I heard. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I was about to climb down off my desk, but first I looked around to be sure that nothing was lurking on the floor. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Before he started talking, he looked around quickly to be sure no one who mattered was looking. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only way to be sure that the RECOs would never come back. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Then, to be sure everyone understands, he acts out sneaking around and stealing something; he pretends to eat the something. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Just to be sure, I place a drop on the tip of my tongue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, to be sure, to be sure,” mumbled Gwystyl, “if you really want to take the time. When did you say you were leaving?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She knew the way; she’d gone along once or twice to watch them fish with Wash when Henry had the day off and she wanted to be sure to be gone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I reached for my backpack and pulled out the medal, just to be sure. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Hints of past events can be found in Native American oral traditions, to be sure, but these are concerned more with interpreting eternal truths than the details of journalism and history. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I looked around to be sure that no one was in the room to hear what I was about to say. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was mutton, to be sure, but it was all on four legs and scattered over the downs beyond the castle and town. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He wanted to be sure that not one of them was harmed or upset in any way. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The House floor was so chaotic that the roll call was repeated three times to be sure of its accuracy. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I did a double take on a Clorox jug to be sure it wasn’t a shark’s head. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Berlioz’s temperament was, to be sure, suited to the fascinations of nineteenth-century opera - doomed love, death and destiny - even if it was not so well suited to the patient, collaborative process of putting on operas. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I glanced over my shoulder just to be sure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Obinze opened the door and stood aside for the others to go ahead, into the sterile hallway, where they paused to get their bearings, to be sure which way to go towards the register office. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z James taught Sammy how to put out a fire properly; how to cover it with dirt and then stamp on it and wait, to be sure no telltale smoke rose from the ashes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Glancing around to be sure they were alone, Rhonda whispered, “I have the answers. I’m going to make a perfect score!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “There’s something I need to tell you, too. I had to be sure I could trust you first,” Tane said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I feel all around the sheet just to be sure his chest is underneath. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Winston had never been able to feel sure—even after this morning’s flash of the eyes it was still impossible to be sure— whether O’Brien was a ffiend or an enemy. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The boy poked him to be sure, then looked around to see if the kapos were coming yet. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Keeping my eye on the temple to be sure I would not be lost, I went by two vendors before I found one with samosas that looked both clean and tasty. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He told her it was out beyond the bus station, and he took the time to be sure she understood his directions, even though there was a line of people behind her waiting to pay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z At last the dawn came and as the beasts crowding through the entrance passed out Polyphemus felt them over to be sure no one carried a man on his back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to be sure, but now I'm not. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She glanced briefly at the kids in the bed to be sure they were sound asleep, and then she allowed herself to read the whispery words, faded letters in a neat hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then, just to be sure, he put his shoes on top of his pile of clothes. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z There was no grudge in his voice when he said, “It's a good episode for your legend, to be sure.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He gave it when he had an important family announcement that he wanted to be sure everyone would hear. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dim enough at best, and he had to feel anxiously into the shadows to be sure he had not missed some morsel of clay. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He talked and talked in his soft dull voice and kept putting his hand on mine as if to be sure he had my attention. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At least, not a sound that was loud enough to be sure of. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But he waited and watched, hollering back to Lizzie now and again to be sure she stayed awake. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Your life is at stake, so we want to be sure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know for sure if he’d put them in the fridge, so I put them in just to be sure. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Mother said I was to be sure and tell her,” said Clarice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There are vertebrates, to be sure, but not many. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But I’m asking now—again, a third time, to be sure he’s heard me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "They said it with great courtesy, to be sure, but under all the lovely words, it was still no." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “You do know that not everyone in the Scythedom is convinced that it was an accident. We’ve had to begin an investigation, just to be sure.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He says he thinks he can, but he needs to be sure. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I needed to be sure you were really with us. All of us.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “When I checked that one table of Maskelyne’s, I worked every figure three times, just to be sure I was right!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “But they’re going to check with the caretaker, to be sure,” I said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Beto wanted to be sure Naomi got some, so he darted back through the open doorway to give it to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But it would have liked to touch them in the end, partly to be sure that they were real, partly to sum up the price of their clothes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess she wanted to be sure they knew what they were doing. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “I want to be sure to be reading it on that day.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There were, to be sure, important political and ideological differences between the two men, differences that became the basis for the opposing sides they took in the party wars of the 1790s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Why, to be sure,” said Mr. Woodhouse—“yes, certainly—I cannot deny that Mrs. Weston, poor Mrs. Weston, does come and see us pretty often—but then—she is always obliged to go away again.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z There would be a scar, to be sure. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Brian shrugged, tabulating his own totals once more to be sure that Brother Leon wouldn’t blame him for any discrepancies. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Red wanted to be sure that she got the wedding gift she wanted most—a diamond watch—so he mailed her what little money he had so she could pick it out herself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were, to be sure, some who, while admitting she was pleasing enough, were withholding judgment as to her quality as a queen. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I waited a little longer, just to be sure. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t Doge understand Harry’s need to be sure, to know everything? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I want to be sure that on a moment’s notice, I can erase what I’ve written. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Yes. Maybe. My sock is wet, so I just wanted to be sure.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Men inquired about the nature of the world, to be sure, but they considered such questions to be inseparable from philosophy, and by extension, from ethics. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “It’s enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And I said, “Stan the doorman. Sometimes he runs around the corner for coffee, and I want to be sure all of my packages get to me, so I thought, if Alicia—” “Who?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Pax circled to be sure although there was no question: he felt the pull of his home strongly from only one direction. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Which meant that, before you said anything, you had to be sure what the prevailing gender was. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “You say that now. I need you to be sure.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I glance over Elsie’s shoulder to be sure and realize I’m wrong. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z A few touches more; buttons; then quiet, quiet, listening to be sure they weren’t waking his sister. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a lot to say, but wanted to be sure it came out sounding as non-stupid as possible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They found a steaming hot spring, and once they had tested it to be sure it wasn’t more quicksand, they eased themselves in. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She would sooner have returned to Meereen on dragon’s wings, to be sure. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Father rubbed his eyes; he looked around sharply to be sure none of his officers saw him with his guard down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She touched the reproduction with her hand, as if to be sure it was really there. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z An improvement, to be sure, but not much. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z If nothing else, I’ll need lots of disruptions to be sure I can get Oak out of there. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I kept my earplugs in, just to be sure. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Though to be sure, she saw herself more as a kind of priestess. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z E. D. Nixon later explained, “I had to be sure that I had somebody I could win with.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z When it was too dark to be sure of her direction, she brought the oar inside and wriggled down between the baskets of food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She flinched and checked to be sure the car was empty. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z "I wanted to be sure I was headed in the right direction first." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Nat worked through the figures twice to be sure; it was an error! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She hoisted herself up onto the side and checked under the bow to be sure the sails in a canvas bag were there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Popper promptly put Captain Cook back inside and shut the door again, to be sure that the penguin learned his lesson. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought he had probably lost a few teeth, but I didn’t look closely enough to be sure. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A small girl watched to be sure they didn’t crawl away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z What Tayo could feel was powerful, but there was no way to be sure what it was. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “You need to be sure of your facts before you come traipsing into someone’s house, accusing them of something like hiding Jews. Why would I hide Jews? I hate Jews!” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “But first I want to be sure that you’re not lying. Let’s go. Take me to where that worm is hiding.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed to assess his credibility; he felt the need to be sure of mine. Perspective | My life was upended for 35 years by a cancer diagnosis. A doctor just told me I was misdiagnosed. 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z An improbable story to be sure — yet this is exactly what happened to Warnock. Civil Rights Memoirs 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z And it is, to be sure, a highly limited group, lacking altogether in racial and social and gender diversity. The Deities of Men’s Style 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Just to be sure he’s convicted, he picks the pricey firm’s least experienced attorney to defend him, but he underestimates her, and she pursues theories of her own about the crime. New in Paperback: ‘Working’ and ‘Mad, Bad, Dangerous to Know’ 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z There is an escapist element, to be sure. The Wheel Thing 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z As the cameraman/director, he wanted to be sure he got as much of the moment on tape as possible. Steve Doocy of 'Fox & Friends' reveals a happy Christmas tradition in his family's household 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z They often appear plausible but it’s impossible to be sure. The Mysteries of the American-Saudi Alliance 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z “I think of myself as reasonably familiar with the Bible, and yet I found myself checking again and again to be sure that Calasso was not making it all up.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Relative to “Black Panther,” the movie’s mythology of Wakanda, a technologically advanced African country “hiding in plain sight,” presenting itself to the world as largely faceless, is an Afrofuturist concept to be sure. Exploring Afrofuturism in Film, Where Sci-Fi and Mythology Blur 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z In Times Square it was hard to tell exactly what was happening — nothing much, to be sure — but for the first time the surreal experience came together in an unexpected way. Share Your Thoughts 2010-09-28T18:15:00Z It is an exploding, dynamic city filled with all kinds of people, horrible people to be sure, but also wonderful people. Rob Delaney: 'Men in their 20s are the worst thing happening on our planet' 2013-06-12T20:01:13Z Paltrow doesn't really expect her acolytes to be $25,000 a year types either, though she has her share of low tax bracket rubberneckers, to be sure. Our crappy healthcare system is to blame for Goop 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z “It takes time, because when you have been hacked, you have to be sure that whatever functions are going back online are not going to be compromised,” he said. Met Opera, Reeling From Cyberattack, Will Sell Tickets on New Site 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z "I wanted to be sure he didn't just become a cartoon buddy," Morrissey says. Morrissey rules as The Governor in 'Walking Dead' 2013-02-07T15:30:17Z Not a healthy reaction, to be sure, but an honest one. My daughter’s piercing 2013-09-05T23:00:00Z The wrong word is wrong, to be sure. In Roger Rosenblatt’s ‘Thomas Murphy,’ a poet refuses to go quietly 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Elena Ferrante’s four Neapolitan novels may also rank with these; I need to let them sit a little more since finishing them to be sure. Adam Hochschild Says Books Can Change the World. He Has Proof. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z In the final vignette, two women sit on a beach, experiencing the sort of golden moment that they want to be sure they don’t forget. Review: ‘Sehnsucht’ Navigates the Inexact Science of Nostalgia 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z I know what it feels like to be sure you’ve failed your family, and to be isolated from them because you cannot forgive yourself that failure. Lena Dunham: ‘Caroline Flack’s death hit me with a sickening power’ 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z There were, to be sure, some bad reviews. Was Letterman Really Such a Bad Oscar Host? He Still Thinks So 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z These are excellent values to be sure, but our constitutional tradition also embodies much uglier ones, like white supremacy, patriarchy, xenophobia and militarism. What Do Presidents Need to Know? 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z He told me to be sure at some point in my life to hear Beethoven’s Ninth performed live. 2010-01-22T20:57:00Z Nevertheless, our bosses in New York wanted to be sure our coverage was fact-based, and so they sent out what became Rule Number One: “Do Not Stage Any Scenes.” WATCH: Veteran ABC cameraman reflects on his decade spent documenting Vietnam War 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z He would always leave a pause after you spoke, to be sure you had finished what you wanted to say – he couldn’t stand people who interrupted. The day Oliver Reed grabbed me by the balls | Omid Djalili 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z There’s no shortage of drama, to be sure, but usually it’s spectacular: tales of survival or mass migration. A New Breed of Animal Documentary 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z There’s a spine of traditionalism here, to be sure, but Mr. Marsalis, leading with flair, keeps its gaze pointed forward. Drummers’ Choices: Setting the Beat, Calling the Tune 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z In Baier’s case, he said that it made him want to be sure everything he said on air was accurate. Is ‘Fox & Friends’ getting feistier with its Friend in Chief? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z After events of severe turbulence, aircraft are also carefully examined for any damage to be sure they remain airworthy. The Challenge of Taming Air Turbulence 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Just an early rumor . . . but, to be sure, a dishy one. Fun rumor of the day: Chris Pratt as Indiana Jones? 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The museum is one rich woman’s vision, to be sure. Shelburne Museum, folk art and 19th-century Americana on 45 acres 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Examine fuses to be sure that one is not blown. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: If you had a home fire, would you be prepared? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z "The grand narrative of Western ascent," as Ferguson describes it, is dazzling, to be sure. Niall Ferguson's 'Civilization': They're gaining on us 2011-11-23T19:21:45Z Mawkish to be sure, but within months it went gold on the charts. music: Ren?e Fleming?s Crossover to Rock, ?Dark Hope? 2010-05-28T14:47:00Z A feminist-inflected love letter to Mills’s mother, to be sure, 20th Century Woman also pre-echoes our own, far more dire moment in American history. 20th Century Women: a cinematic tribute to late-70s optimism 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z And, to be sure, Hadid attracted some patrons who were probably more interested in those high-profile effects than in the subtleties of which her buildings were also capable. Zaha Hadid Was Just Getting Started 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z At the centre of deliberations lay the alleged resurrection of a Welshman, William Cragh, who was hanged, just to be sure, twice by the state. Tonight's TV highlights: 2010-09-29T23:05:00Z The Met’s holdings have globalized, to be sure. How the Met Was Made 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Highlights include Handel, Haydn and Mozart, to be sure, but there’s also Verdi, Smetana and even Gershwin. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Clemons wanted to be sure that Ms. Horbaczewski would be around and fit seamlessly into his family circle before he took the relationship to the next level. Work, Work, Work. Love, Love, Love. 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z A nice change from popcorn and Diet Coke, to be sure. Dinner at Cinebarre 2011-10-17T17:09:14Z He said he couldn’t remember her, but Beth asked him to take a DNA test anyway, just to be sure. DNA search angels: the Facebook 'detectives' who help reunite families 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z It's often depressing, thankless work to be sure. In Los Angeles, Ditching the Car for an Eco-Friendly Trip 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z A staffer with a face mask uses a rectal thermometer to be sure the animal is healthy enough for the competition. Senegal reality TV show features prettiest sheep 2012-10-11T12:18:09Z “That’s really not long enough to be sure you are alone on the earth.” | 'Louie': Louis C.K.?s New Comedy on FX 2010-06-28T22:37:00Z And the album is all of those things, to be sure. Tiny and mighty: Indie artist Ken Sharp recorded bite-sized baroque pop "Miniatures" on his iPhone 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z “Because that’s the only way to be sure you haven’t forgotten a critical piece as you develop a plan. It’s hard work, but it’s effective.” How will California’s climate ambitions reshape food and agriculture? 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Frankel’s fresh understanding, to be sure, owes a lot to plain old digging. Review | ‘High Noon,’ the classic American film that almost got shot down 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “I just want to be sure that you can hear you.” My Summer Morning in Central Park with Elaine Stritch 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Sometimes Mark cuts flowering branches from her tree, puts them in water-filled glass jars and hangs them in his, just to be sure. ‘It’s like eating sunshine’: Going plum crazy for a Japanese tree’s juicy fruit 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z It’s a noble endeavor, to be sure, one of those high-quality, low-profit Manhattan groups with a summer stock offshoot in Upstate New York. Review | ‘Good Company,’ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s follow-up to ‘The Nest,’ is a sweeter novel with higher stakes 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “Your idea, not my idea,” he said to Filip, then said it again, just to be sure. Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead?s Runaway Guitarist 2012-03-10T20:47:20Z Maybe so, but “it’s just hugely important to be sure it’s done right,” said Christopher Doyle, executive director for Europe of the Adventure Travel Trade Association, which champions sustainable adventure travel markets. Skiing Kosovo, Abandoned Lifts and All 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z This predicament is not mine alone, to be sure. The other “Girls”: Gritty indie “Heaven Knows What” shows the flip side of Lena Dunham’s New York 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Located in Seattle’s Broadview neighborhood, it’s a beauty of a space, to be sure. Simon says: The Doonan-Adlers meet the Savage-Millers 2013-07-16T01:35:18Z It’s another “overheard” phrase, to be sure, but here it brings heartbreaking sadness. Bob Dylan in Trumpland: The workingman in "Modern Times" 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Home footage is featured throughout the production, although in some cases, the scenes seem so perfectly out of a movie that it’s hard to be sure what’s real. Stories We Tell: Sarah Polley’s Meta Masterpiece 2013-05-10T03:30:03Z Before publishing a comment, users had to be sure their knowledge of the topic was up to scratch, or face a grand jury of fashion experts. Where Fashion Blogging Began 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z To “The Letter” Gimme your favorite special character; Add a number just to be sure. Style Invitational Week 1343: We plead no contest 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Much of the charm of Pixar's productions, to be sure, comes from this mode of cheerful, collective calculation. "Toy Story 3": Loads of calculated summer delight! 2010-06-18T00:20:00Z After checking to be sure my wife wasn’t anywhere nearby, I replied, “Well, there’s me.” Perspective | When book storage is limited, people get desperate. Don’t make the mistakes I did. 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z But, he concludes, “the strength of their imagination went only so far, and their language suffered not from being simple, to be sure, but from being simplistic.” John Adams on Boulez, a Composer Worth Wrestling With 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z A remarkable achievement, to be sure, but I think Wiesenberg deserves extra props for achieving the result in a themeless puzzle. Tribun crossword puzzl: Where are the E's? 2011-04-27T14:39:00Z As always, please check with your pediatrician to be sure that there isn’t something else afoot: a food allergy or something that’s revving his little system. Perspective | I’ve tried everything. How do I get my 3-year-old to sleep? 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Some of that, to be sure, is the fact that they are new, but these are also not the dusty, grimy oil fields of West Texas or the San Joaquin Valley, at least not yet. In North Dakota, Boom, Bust and Oil 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Along the way there was plenty of banter between Handler and Maher, to be sure. WATCH: Chelsea Handler on how Ivanka Trump could be a hero: “If my dad tried to run for office I would f**king stop him” 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z It is, to be sure, unlike anything I tried at Noma. In Copenhagen, dining out on both new Nordic cuisine and traditional Danish cooking It was his job to be sure the red boxes on the street corners were filled with The Providence Journal in the morning and The Evening Bulletin at night. 2010-01-22T20:57:00Z It's a fascinating subject to be sure and one that touches every one of us. 'Being Wrong': admit it, you're not always right 2010-06-25T20:04:00Z Developments in popular music, to be sure, hinted at dramatic changes that were to emerge later that year and to spread thereafter. Everything you know about the 1960s is wrong 2012-11-24T14:00:00Z A fair question, to be sure, and one likely to be repeated often in the future. Seen ‘Columbus,’ the movie? Meet Columbus, the modernist mecca 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z But just to be sure, he removed a few suspect mushrooms from our bags. Last year’s fires should bring a springtime of tasty mushrooms 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z There is, to be sure, some truth to the bicoastal elite thing. ‘How Long Gone’ Is in It for the Long Haul 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z There were some missteps, to be sure, especially the over-the-top-ness of a few ball gowns with trains, but that is to be expected when an event goes from frumpy to relatively fabulous. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the Obama Effect 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z “I just want to be sure that we did good,” he tells Tim, a palpable sense of bewilderment in his voice. Theater Review: ‘A Great Wilderness,’ by Samuel D. Hunter, Opens in Seattle 2014-02-11T22:02:45Z There is, to be sure, some lackluster work on show. Some smashing ceramics are on view at Bellevue Arts Museum's "Clay Throwdown!" 2010-09-02T19:20:00Z But just to be sure, a gunman returns and shoots him one more time. 'Boardwalk Empire' Finale Recap: Golden Memories 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z We all want and need our prosaic needs met, to be sure. Possessed : Upon Reflection, Anne Fontaine’s Feminine Touch 2013-09-13T20:42:59Z Rugged, to be sure, sometimes steep, barren and austere, rocky. How to scratch your wine-travel itch when you can’t actually go anywhere 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z “We need to be sure we’re doing things that will help us navigate this not just from a productivity standpoint but from a human standpoint.” Don’t feel like ‘getting things done’? It’s okay not to be productive during a pandemic. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Rather than goof off to gain followers, he wanted to be sure his face was connected to his song: “Putting it from your ears to your eyes.” Meet Blueface, the Self-Aware Rapper Who Knows He’s More Than a Meme 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z There are, to be sure, suburban soccer moms and children in their youth league uniforms, but, for the most part, it’s a “Portlandia” casting call come to life. Soccer as Spectacle in the Pacific Northwest 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z This decision is an astute marketing move to be sure—it’s easier to sell smaller pieces—but it’s also an opportunity to explore a seemingly endless fecundity. A thoroughly engaging Matthew Ronay at Marc Foxx 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The show, he emphasized, is not about any of these particular issues, but the writers wanted to be sure to “not leave anything out, without also making him physically wounded.” ‘You’re the Worst’ mines comedy from an unlikely source — PTSD 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z This is a laudable choice, to be sure. Ask Amy: Woman frets over her guy’s texts 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z He also wanted to be sure everyone knew who was doing what when, how and to whom. Authors of Fiction Confront a Problem: How to Write About Sex 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z I already knew I didn’t want to hear it, but I had to hear it to be sure. Modern Love: Fuzzy, Purple and Full of Thorns - Modern Love 2011-10-06T20:28:46Z There are political tensions and occasional sniping, to be sure, but it is much more common to see designers cheering each other on in London than it is in Milan, Paris or New York. In London, the Men's Wear Revels Begin 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z "I had to pinch myself several times during her visit to be sure I wasn't dreaming the comic-opera story she unfolded," he wrote. Ballerina's clumsy role in coup attempt detailed 2010-05-30T05:46:00Z They’re an odd pair, to be sure, but they have more in common than one would originally expect — namely terrible, terrible fathers. “Game of Thrones” recap: An epic battle previews the horror of winter to come 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Just to be sure, I opened a second bottle of the Broadside, but it was identical to the first. California Cabernet Beyond the Stereotypes 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z And to be sure, Seattle’s case is not the most extreme. As Seattle incomes soar, gap grows between rich and poor 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z “They want to be sure their refrigerator is level,” he wrote. How to replace a wooden front door with one that has glass panels 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z It’s time for you to leave your bubble to apologise to the Jewish people and, to be sure, the other peoples also targeted by the Nazis.” Tim Allen condemned for comparing Hollywood to 1930s Germany 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z But travelers should pay close attention to the fine print when comparing card offers to be sure the benefits outweigh the costs. Practical Traveler: Choosing the Best Credit Card 2011-04-20T15:00:00Z The Beatles' narrative is a true story, mottled by moments of greatness and pure genius, to be sure, but also by sadness of the highest order. In Olivia Harrison's elegant "Came the Lightening," poems on her life, and husband George Harrison 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The program’s theme was love and madness: related concepts, to be sure, though the ensemble largely kept them disentangled. Music Review: The Link Between Love and Madness, Explored on a Small Stage 2011-01-04T01:15:03Z Before visits, the mothers’ social workers advise them to be sure to provide food and other necessities their child might need during visit time. When is a mother good enough? 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z There is, to be sure, more than one side to the argument: Stirling's defenders always said that his projects were victims of poor construction, cost-cutting and clumsy clients. Stirling buildings 2011-03-20T00:01:01Z This makes it harder for an anaesthetist to be sure the patient is unconscious. Awareness during surgery can cause long-term harm, says report 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z With his group in place, O’Dowd next needed to be sure that the IRA was truly willing to get involved. How an undocumented Irish immigrant became an unofficial U.S. diplomat 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z This is a Cinderella story, to be sure, but he will tell you that he would never have been prepared to perform on a Broadway stage without the training he received at Carnegie Mellon. Answers to Your Questions About College Theater Programs 2010-08-11T22:04:00Z “Part III” isn’t any more vicious or clever than its predecessors, which were a lot more vicious than clever, to be sure. The Times Critics' Guide to the 'Friday the 13th' Movies 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z But, he says, a key part of the collaboration between Banana Republic and the show's costume designer Janie Bryant was to be sure they weren't crafting costumes. 'Mad Men' fashion line debuts 2011-08-10T20:52:03Z There will be stories, to be sure, and songs she’s pulled from her musical theater past, but, alas, no details on that shower with Brando. Tammy Grimes Begins New Cabaret Show 2010-06-21T22:34:00Z A worthy effort, to be sure, but disappointingly sketchy. Here come the holiday movies . . . 2011-11-10T18:14:16Z Those still predominate, to be sure, but now one event is a blues tour of Chicago by bus; another celebrates William S. Burroughs' 100th birthday with a performance by poets, writers and musicians. Humanities Festival preview: Journey off the beaten path 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z My mother says it is essential to acknowledge and admit to your fears and anxieties, but to be sure to not “reside” in them. Perspective | What we can learn about this covid-19 time from a nonspeaking autistic teen 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The pair decide they need to check out the farm for themselves, just to be sure Colin is really worth eating. Brunch, beets and locally sourced chicken: the 10 best Portlandia sketches 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z She said she wants to be sure she gets her "fair share" of our time. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mom gives you a calendar, but she wants to be your monthly planner 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Sanderson emphasized that he was not leaving traditional publishers, in part because he wants to be sure that bookstores can continue to have his work in stock. Fantasy Author Raises $15.4 Million in 24 Hours to Self-Publish 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Those delights have their place, to be sure. "The Spy": Sacha Baron Cohen uses his identity-shifting talents in solid Netflix drama 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Later, when a mobster alludes to “the support of all five boroughs”, the script actually makes him list them, just to be sure. The eight most criminally awful things about John Travolta's Gotti 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Some things are lost, to be sure, but it turns out that Ms. Swift is as effective a distiller of everyone else’s pop ideas as she was at charting her own sui generis path. Taylor Swift Is a 2017 Pop Machine on ‘Reputation,’ but at What Cost? 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z But she wanted to be sure about that. When parents are so desperate to get their kids into college that they sabotage other students 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z He boasted that Digby was the most expensive English sparkling wine, an interesting marketing tack to be sure. An upside to climate change: The sparkling wines of southern England 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z You want to be sure the flour is completely incorporated. The puffy oven pancake that’s sweeter when it’s savory 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z “I think I notice something, but consult the label on the can to be sure,” Dinosaur Dracula wrote. Twitter user opens 25-year-old can of Spider-Man noodles, shocked by what he finds inside 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z It was different, to be sure: not only were the tables fewer and farther between, but the instruments and framed photographs that long covered the walls were absent. Review | D.C.’s beloved Blues Alley comes back to life with a joyful set from Veronneau 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z And, to be sure, enthusiasm from left-behind Americans is far from the full story of Trump’s triumph. Chris Arnade photographs the ‘back-row kids.’ He knew they could elect Trump. 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z “It’s got a melancholy air, to be sure,” said Lawrence Wells, an expat American artist who was among the first to start renting a studio here in 2011. Opening a Door to a Secret Prague 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z But working alongside such towering entertainment figures as Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner, the acclaimed “Angels in America” playwright, Peck faced an intimidating challenge, to be sure. With ‘West Side Story,’ choreographer Justin Peck brought dance into the Spielberg universe 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z But just to be sure, you can pluck the fattest potato from the pan and cut it open. Here’s how to make the best potato salads this summer 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z He also notes that his appreciation "for the joy of giving, and for surprising and delighting other people … didn't fully develop until I was older" — something so many of can identify with, to be sure. Fox News' Brit Hume on the joy of Christmas giving: 'Truly blessed' 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z He is deeply invested, to be sure, in the notion of being a good man. T Magazine: The Accidental Activist 2011-03-25T19:21:15Z A shiksa is still, to be sure, a pejorative, but all of a sudden it’s also sort of a compliment: you’re worth the guilt. Is “shiksa” an insult? 2013-03-06T17:20:00Z He delayed marrying her for five years, until he had three films under his belt, because – he later hinted – he needed this status to be sure of securing her. Alfred Hitchcock: from silent film director to inventor of modern horror 2012-06-15T21:55:07Z People want to be sure, to get all the facts. Lonnae O’Neal: Dear President Boren, thank you for your outrage and action 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z This season, Paige, as vanilla pudding as a girl can be, is likely to be at the center of the action — a pawn, to be sure, but one who is on everybody’s mind. 'The Americans' Recap: Mother Russia and Her Children 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z But most of the time the book is laced together so seamlessly that it’s impossible to be sure where the reality leaves off and the fabricating begins. Books of The Times: ?Watergate,? a Novel by Thomas Mallon 2012-02-15T20:34:23Z But we'll have to wait for the movie version to be sure. Thor: A Minor Marvel 2011-05-04T17:05:00Z There is a monster in this story, to be sure. "Devs" is Alex Garland's aesthetically mesmerizing and engrossing modern horror story 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z We had to check the autopsy report twice to be sure we had read correctly that Terry, at the time of his death, had not one trace of alcohol or narcotics in his system. Suicide isn’t painless 2012-08-24T19:30:00Z The introduction of new consoles is, to be sure, regarded as a good time to begin a game series. Critic’s Notebook: Titanfall the Game Turns Designers Into Stars 2014-03-17T21:49:30Z We went separate ways, to be sure, severing all ties. Google broke my heart 2012-12-04T01:00:00Z Though it’s impossible to be sure, all of these questions could plausibly be answered “yes.” Review | If you love heroic fantasy a la George R.R. Martin, you’ll love ‘The Last Viking’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The seeds of these words found fertile ground in my understanding, to be sure. I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z It was a bit part, to be sure, but a cameo appearance that never fails to warm the hearts of Beatles fans across the globe. The role Beatles roadie Mal Evans was born to play 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Throughout the next three hours, Gareth would be part college professor, part stand-up comedian and full-time wedding photographer who insisted he knew how to capture the best angles, taking multiple shots to be sure. A Beatles Tour in England? You Know That Can’t be Bad 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z In Bruce's fast-forward cartoon of madness, hubris, passion and despair, the imagery moves so fast, and the characters jump between so many different aspects, it's hard to be sure. Mark Bruce Company 2010-06-07T21:40:00Z The topic quickly shifted to Ms. Tower’s favorite causes, good ones to be sure: the fostering of living composers and the training of performers to play new music. Music Review: Joan Tower Is Showcased at Miller Theater 2014-04-20T20:29:13Z Not all of his films are hits, to be sure. Is Woody Allen a Great Filmmaker? Discuss 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z This maneuvering on Wendy's part gets her dad rattled, to be sure, but the judge rules against her regardless because her facade of "family life" is no longer believable. "Ozark:" Go ahead and rain 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Weigh the pup every week to be sure there is weight gain. Animal Doctor: Varying a puppy’s diet is a recipe for good health 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The first attempt had been fast and seemed slightly out of control at moments, to be sure, though most other pianists would have proudly accepted such results. What Does It Mean to Play the ‘Best’ of Bach? 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Indeed, there isn’t enough information out there to be sure of who decided what, and on what basis. The Time to Fix ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Was at the Start 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Cross and I like to run up to the window to watch her car pull off, just to be sure she makes it out of the driveway and down the block safely. I love being a Girl Dad 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z Still, two guards are placed near the only door into the room; another stands outside to be sure that no one approaches its French windows. ‘The Derek Smith Omnibus,’ by Derek Howe Smith “I might not hear from him in six months and then suddenly there’s e-mails and telephone calls because he’s hit a certain moment and he just wants to be sure,” Bull says. Daniel Silva is the best-selling author of the Gabriel Allon series. Meet his secret adviser 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z One is about the legal fundamentals that a food entrepreneur should be aware of: how to structure your business, how to finance your company, how to be sure you’re in compliance with regulations. Why a culinary school decided to bridge business and education 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z But just to be sure, Hagopian later sent his wife a bouquet. We’re having trouble recognizing each other in masks, and it’s getting awkward 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z It’s a winding stream, to be sure, and not always a fast-moving one. Book review: ‘Let Me be Frank With You,’ a new Frank Bascombe book by Richard Ford Not your run-of-the-mill men’s formalwear to be sure, but why should women have a monopoly on the red carpet’s red threads? Oscars 2015: Men go with pocket squares, shawl collars -- and risks 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Its characters seem zombied-out — intentionally, to be sure — and its message muddled. 'Cosmopolis' is a steely bore 2012-08-23T20:55:04Z The subject of this book starts off as astounding, to be sure. Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright – review 2013-01-30T12:00:02Z Just to be sure, Mr. Lopez staked out Stabber Alley to confirm that Mr. Barry was not actually there even though he checked in. Who Elected Me Mayor on Foursquare? I Did 2010-08-19T00:13:00Z "He was a slippery character to be sure," said Kline of Flynn. Kevin Kline takes on Errol Flynn and 'My Old Lady' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Or maybe she was checking to be sure I wasn’t offended. Stop thinking you need to have all the answers: Knowing what you don’t know is more important 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z There are projects in the works, to be sure. Bad Business = Good Entertainment 2010-04-22T18:09:00Z Ms. Docherty also wants to extend the brand to the “continuing care retirement community” market, which includes assisted living: a growth business, to be sure. The Last Resort? Canyon Ranch Succumbs to Botox 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z A short distance, to be sure, but at the time it felt like a light year. Lost in Ireland 2010-10-22T21:19:00Z The result is a stunning reordering of life in the revolutionary years of the early 19th century – slightly off-kilter to be sure, but all the more persuasive for it. Inconvenient People by Sarah Wise - review 2012-11-09T22:55:02Z This story has, to be sure, been related many times before. Books of The Times: Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’ 2014-03-10T20:50:31Z It’s a moment of cultivated eccentricity, to be sure, but also something of an artist statement. After Disaster, Japan Seals Itself Off From the World in ‘The Emissary’ 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z There are a few blemishes, to be sure. The definitive version of the Beatles' "Let It Be" doesn't exist — but this new deluxe remix sizzles 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Carefully, glancing back over my shoulder to be sure that I didn’t lose sight of the boundary stone, I walked to it. Beyond Stonehenge, searching for Britain’s stone circles For me, the ongoing story of Turkle’s family life seemed to hit a single note — one of sympathy and gratitude, to be sure, but one that did not necessarily deepen the main narrative. A Life Spent Focused on What Computers Are Doing to Us 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z This thing without feathers is a surprise and an oddity, to be sure. Third visit still a charm for 'Body Worlds' 2011-03-18T17:38:00Z The trailer seems to feature giant alien shellfish creatures and glowing space mummies, impressively foreboding monsters to be sure. How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Because of the track's "deep hidden meaning" Rodgers wanted to be sure he did something special to mark its release. Nile Rodgers: It's About Time 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Stanley was a figure worthy of a 19th century novel, to be sure — you could even say he tried to write it in his many books about his adventures. Posthumously published 'Twain & Stanley' a bit too presumptuous 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z The history of Western intervention in the Middle East is extensive, to be sure. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z I’m fortunate to live in an area with many fine hospitals; I just wanted to be sure I got to one in time. Severed 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “So we bring it to her because we want to be sure she’s drinking something.” A Day of Delivering Meals and Hope 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z These are limitations, to be sure, but they spray out like shrapnel, causing soft tissue damage. Jessica Jones: shattering exploration of rape, addiction and control 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Lehman Brothers' role in the abuses is there, to be sure, but the book devotes far more attention to Ameriquest and its ilk. 'The Monster': How the subprime lending industry almost brought down the economy's house 2011-01-19T21:57:04Z “That’s a lot, and we want to be sure that Hadopi will deal with all the cases,” he said, referring to the French acronym for the new agency. Media Cache: France?s Three-Strikes Law for Internet Piracy Hasn?t Brought Any Penalties 2010-07-18T14:19:00Z He wanted to be sure “not to reference the past” with anything too ’60s. | Altuzarra 2012-02-12T22:03:59Z But with backbone, to be sure — the same moan tectonic plates must make when they rub together deep within the Earth. TubaChristmas presents holiday music at its most sonorous 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Homebodies will appreciate the permission to stay in and practice self-imposed lethargy — which, to be sure, is good for overworked and over-socialized brains. When it comes to happiness, Americans are doing it wrong. These books are here to help. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z It is not its job to call the other side for comment or throw in a “to be sure” paragraph for balance. Michelle Wolf Did Her Job. It’s the Correspondents’ Dinner That Is the Problem. 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z As I will not be dancing myself in the studio today, I wonder why I am so early — perhaps only to be sure the building is still there. Making Dance: Fifty Years and Counting 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z If they’re OK to use with an extension cord, you’ve got to be sure that the cords are rated for the power that the heater’s going to use. Great space heaters for your buck 2012-11-18T17:00:00Z Lucia’s reaction is, to be sure, extreme by any measure: She kills her new husband on their wedding night — in this production by striking him with a fire extinguisher in their cheap motel room. Met moves Donizetti opera to decaying American town 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z There were, to be sure, plenty of personal beefs and political differences. The scifi fans are alright: I saw the future at the Hugo Awards — and it will never belong to the toxic right-wing trolls 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z This is a quirky place to hear an opera, to be sure. Music Review: Operamission Performs Handel’s ‘Almira’ at Gershwin Hotel 2012-05-30T22:29:39Z She had past successes, to be sure, in particular the comedy, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” which came out 12 years ago. Her Films May Flop, but Kate Hudson Remains a Fashion Star 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Valente’s narrator wants to be sure we have fun, even when great disappointments or injuries loom. A Wildly Inventive Fantasy Series That Began on the Web and Became a Best-Seller 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Credit cards or health or travel insurance policies may cover emergency medical evacuations, but consumers should read the fine print to be sure. Perspective | Do you need medical evacuation coverage for your next trip? 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z When informed of our decision, the obstetrician said that she would need to speak to hospital administrators to be sure that this would not pose a problem. Julius: The Story of a Premature Birth 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z I quietly waited for my daughter’s formal acceptance letter to land in our mailbox just to be sure. Motherlode Blog: Does Vassar College owe the wrongly accepted students anything beyond an apology? 2012-01-30T22:08:28Z Reading expands the mind, to be sure, but it also is a good way to hide from the world. Analysis | At the Met, beautiful paintings that won’t love you back 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z There's a fine line between "connoisseur" and "snob" here to be sure. Let’s Be Clear: Bad Wines Are Bad Wines, Period 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z There were rough accentuations, to be sure, but there was also abundant play of colors and forms. Music Review: Valery Gergiev Conducts New York Philharmonic 2010-05-10T20:59:00Z What is one to do in such a situation, other than to be sure not to have wine or drink beer? In Queens, Star Treatment for Seafood 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Berg speaks slowly and carefully when she talks about the family, wanting to be sure to get it right. From Serial to Bryan Singer: why Amy Berg is the documentarian to fear 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z But, to be sure, it was great to be part of the administration. Analysis | ‘A clean slate.’ ‘A new slate.’ ‘Clear the slate.’: The official language of White House departures 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z He was on the verge of turning 30, a grown-up, to be sure. Modern Love: Tethered by a Pregnancy, But Choosing to Stay 2010-07-01T23:21:00Z It’s not so easy to be sure that you or I would not have been beguiled in Bagaria’s place. “A Gay Girl in Damascus”: Behind the twisted tale of a blogger who “catfished” the whole world 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The content is meaty, to be sure, and evinces an interest in the world at large unavailable, say, to the indrawn assemblage in “Unfaithful.” Review: ‘The Entertainer,’ ‘Unfaithful’ and ‘They Drink It in the Congo’ 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Good-hearted stuff, to be sure, but mainly of interest to lovers of cinematic comfort food.” What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Legion’ and ‘Imaginary Mary’ 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Good advice, to be sure, but somewhat skimpy on practical details. Great Heights 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z That is, to be sure, a whole lot of moments. ‘The Inheritance’ Review: So Many Men, So Much Time 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Watching it a second time — and, to be sure, expecting less — I found much more to appreciate. 'Hereafter': Not Clint Eastwood's best, but still affecting 2010-10-21T21:28:00Z Before the next big Costco outing, shoppers will want to be sure to remember to pack a face mask. Costco coronavirus update confirms stores will resume regular operating hours next week 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z A raging metaphor, to be sure, and lovely, too, as this harvest sure beats my daily work of noxious weed abatement i.e. Harvesting Grapes in France, With Champagne as Reward 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “I didn’t say anything about it because I wanted to be sure it was true,” he said. Struggle Over, Philip Roth Reflects on Putting Down His Pen 2012-11-18T03:52:41Z The only way to be sure the temperature is just right is to use a food thermometer. Perspective | Five common food safety mistakes that can ruin your summer cookout 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z In addition, the investigators said, two members of Mr. Reissfelder’s family have said they saw the Gardner’s stolen Manet on Mr. Reissfelder’s apartment wall three months after the robbery — a brazen act, to be sure. Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 Years of Theories 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z You want it completely tender but not falling apart, so test it with a paring knife to be sure. Braise your way through winter with deep-flavored stews 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The connection was complicated and fluid, to be sure. Was there anything real about Elvis Presley? 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Rather than guessing whether a piece of furniture will fit in a space, measure those items, such as the couch, table or chair, to be sure. Perspective | How to decide what items stay and what goes when combining homes 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Both designers say that they still think the show system is broken in some way, to be sure, but that they no longer think see-now, buy-now is the answer. Tom Ford and Thakoon Give Up on See-Now, Buy-Now 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s upsetting, to be sure, but it’s also extremely tedious. 'Sick and asphyxiating' – why we live in an age of anxiety 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z But whether it’s opera, skiing or spa-going — all pricey enterprises, to be sure — if you cannot avoid emptying the coffers for your particular passion, you can economize in other ways. Zurich, for a Song 2010-09-24T18:42:00Z It’s an excellent problem to have, to be sure. Introducing Puget Sounds: The best new music from around the Pacific Northwest 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z He was tested again on Friday, to be sure he wasn’t exposed during travel. How Covid-19 Is Threatening Alaska’s Wild Salmon Fishing Season 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z They’ve also entered into this enterprise of fandom with mixed feelings — excited, to be sure, but also lowballing their expectations, and aware they’re being taken for a ride. This “Star Wars” fan is worn out: The nonstop marketing machine has turned fandom into a grind 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z I got all the references re The Firm but had to look up the very last exchange between Axe and Lara regarding the Thunderbolt and Apollonia to be sure I was right. ‘Billions’ Season 2, Episode 10: Nonconformity 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z There were technical challenges, to be sure – Mr. Logan immediately inserted more scenes with physical action to take advantage of the depth of field – but there were also performance issues. The Carpetbagger: For 'Hugo's' Writer, the Surprise Is in Not Failing 2012-02-02T18:30:10Z “And you have to be sure that you’re in love and that that love grows stronger and that you respect one another.” The secret to a long-lasting marriage 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z “I’m pretty sure this is fine,” said the Transportation Security Administration employee of nearly 15 years, “but I want to be sure.” Can I bring a Viking helmet on the plane? AskTSA is here to help. 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z They rarely stood near each other — a matter of covering the huge stage, to be sure, but also a matter of mode. Music Review: Thrown Together but Hard to Imagine Apart 2010-09-03T22:47:00Z These are details, to be sure, but the grand spectacle of opera is an accumulation of such tiny, crucial moments, as well as a hearty helping of the passion that this “Otello” sorely lacked. Music Review: Renée Fleming in ‘Otello’ Revival at the Met 2012-10-10T21:37:14Z Not the wedding of the season, to be sure, but a high-profile event nonetheless. Moving From the Bridal Salon to the Red Carpet 2011-04-13T21:28:19Z Of course, it’s the undecided voters — a mysterious group, to be sure — whom the debates may serve best. Why you should watch Monday’s debate — even if you’ve made up your mind 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The two documents are entirely different beasts, to be sure. Two cheers for the Declaration of Independence: The weird, contradictory and radical vision of human equality that America couldn’t handle 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z This is soap opera, to be sure, but of a very high order, and I was completely mesmerized -- particularly by the scene with Carson and the Dowager Countess. Catching up with 'Downton Abbey' 2013-02-04T18:37:06Z The bummer is, there’s no way to be sure. Kids’ coronavirus questions: Can two quarantined groups get together? 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The only thing missing is a few random shots of Michael Jackson's chimp – just to be sure we really get the message. Cannes film festival diary: greed is still good 2010-05-14T10:32:00Z There is, to be sure, some of the expected celestial-violins stuff so beloved by cinematic composers, with wordless backup choruses that turn Iowa into the land of “ahs.” Theater Review: ‘Bridges of Madison County’ Brings Iowa to Broadway 2014-02-21T03:00:02Z He showed a collection that he described as “minimalist modern and very sleek” and, to be sure, there were actually some nice, well-tailored pieces on display. On the Runway Blog: On 'Project Runway,' Narrowing the Field 2011-09-09T20:49:10Z Efforts were certainly made here, to be sure. Pete Davidson finds a way to make Israel-Gaza crisis about him during "SNL" cold open 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Mustard greens are nothing new, to be sure. Get to know these 9 types of mustard greens 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Brilliant casting, of course, gripping stories, to be sure, stunning creativity, absolutely — all work to make these New Age fairy tales for grown-ups appealing for their entertainment value alone. From 'Maleficent' to 'Game of Thrones,' a magical time for adults 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Avoid the Royal Way, the city’s historic coronation route, to be sure, but don’t miss the city’s newest brewpub, Pivovar U Tri Ruzi, which opened right off the route earlier this year. My Hidden Prague 2012-11-16T15:37:22Z At this point in the narrative, we aren't meant to be sure either way...sex has not been mentioned in "Freddy scenes." ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 4: Friends or Foes 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Shoji said his company was making a donation for the victims, just as he did after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, but he wants to be sure the victims actually receive the funds. Evening gown designer Shoji breezes into New York Fashion Week 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Marshall also directed the fourth episode in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise: a scurvy snooze, to be sure, but a billion-dollar grosser at the worldwide box office. REVIEW: 'Into the Woods': A Disney Musical for Adults of All Ages 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z While it was much too far away to be sure, I liked to think that they, too, were starting dinner. The indulgent joy of (very late night) cooking 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s a melodrama, to be sure, but with as much brain as heart. Love and Other Ties That Bind in This Fall’s Y.A. Novels 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z They have won some races, to be sure. Can Roseanne Barr help the Green party break out? 2012-02-09T20:44:00Z Some of the entries, to be sure, are inventive, keenly imagined and crisply executed, and each features a lush full-color reproduction of the painting that inspired it – almost worth the price of admission alone. What can fiction writers bring to Edward Hopper’s paintings? 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z And just to be sure no one in this episode gets away with any extramarital relations, the fire also cuts short Lady Anstruther's assignation with James. 'Downton Abbey' recap: An indecent proposal 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z You also have to think about the fact that in the end, the war will finish, and then you have to be sure that you can live with the peace. Game of Thrones: how to win – by the British army and other experts 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Now she is hoping that her next tests, on Monday, reveal her to be virus free, though she is also planning to stay in the hospital for retesting to be sure. Fashion’s Coronavirus ‘Patient Zero’ Speaks 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z When he asked so many times about my desires, when he checked to be sure he was honoring and respecting me, then sex, however short-lived, became a reciprocal offering. He Asked Permission to Touch, but Not to Ghost 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z “When I find a designer, first of all I want to be sure that this designer — he will grow up,” she explains. | Rossanna Orlandi, the Queen of Design, on Her Salone Exhibition 2014-04-14T20:55:34Z Stick to the facts, don’t embellish and approach it from wanting to be sure everything is okay. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mother of daughter’s friend wants to commandeer party planning 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Troubling news, to be sure, so Dr. Pamphlet prescribed me some antibiotics to quell the inflammation. The bathroom crisis that ruined my life: I couldn’t pee for nine months 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Viner says to be sure to get phone numbers for home repair and maintenance services in case you need them, as well as instructions for devices such as the security system and thermostat. Four questions to ask before you agree to housesit 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Those are significant issues that provoke strong feelings on both sides, to be sure, but I believe they are symbols or symptoms of division rather than its underlying causes. Hey, liberals: You haven’t won the culture war 2012-11-10T20:00:00Z It’s an exaggerated, tongue-in-cheek claim, to be sure. Dolly Parton: Singer, Songwriter, Pandemic Savior? 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z A number of the proposals, to be sure, are no more than flights of fancy, harmless though often appealing. Art Review | 'Contemplating the Void': Take This Museum and Shape It 2010-02-19T05:56:00Z They were soft and lovely—introverted, to be sure. Walking Up Lexington Avenue with Bob and Ray 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Ultimately, she said, she thinks the filmmakers and HBO wanted to be sure the film stood up to scrutiny and avoided allegations of inaccuracy or treating the Clintons disrespectfully. Clinton-Blair years focus of HBO's 'Relationship' 2010-05-29T03:40:00Z A few actors, to be sure, love the new distance. Get Out of My Light, Honey. I’m Auditioning Here. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z When it was new, it was hard to be sure of what was specific to the ballet and what was generally true of his whole style. At New York City Ballet, Works That Tell Stories and Don’t 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Postwar Britain, to be sure, but also a Britain caught between the dusk of empire and the dawn of decline. James Bond – a ticket to distant joys 2012-09-28T21:55:09Z There’s an element of nostalgia, to be sure, for the books we read when we were young and impatient not to be. In Praise of Daphne du Maurier 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Reintroducing your kid to her birth parents isn’t a situation most parents face, to be sure. Open adoption reunion: My first time with our daughter's birth parents since the hospital 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Fire spinning is a risk, to be sure, but it’s a calculated risk. Fire Poi Dancing on a New York Rooftop 2012-01-05T22:18:00Z Director Yi Seung-jun’s gorgeously photographed slice-of-life film is a contemplative experience, to be sure, but never a taxing or challenging one. “Planet of Snail”: An unforgettable love story 2012-07-26T00:01:00Z She said Britain “used every bit of protocol and propaganda to be sure tea was seen as a British product.” Ah, Tea. So Relaxing. But Its History Is Another Story. 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z A diet hewing to a Western palate, to be sure, but also one that often tried to extend the menu and expand the table of dramatic possibility. How will the Shakespeare show go on without Kahn? 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z It was, to be sure, a rare bit of the unexpected at an event that has become as rehearsed as an opera at the Met. On the Oscars red carpet: Gawking, quick conversations and tequila 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z A reviewer at Gothamist raved last week: “It’s early, to be sure, but Nix seems poised to be one of the best openings of 2016 so far.” Vegetarian and proud: without meat, Nix packs a bite 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z “We want to be sure candidates are committed to diversity as well, making sure they are aware of the need for a diverse staff, diverse content. It’s a big thing.” The Smithsonian is on a massive search for six new museum directors. Their work could reshape the institution for generations. 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z It’s still a solid showing, to be sure, given the movie’s $20 million budget. Box Office - 'Glass' dominates MLK weekend with $47 million 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z The McCartney singles collection is a thing of beauty, to be sure — a celebration of pop music's greatest songwriter. Paul McCartney singles box set tells riveting story of a brilliant musician with something to prove 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z I couldn’t write those answers, so I tried to be sure they were in my camera and to get them, I had to be on the scene, and ready to shoot at any second. WATCH: Veteran ABC cameraman reflects on his decade spent documenting Vietnam War 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s a difficult question to be sure, and there are no easy answers. The Amish survive the apocalypse in 'When the English Fall' 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z There are flaws, to be sure, but nothing you wouldn't expect going in. "It Chapter Two": Flawed but effective follow-up to 2017's horror hit 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z All of us are suffering and struggling through this crisis — though to be sure, not to the same degree. ‘What we’ve seen since covid has been a precipitous increase in need,’ says Feeding America CEO 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z The actor is made out to be a cad, to be sure, but in that arrogantly charming forgivable way. Late-in-life Errol Flynn leers in 'The Last of Robin Hood' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Technology, a mixed blessing to be sure, is here a towering straw man, responsible for much of our unhappiness. Review: ‘How to Be Bored’ Looks at How to Deal With the Blahs 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z But Rock wanted to be sure, so she took Asher to the pediatrician. iPhone photo helps Georgia mom discover her son's rare eye cancer 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z I want to be sure I’m giving you my full attention. Work Advice: How to handle a boss who puts religion first at the office 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z It’s a short history, to be sure, but their 55-second run was breathtaking and unprecedented. Take my wife, please! 2012-10-04T20:39:00Z Or the reliable The Remains of the Day, a lovely book to be sure, but really just a refinement of his first two novels? Famous for the wrong book 2011-07-19T10:16:27Z The lead male role, that of Herod, a king who promises the title character anything if she will dance for him, is a meaty one, to be sure. Review: Al Pacino’s Journey With Wilde’s ‘Salomé’ 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z “I think it was this sort of duty for him to be sure that he was being true to the vision and properly recording what was there,” Mr. McQuillen said. Tolkien’s World: An Exhibition Transports Us to Middle-earth 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Dakota, a model wearing almost no makeup, her hair center parted, was wan as Ophelia — though an armored Ophelia, to be sure. FITTINGS: Countdown to Fashion Week: Thank the Deli for That Dress 2013-08-21T18:17:47Z It’s hard to be sure, and he doesn’t help you much. Growing older without growing up: Graffiti artist Borf 10 years later 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z In my experience, open caskets are positioned so that viewing the body is a choice — but call the funeral home to be sure. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Distinguishing the mentally ill friend from the mental illness 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z It was a countdown to Christmas, and you wanted to be sure you could pay for the item so that you could present it as a gift and put it under the tree. Charles Payne on the true joy of Christmas: 'Always something you can do' for others 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Cringeworthy numbers for practiced linksmen, to be sure, but not too bad for a guy who hasn’t played golf in a year. Snow Boots to Sockless, Briefly 2010-03-03T03:00:00Z You can learn this lesson in a crowd, to be sure. Perspective | Art is a collective experience. It’s also a deeply private one. 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z A tough call, to be sure, but keep this in mind: side by side, you’d probably see a difference between the two. Best big TV on the market 2012-11-23T16:59:00Z These are superficial traits, to be sure, but with a character whose backstory is as obscure as his, surface characteristics play an instrumental role in determining whether a new version works or does not. Will "Joker" further the stigma of mental illness? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z “The Merchant of Venice” has elements of romantic comedy, to be sure, but the work is far too dark to be treated as just another modern rom-com. Notes on a truly Shakespearean year: An enlightened boldness brings out the best in the Bard 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The older fighter is a mentor and a father figure, to be sure, but he also needs someone to take care of him, especially when illness adds a melodramatic twist to the plot. Review: In ‘Creed,’ Rocky’s Back, as a Mentor, Not a Fighter 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z This is a harsh precis, to be sure. Capitalism 4.0 by Anatole Kaletsky 2010-07-24T23:25:00Z Slogans of acquisitive selfishness, to be sure, but also articulations of desire and loyalty. | 'Toy Story 3': Voyage to the Bottom of the Day Care Center 2010-06-17T19:23:00Z It’s progress to be sure, but the erasure of this cornerstone of the country’s story in its national museum, is hard to overlook. What’s New in Doha? Basically Everything 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z And so today, my reminder is that I need to be sure to check in with myself. Lucy Hale’s Happy Place Is Graceland 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z He penned a few Westerns, to be sure, but deviation and violation of convention were inherent to his career. Cormac McCarthy – the greatest Western writer ever – didn't actually write Westerns 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z There was Champagne, to be sure, or its close approximation, a bottle of Bouvet Brut. The First of the Year 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Then he tells him to be sure to publicize that, because he wants his fans to know what a fantastic guy he is. "The Sandman" retrofits an old story into a cautionary fable about opportunistic "male feminists" 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Choreographed by Kent Stowell for the company in 1994, the ballet is more about eye candy — of a very high order, to be sure — than bravura performance. PNB's 'Cinderella' is all about eye candy 2011-02-07T20:39:04Z I’d just like to be sure I’m not simply meeting my own needs and inadvertently doing her a disservice somehow. Carolyn Hax: There’s no real harm in shelter volunteer’s assistance for girl 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z The show, a loving homage to slasher movies as filtered through Murphy’s own sensibility, is giddily excessive, to be sure. Scream Queens is a Missed Opportunity for Fox, and Ryan Murphy 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z I wanted to be sure it would be a peaceful death, but, unfortunately, it wasn’t. Animal Doctor: Getting a dog with car phobia to be an easy rider 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Boxes, to be sure, are not his thing. In ‘Deaf Utopia,’ Nyle DiMarco Dreams of Integrating the Deaf and Hearing Worlds 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z They acknowledge this monumental moment, to be sure, but they’re more interested in Robinson the human being and civil rights advocate. Sports Stories That Transcend Sport 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Now comes a breathtaking record, from Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra, that offers the complete opposite: an ensemble showcase, to be sure, but not that alone. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Cover and cook slowly for 15-20 minutes, checking to be sure ribs do not burn and basting with the remaining marinade a few times. World Chefs: Yamaguchi shines light on evolution in Hawaiian cuisine 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z I’m pretty certain he’s coming on to me, but it’s impossible to be sure. Love in the time of corona: 'This wasn't how I planned it, but she said yes' 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z “Is throwing your hair in the garbage safe? I wanted to be sure because in biology we learned it has DNA and stuff so is it safe?” Style Invitational Week 1081: It’s the stupidity, stupid — be a dumb-ask He was a hunter, to be sure, but a trained naturalist as well, preaching conservation in the same breath as boasting of his latest kill. 'Colonel Roosevelt': Edmund Morris' superb account of Teddy Roosevelt's final, feisty years 2010-12-22T22:06:14Z Not the most heartwarming gesture, to be sure, but you must admire its bluntness. A Rebellious Victorian Woman Rescued From History’s Shadows 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z This is gut-filling drinking food, to be sure — right down to dessert. Von Trapp’s is big on German food and beer 2013-04-25T20:48:59Z Roeg replied: "I just want to be sure I have the coverage." New book says "Don't Look Now" sex scene was real 2011-03-23T22:51:22Z Should I get an x-ray or scan just to be sure? Everything you ever wanted to know about back pain (but were afraid to ask) 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z I lacked the discipline of McCarthy, to be sure. Literary Idol: Meg Wolitzer on Mary McCarthy 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z My grandmother, Anna B. Stumm, made the move to Urbana and started the student boardinghouse to be sure her children would get a chance at university degrees. My backup mom 2013-02-27T23:30:00Z If a writer takes this attitude, he has to be sure he is in the presence of the genuinely obscure. Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America by Roy Morris Jnr – review 2013-02-15T14:01:01Z Family dinner is a middle-class, first-world challenge, to be sure, but it’s a pervasive one that deserves a full-length book. “Dinner: A Love Story” 2012-07-26T16:25:00Z A lot of those scenes are funny or touching, to be sure, but momentum and resonance are lacking. 'Submarine': Getting below the surface of a teen's life 2011-06-09T20:11:05Z It is his most “jazzy” group, to be sure, given to muscular swing and strong melodies as well as the shimmering, atmospheric moods for which he is well-known. Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell returns to Seattle for a Jazz Alley gig with his trio 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z There were, to be sure, a number of colorful episodes in between. ArtsBeat: 'They Still Sound Like Amateurs' 2011-05-02T21:14:52Z It’s a more fluid repertoire, to be sure. Holidays, unaccompanied: Vocal ensembles put seasoning in the ‘seasonal’ 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z I wanted to be sure how I felt. Perspective | Ask Amy: Not-quite-love doesn’t quite work 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Good-hearted stuff, to be sure, but mainly of interest to lovers of cinematic comfort food. Review: In ‘A Man Called Ove,’ Don’t Let That Scowl Fool You 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It's cool technology, to be sure, but it's also safety technology. How To Avoid A Single-Car Crash 2010-09-22T17:30:00Z “It clicked with me that if I want to be sure a dancer I like is getting a bouquet, someone has to provide it,” Mr. McLernon said in a telephone interview. The Rules and Hazards of Presenting Flowers in Ballet 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The concept is interesting, to be sure: One way to look at humanity is as the sum of individual experiences that have been forged into memory. At the Kennedy Center, moments of sunlight are glorious but fleeting in ‘The Day’ 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Not much time, to be sure: The new ballet is being created in less than three weeks. PNB to premiere Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet 2013-05-22T23:10:53Z There is, to be sure, nothing that sounds remotely content on the trio's first album in a decade, "No Cities to Love." Sleater-Kinney: Older, wiser? Maybe. But just as angry. 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The fishing practices shown in “Fin” are harming our oceans, to be sure, but Roth seems more comfortable painting East Asian people as savages for eating shark fin soup than he does explaining marine biology. ‘Fin’ Review: Eli Roth Wants to Save the Sharks 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z There were, to be sure, the requisite scandals, like when dogs were found dead on the property. Patricia Kluge’s Third Act Is Sparkly 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z It was, to be sure, an imperfect experiment — I chose films in part based on scheduling around my reporting and child care demands. Dispatch: A Correspondent’s Impressions From the Jerusalem Film Festival 2012-07-22T00:55:26Z “We just, we just want to be sure,” he stuttered. I got pregnant by mistake. Was I ready for single motherhood? 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z No matter what we may think about religion, we want to be sure children are open to other possibilities. How to talk to kids about religion: Spiritual multiculturalism is absolutely essential 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Bernier acknowledges that there is no way to be sure that some Attitude ingredients won’t be identified in the future as carcinogenic. On the Runway Blog: Can a Beauty Product be Carcinogen-Free? 2012-06-04T16:59:34Z It's impossible to be sure but I reckon he's been stitched up, and here's why. Beware the jolly journalists who add a splash of mischief to their interviews 2011-03-20T00:05:20Z “She really wants to connect and to be sure there’s an emotional center in every speech,” he said. What’s on Michelle Obama’s mind? Meet the speechwriter who puts it into words. 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z All people engage in emotion-guided or -motivated reasoning, to be sure. HGTV: Winning the war for gay marriage 2012-05-17T16:00:00Z It’s a children’s story, to be sure, but with its jaundiced satire of good family values and deep understanding of the anxieties of both kids and grown-ups, there isn’t a more adult show on Broadway. Matilda: The Best Musical Since The Lion King 2013-04-12T03:00:16Z Not many mornings, to be sure, but I cling to their spasms of dewy hope. The real thing 2010-08-10T08:08:00Z To his great credit, Ringo deftly turns the tables on his personal story, which is a powerful tale, to be sure, focusing instead on the student. Ringo Starr's MasterClass offers a student-focused approach to finding one's own drumming style 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z That, to be sure, is no small thing. A Revolutionary ‘Sinfonia’ Returns to the Philharmonic 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Just pay close attention to expiration dates to be sure the deals will be good for the dates you plan to travel. Practical Traveler: How to use Local Deal Sites to Save on Your Next Trip 2011-02-16T15:49:21Z “This is too small a sample to be sure,” he added. London Art Auctions Feel a ‘Brexit’ Chill 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z I smothered it in a paper towel and dropped it into the toilet, flushing five times to be sure it was really gone. Modern Love: Alone When the Bedbugs Bite 2010-11-18T22:10:00Z These circumstances are strange and extreme, to be sure, but Josie’s pained confession is nondenominational. Book review: ‘High as the Horses’ Bridles,’ by Scott Cheshire That diversity is the result of carefully managed optics, to be sure, but it also felt like a plausible representation of reality. What ‘Green Book’ Says About the Academy. Our Critics on the Oscars. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z And there are many who still adhere to that old uniform, to be sure, including the senator from New York and possible future presidential candidate, Kirsten Gillibrand, and the Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. The Congressional Uniform Is About to Change 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z It took me a good half-hour of research on Wikipedia to assemble the gleanings I scraped together from the programme to be sure of that, though. TV review: The Genius of Invention; Carved with Love; The Good Wife 2013-01-24T22:00:02Z Taking a nearly 500-page novel by Victor Hugo and turning it into a 91-minute, animated extravaganza suitable for children is risky, to be sure. Ranking: The Disney Renaissance From Worst to Best 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Bolger, while effectively smarmy and combative, makes Mike almost entirely unsympathetic — an easy pitfall to be sure, when the play’s sympathy lies so squarely with the underdog. ‘Good People’ portrays the haves and have-nots 2013-03-16T16:53:55Z There were lots of the usual party dresses, to be sure. Carolina Herrera and Ralph Lauren Play the Generation Game 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z He glances back to be sure Eurydice is behind him. Seattle Opera's 'Orpheus' is a love story for all time 2012-02-15T23:05:03Z It’s a grim central image, to be sure. Theater Review: Culture Project?s Revival of ?And God Created Great Whales? 2012-02-16T01:03:49Z Sometimes the talk is just lip service, to be sure, as toothless statements on company websites attest. Is It Finally Twilight for the Theater’s Sacred Monsters? 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Not a light lunch, to be sure, but it was stick-to-the-ribs delicious. Judkins St. Café: comfort food at affordable prices 2012-08-16T20:55:04Z These are surreal, metaphoric gestures to be sure, but they also evoke the Enlightenment-era vogue for collecting and studying natural specimens. Male or female? Black or white? The paintings of Lezley Saar play with labels and expectations 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The glittering canals were more colorful than walls, to be sure. Malta, the island nation just below Sicily, is an increasingly popular stopover 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Tough stuff, to be sure, and aficionados of the rough street justice favoured by a certain strain of Asian cinema are in for a treat. Slash and earn: the blood-soaked rise of South Korean cinema 2011-03-31T09:33:47Z Parents need to be sure they’re recognizing each kid’s passions and valuing them equally. How parents of talented children hold the line between supporting and pushing 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The industrial process in which Saul works is mass murder, to be sure, and its principal output is dead bodies by the thousands, which create an increasingly difficult disposal problem. Auschwitz as an industrial workplace: Devastating Holocaust drama “Son of Saul” finds a new story in the Nazi death camp 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z But I dipped the moistened cuttings in commercial rooting hormone, just to be sure. In a world moving at breakneck speed, growing indoor plants is teaching me patience | Mel Campbell 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z There are, to be sure, things to dislike about “My Nuclear Family.” Books of The Times: What?s a Submarine Officer Doing in the Desert? 2010-09-21T21:23:00Z A cold and cynical world, to be sure. How Do You Explain Henry Kissinger? 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z There's some inspired crude in here, to be sure, but you have to bust through a lot of gravelly stupidity to get to it. "The Duchess" proves that not every stand-up comedian should get a series 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z There’s disturbing evidence to back up this point of view, to be sure. "I Love You, Now Die" and what we think we know about teenage girls 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z “You had to be sure you steadied yourself when you walked back down.” With Chop Suey and Loyal Fans, a Montana Kitchen Keeps the Flame Burning 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Clay is absorptive, to be sure, Ms. Garcia-Held said, but it’s also a fine medium for Freudian sublimation, as she explained in an email recently. Pottery Is the New Pilates, and Macramé Takes Away the Crazy 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z A woman’s sacrifice, to be sure: her honor in exchange for a man’s, her happiness for her child’s. Review: Camp and Compassion in ‘The Confession of Lily Dare’ 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z It's hard to be sure who did what in this division of labour, but the result rolls off the tongue. Uncle Vanya ? review 2011-04-07T17:07:53Z I searched prison records because I wanted to be sure, I wanted to make sure he wasn't locked up. “No Ashes in the Fire” author Darnell Moore on what it means to be “Black and Free in Ameri... 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z And then cooked maybe a few minutes longer, just to be sure. Southern Journal: The Impossible Turkey 2011-10-06T19:20:01.660Z Auctions of high-end artworks were booming in London in February, to be sure. For the Love of Art, and Money 2014-02-17T09:35:07Z It marked the moment when Carrie – previously impulsive, previously wild, previously intense, to be sure – seemed to turn sinister. 'Homeland' Recap: Has Carrie Turned Evil? 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z There’s social subtext to be sure, but it’s low frequency. The Pirelli Calendar Finally Makes Women Subjects Instead of Objects 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z He said one of the reasons Dartmouth rarely acquires documents from private parties is to be sure they aren't stolen. Vt. man pleads not guilty in Robert Frost theft 2012-02-13T21:30:48Z Just to be sure you got the message. Ben Wheatley: 'I don't think I'll ever be a Hollywood guy' 2013-06-22T05:00:00Z Try the finale — it’s restrained by comparison, to be sure, but so eloquent, and so full of joy. Spitfire Fiddling: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z She requires accusers to be sure of their facts and to keep their condemnation in proportion to the transgressions. Perspective | Miss Manners: Shunning, shaming and ‘cancel culture’ 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Perhaps I’m being a bit unfair – I have a bit of Barbie baggage, to be sure. Off with her head! Girls' disdain for Barbie is a sign Mattel needs to do more 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z That’s a drop in the bucket of the overall undocumented population, to be sure, and it’s a relatively low number by historic Irish standards. St. Patrick’s Day walk of shame: Ireland’s prime minister to call on Donny Boy, with the wrong message 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The military leaders on the British side are depicted as empathetic and wise; they are serious and blunt, to be sure, but only because circumstances demand that of them. "1917" has one major flaw - it's irresponsibly nationalistic 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z But inventing a friend’s funeral, when in fact he was building a treehouse — then blogging and tweeting about it to be sure everyone at the office noticed? What Happens When Millennials Run the Workplace? 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z It was Hungary, to be sure, but it somehow reminded me most of Vilia, my grandmother’s hometown in Greece. Tokaj, Hungary, a Little-Known Wine Trail 2010-07-24T04:45:00Z The Chinese Room is sometimes closed for private rentals, so taking the "Design Details" tour is one way to be sure of getting to see it. Tracking the Seattle urban bestiary with the Seattle Architecture Foundation 2011-01-06T20:16:05Z Oh, so we get it– you will vaccinate your own children, just to be sure, but at the same time will still promote anti-vaxx values to millions of viewers? The most dangerous hypocrite: Glenn Beck gives standing ovation to anti-vaxxers 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The house, listed at $1.2 million, is a fixer, to be sure. The call of cool cars, 'Bad Girls' and rock 2012-06-05T03:29:04Z It was a contrast in styles, to be sure, but Ms. Boardman was swept up by Mr. Rosen’s joie de vivre. Aby Rosen Is the Life of the Party 2013-05-29T19:51:55Z There is lobster to be sure, seared on a teppan griddle, in a cocktail, a salad, and dumplings. The Lobster Club, From Major Food Group, Opens in Midtown 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z But, to be sure, nothing is wrong with organizing enjoyable activities for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s patients hold onto emotions even when facts have been forgotten 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z And good intentions underlie so much of the work done in modern zoos, to be sure. Not all animals have a use: The passing of John Berger brings to mind a prancing cockatoo 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Both, to be sure, project a strong rhythmic impulse, paradoxically combined with a certain static quality. Critic’s Notebook: Philip Glass’s ‘Spuren der Verirrten’ Has Debut in Linz 2013-04-17T21:39:00Z The novel lacks a conventional climax, to be sure, but it hits a high point of another kind, a spiritual affirmation as well as an aesthetic manifesto, when Bourgeois affirms her core principles: Review | What inspired sculptor Louise Bourgeois? One novelist takes a guess. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z In the days that followed, I checked in with my doctor and got tested for hepatitis, HIV and COVID, just to be sure. A stranger, twisted and bleeding on the sidewalk. What would you have done? 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Brand’s an imperfect messenger, to be sure, and just last week he spouted some 9/11 truther nonsense. EXCLUSIVE: Russell Brand unloads on Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, sad Obama fans and more 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z It has always been a controversial novel, to be sure: one writer recently called it "unreadable", while another said it was "one of the few readable English novels of the 1990s". Famous for the wrong book 2011-07-19T10:16:27Z "I read the key page three times, to be sure I really had read what I thought I had," another commented. Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks 2012-08-10T21:55:06Z “Use the approach that ‘I want to be sure you maintain your independence as long as possible. No one wants to think about losing a parent. But not planning for it makes it worse. 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Encourage your co-worker to check in with human resources to be sure she is getting the full range of benefits available. Perspective | Her co-worker’s child attempted suicide. How can she help? 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z They gave an excellent performance, to be sure, though not a hugely revelatory one. ArtsBeat: When Expectations Mix With Reality 2011-04-16T11:50:33Z A vulgar and potentially dangerous joke, to be sure, as newspaper editorial pages across the country and a lot of ordinary folk have been pointing out for months. Mike Daisey, surprise, surprise, has a lot to say about Donald Trump 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Ritchie's Holmes is smart, to be sure, as he's been in dozens of movies and television series, but his legendary embarrassment of mental riches isn't going to embarrass anyone. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z They are also high school sweethearts — their first date was at a pizzeria in Atlanta — but, wanting to be sure about each other, they took a short break from their romance along the way. Weddings at the Pizza Parlor? That’s Amore 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z For his mother, Eileen, it was a short break from her usual habit of describing every last thing around them, “to be sure Kirk doesn’t miss any details in life,” she said. Admit One: Technology Extends Theater’s Thrills to Blind Patrons 2014-02-06T22:13:40Z This was an impolitic thing to say, to be sure, but also somewhat accurate. T Magazine: Hostel Takeover 2011-03-21T19:16:12Z It's an easy target to be sure, but in its own safer, more caricaturish Hollywood way it also offers a way for us to look at our own prejudices. 'Get Hard's (sort of) loftier intentions 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z He’s onstage, to be sure — and once again at the Public — singing, playing guitar and piano, and chiming in with a line or two of dialogue. Review: In ‘The Total Bent,’ a Father-Son Rift and a Sensational Score 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z She successfully retrieves and fertilizes four eggs from Katkin, testing the embryos to be sure they are chromosomally normal and then implanting them in the surrogate. Two Books Explore the Front Lines of Infertility 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The authors behind a fresh round of parenting books love their munchkins, to be sure, but there's something about the scorched earth narrative that sells memoirish parenting books these days. Dark but funny turns in new derelict mom books 2013-04-30T16:46:15Z But just to be sure, test your cleaning procedure in a small, inconspicuous place first. How to fix doors that won’t stay put 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z “This is a really important project for us and we want to be sure it’s right.” Frick Collection Names Selldorf Architects for Its Renovation 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z We don't often hear of a "pandemic of joy" right now, to be sure. Deepak Chopra's urgent message: We need to start a 'pandemic of joy' 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z When she and her friends go to parties, she takes care to be sure that her group leaves with everyone it arrived with and that no one walks home alone. On the Front Line of Campus Sexual Misconduct 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Remembering that James Buchanan was homosexual complexifies our national narrative, to be sure, but it is a complexity that we need. What gets declassified? 2012-05-31T21:09:00Z And to be sure, $14m pales in comparison to the $356m it cost to produce Avengers: Endgame – but it’s a significantly larger chunk of change than most independent film-makers have to play with. The blockbuster that wasn't: inside an alleged $14m scam to make the next Netflix hit 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z “Consumers need to be sure to check their passports.” Perspective | Your valid passport may not get you where you want to go. Here’s why. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z This is a pretty movie to be sure, with attractive cinematography, period costume and production design. ‘The Tobacconist’ Review: Playing Dress-Up in 1930s Vienna 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z It’s ugly, to be sure, but it’s funny, and the tough women they pursue are no slouches at brutally dishing it back. Movie Review: Searching for the Real Thing in ‘Love & Air Sex’ 2014-02-06T23:44:04Z There is more cultivated Tchaikovsky out there, to be sure, and more precise, too, but none more faithful to his devastating purpose. The 25 Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Should I “come out” to the other parents when the invitation is issued to be sure they are okay with my partner being there? Ask Amy: ‘Modern family’ seeks sleepover advice Not later, not someday, now. A shot in the dark to be sure, but our shot to take. It was admittedly a cobbled together, last-ditch effort to hold onto something. Chasing Ennio Morricone: Our family’s race across an ocean and against the clock to see the concert of a lifetime 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z “The way they expressed to me, it was more about wanting to be sure the goal of international engagement and so on was there, and that we had distinguished practitioners,” he said. Leader of Prestigious Yale Program Resigns, Citing Donor Pressure 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z “Goblin” is an album that anticipates its own critique — invites it, to be sure, but also understands that the listener determines how an album is received as much as, if not more than, the creator. Arts & Leisure Preview: Angry Rhymes, Dirty Mouth, Goofy Kid 2011-05-04T11:00:08Z A driver cannot simply opt to travel from city to city at will, but must plan his route with care, and then stick to it, to be sure of encountering battery-charging stations along the way. Books That Cover Two Human Constants: Time and Motion 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z For theatres using social media, it's hard to be sure that their efforts are translating into direct ticket sales. Mormon mania 2013-03-27T16:55:17Z “We need to be sure that these scientific guarantees are upheld.” Leonardo Fresco Search in Florence Spurs Protest 2011-12-06T23:07:36Z It’s campy, to be sure, but it also has weighty aims. “I’ve got a hot hungry mouth” is now high art: Grindr gets the opera treatment 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z There is, to be sure, a bit of the tongue-in-cheek to Manning’s comments, although “The James Franco Review” is not meant as a joke. Get ready for 'The James Franco Review' 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Instead, it can be a confrontation with how little we know about ourselves and how we might aspire to be sure of even less. What does OKCupid want? 2013-02-16T17:00:00Z Smith is a feisty fellow to be sure, and he's been known to pick verbal jousts with fellow DJs, including the Movement festival in his native Detroit. Clubs picks of the week 2013-03-02T06:00:17Z “We are giving Europe an eyeful, to be sure, but an eyeful of what?” the American documentary filmmaker Richard de Rochemont wrote in The Times. Recalling the First Cannes Film Festival, as a Cold War Brewed in 1946 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Modest dips, to be sure, but ones worth noting in cities with housing markets thought to be relatively healthy. 2010-01-29T21:50:00Z The ultimate objective of the air campaign against the North was, to be sure, political rather than military. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z There are, to be sure, back stabbings, betrayals and sordid affairs aplenty, the stuff of which soap operas — and country songs — are made. Television: ‘Nashville,’ the TV Series Starring the City 2012-10-07T05:09:02Z Her musings on the condition of womanhood and the failings of conventional feminism are emphatic, to be sure. ‘Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over’ Review: A Punk Provocateur Endures 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Once, to be sure, has some appealing prospects for the stage. Once Too Often: A Wrong Turn on Broadway 2012-03-21T10:45:18Z She told him, “You’re so handsome, I want to be sure you use every ounce of your body in walking.” Author explores the early years of Motown in ‘The Art of Grace’ 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z They are goofy and rambunctious, to be sure. The Prancing Elites Dance Their Way Up 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z He’s recording every word: he comes to dine equipped with a live microphone to be sure, when it comes time to write, that he’s got every detail right. ‘The chef started crying’: the Toronto critic who can make or break a restaurant 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z It is, to be sure, a movement that slurs its consonants at times, one that sways and weaves a bit toward the end of the night. A Blurry Line Between Bar and Restaurant 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z While it’s still too early for our team to be sure about our theories, here’s what we’ll be exploring in our current and future studies. “Bromosexual” friendships emerge as the new way for dudes to share advice 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z This is a problem to be sure, but it is exacerbated by our sometimes prudish attitudes towards sex and the human body. Parenting in the Age of Online Pornography 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z A failure of reporting, to be sure; and yet, if you look at Stuyvesant’s history of producing prodigies, the story isn’t really that hard to swallow. From chess wunderkinds to the fake teen Wolf of Wall Street: A history of Stuyvesant High School “prodigies” 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z They are, to be sure, an institution now themselves. A really big show: tribute to a coup — Beatles on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 2014-02-04T19:49:20Z Theatergoers eager for shouting should search elsewhere, and, to be sure, there are a few drawn-out sections in the play’s 2 hours 10 minutes. Theater Review: ‘The Hero’ Reflects on War and Life in 1921 2014-03-10T22:18:41Z His whining — justified, to be sure, but pointless and aggravating in Abigail’s perspective nevertheless — reaches a fever pitch until she decides to mollify him. Hand Emma Stone an Oscar for this gripping "Favourite" scene alone 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z A valedictory strain can be heard throughout “Odes,” as if she wants to be sure to express her love for the things of this world before she has to take her leave of them. Sharon Olds Sings the Body Electric 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z There are, to be sure, some similarities between the films. Hoffa vs. Hoffa: How Two Actors Found Their Character 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z I always think of the magentas and turquoises one sees around: delicious colors to be sure, but not part of the traditional palette that made preppy clothes distinctive. Save Brooks Brothers! 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Slipping untaxed goods like cigarettes into the city is an old smuggling tradition, to be sure, but in a new twist, some shipments contain human cargo. Evils Lurking Beneath a City’s Centuries-Old Canals 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z In the traffic scene, you are collaborating with the stunt drivers, and it is very precise; you have to be sure to hit your mark, so a car won't run over you. "That was an epic moment":"John Wick 4" martial artist on that traffic battle and honoring Bruce Lee 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Of the nature of her acting itself it's hard to be sure. Stop treating actors with contempt 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z There are, to be sure, the usual “types” of social satire. The Russian Comic Writer Who’s an Antidote to Mad Times 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z But to be sure, there are dragons and magic. Winter is here. ‘Game of Thrones’ returns April 14 for its final season. Here’s what to expect. 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z “Feel bad for the Air Force security guy assigned to listen to two weeks of bowel sounds to be sure no conversations including classified information had been inadvertently recorded.” Books of The Times: In Mary Roach?s ?Packing for Mars,? the Gross Stuff 2010-08-08T22:38:00Z Hers is not the determined, seductively self-assured feline immortalized onscreen by Elizabeth Taylor — a high bar, to be sure — but a frenzied kitten rattling against a cage. Review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Knows Its Good Angles 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z They were there for mementos, to be sure, but more urgently to walk in the Beales’ footsteps. G’night Forever, Little Edie! Grey Gardens Is Empty at Last. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z “I went back into the editing room three weeks after giving birth, because I wanted to be sure that it’s the right length.” The Director of ‘Toni Erdmann’ Savors Her Moment at Cannes 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z He was simply doing his job, to be sure. On the Big Island, ‘Aloha’ Is a Way of Life 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Its main character was gender nonconforming, to be sure. TV’s sexless gay characters: It’s time to overcome the “ick factor” and let them have some fun too! 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z The show’s creator was Theresa Rebeck, an uneven playwright to be sure but one capable of writing smart, snappy dialogue in such plays as “The Scene” and “Seminar.” ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Farewell to ‘Smash’ 2013-05-16T19:47:16Z On the last, the then-outtake “Jasper,” there appears to be significant tape warp during Hill’s solo, but it’s strangely hard to be sure. Perspective | The best old albums that we discovered in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z These are aesthetic positions being staked out, to be sure, but they are also likely the result of social and cultural forces. Two SoundCloud Rap Outlaws Push Boundaries From the Fringes 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z “But I felt the same. I wanted to be sure she was enjoying herself.” A Profile Photo Only a Nerd Would Understand 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “Fledgling” is a descendant of “Dracula,” to be sure, but it also deals with themes of race, family and belonging. Listen at Your Own Peril: 3 Chilling Audiobooks for Halloween 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z So, the only way to be sure you’re not missing anything is to consume it all. ‘Is this a thing? Is this a . . . boom?’: How Washington copes with the insane Trump-era news cycle 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z This is grim material to be sure, but hope animates the story, and Whitehead’s narrative is a fascinating lamination of disparate tones. Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z He’s got an enduring literary legacy, to be sure, but the house itself is pretty fabulous, once named one of the 10 best historic homes in the world by National Geographic. In the footsteps of Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Noah Webster 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Lovely stuff, to be sure, but it's never going to soundtrack a stock car pile-up. New band of the day ? No 854: Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr 2010-08-25T15:39:00Z This is emotionally charged content, to be sure, and Spielberg fills it with stirring music, sweetly earnest close-ups and prettily falling snow. 'War Horse' is beautiful but a bit of a warhorse 2011-12-22T21:37:04Z That summons shades of this year’s presidential election, to be sure. The ‘Dutchman’ flies again at Seattle Opera, with a feminist twist 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z I zipped my backpack shut and checked a fourth time to be sure my passport and plane tickets were in my travel wallet. I thought travel was a thing of my past 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Much of it is junk, to be sure — all fat and sugar and filler — but no less easy to consume for being so. 'Eat,' Greenspan,' 'Chug' take small bites out of food genre 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z A small point, to be sure, but a very distracting one. The mysterious behavior of fictional characters 2012-07-23T18:58:18Z The decoder telling him to be sure to drink his Ovaltine. What’s Your Favorite Movie to Watch at the Holidays? We Want to Know. 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Eccentric, to be sure, but I figured when I was a child that it might be useful for tying reindeer to. The “real” Santa: Sometimes it’s a woman! 2013-12-18T18:08:00Z It just means trying to be sure they understand that you plan to date a lot of men and that you will resist any attempts to restrict your movements or enforce codes of exclusion. Small minds crimp my style 2012-11-28T01:00:00Z “We’ve also increased cleaning protocols to be sure all doorknobs, props, weights and other surfaces are sanitized more frequently.” Maybe Now You’ll Stop Mocking Peloton 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z That said, by the end of this particularly lively and scathing essay, you may not think Picasso — a genius to be sure, but also portrayed here as a vain and manipulative Lothario — deserved much better. How Liz Taylor liked her pasta and other secrets from a ‘food detective’ 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z But the fast-moving story's unforeseen complexities so push against the corners of the mind that there are times when it's hard to be sure exactly what's happening and why. 'Edge of Tomorrow,' Tom Cruise run loops around competition 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Note: Before you get started, do check your state and local regulations to be sure that sparklers are legal to use where you live! How to Make Your Own Sparklers 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The fare on Thursday evening’s all-Brahms program was, to be sure, firmly planted in the 19th century. Thomas Dausgaard leads Seattle Symphony in a deeply satisfying Brahms program 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The only way to be sure to relax my head and neck during long flights. | Paul Kominek 2011-07-15T12:00:17Z “I wanted to make sure I shook every family tree to be sure she wasn’t in one of them,” and to his relief, she was not. A Match Made in Group Meditation 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z "We're really focused on 3D native titles to be sure we put our best foot forward." How Blu-ray could speed up 3D TV adoption 2011-01-04T03:52:56Z Some of this comes down to personal predilection, to be sure. Comedy should have the last laugh in television 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Yet Power remains steadfast in her tilt: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions, to be sure,” she writes. What Samantha Power Learned on the Job 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z At the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday evening, it served mainly as a backup band — an excellent one, to be sure — for the brilliant French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky. Music Review: Philippe Jaroussky Performs at Metropolitan Museum 2014-02-26T22:22:56Z There are unities here, to be sure; but there are also essential differences, in scale, in wealth, in material comforts and in the subtleties of emphasis on what makes a house a home. Review | Phillips Collection is turning 100 and showing what future of classic museums can be 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z To counteract the constant hubbub, Grieg built a simple, one-room studio at the water’s edge, and every day he would lock himself inside to be sure he’d get something done. House calls: Inside the homes of Europe’s top artists 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z First, please visit your pediatrician to be sure your son doesn’t have any developmental, educational or other issues afoot. First I was being too mean about my son’s outbursts. Now I’m being too nice. Help? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Over-the-top, to be sure, but that’s part of this exhibit’s charm. Anything goes in ‘World of WearableArt’ exhibit at EMP 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Eccentric, to be sure, but, I figured when I was a child, that it might be useful for tying reindeer to. The “real” Santa: Sometimes it’s a woman! 2013-12-18T18:08:00Z “They are physical, social and economic continuities—small scale, to be sure, but small scale in the sense that the lengths of fibers making up a rope are small scale.” What Public Life Used to Look Like in San Francisco’s Mission District 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Schedule yearly maintenance to be sure everything works properly. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Keep your cool while saving cash 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z I wanted to be sure to capture that spirit, of an offhanded luxury.” At Tiffany, the Fifth Avenue Face-Lift Starts at Home 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z This is grim material, to be sure, but layers of absurdity run through the story like fat through bacon. ‘Mr. Splitfoot’ review: A gothic tale in the woods of New York 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z The police wanted to be sure that his legal defence team could not later claim he had not understood the proceedings. Inside the mind of serial killer Fred West 2011-07-31T19:30:01Z A big theme, to be sure — nothing less than the history of the human race — but it gave the proceedings a focus that audiences seemed to like. The Week Ahead: April 3 ? 9 2011-04-02T03:12:49Z But, in truth, his television work was not only an honorable way of supporting a family but also a way of expending his limitless energy—and, to be sure, satisfying his keen need for approval. Clive James Got It Right 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Pay close attention to expiration dates to be sure the deals will be good for your travel plans. Autoslash.com searches the Web for discount coupons on car rentals and applies them after you book. Practical Traveler: 19 Web Sites for Travel Savings in 2012 2012-01-04T15:34:33Z The students, who ranged from teenagers to senior citizens, felt their way through the notes, checking the chord chart on the shelf to be sure of finger positions. Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean gets people strumming ukuleles 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z A spectacular transformation to be sure, but wardrobe-wise their outfits usually don't amount to much more than body stockings. Two new films focus on fixing the hero's wardrobe 2011-08-03T18:08:57Z Before agreeing she wanted to be sure that he understood the unavoidable responsibility of being the child of a prime minister. Television: Noa Rothman?s ?Prime Minister?s Children? on Israeli TV 2012-01-27T12:57:19Z Yet it is too soon to be sure what history will say about him. Man in the dock 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Other vast issues are at stake, to be sure, such as the irrational hatred of the other and the timeless quest for a homeland. Review | Johannes Anyuru’s latest novel is an award winner in Sweden. If there’s any justice, some of that success will cross the Atlantic. 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z And, to be sure, the most important thing about Buzbee is not her gender. Perspective | The Washington Post will soon have a woman as its top editor. And yes, that matters. 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z As much as a tale of digital reconstruction and animal reassessment, the new facts about Spinosaurus are a human story, Stromer's, to be sure, but also Ibrahim’s. Spinosaurus aegyptiacus revealed to be first semiaquatic dinosaur 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z These are valid flaws, to be sure, but hardly sufficient reason to pan the film outright. 26 films Rotten Tomatoes got 100% wrong 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z “However, we must balance quick action with the importance of being thoughtful and deliberate to be sure we are hearing and understanding all of your concerns.” Philadelphia Museum Is in Reset Mode After Controversies 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z This is a story about influence, to be sure, but also about the weakening of old walls, and the reshaping of the gates that the gatekeepers keep. Nicki Minaj Is the Influential Leader of Hip-Hop 2012-04-01T02:43:03Z That exchange captured the villages: they are charming, to be sure, but they are also clearly dying. Frugal Traveler Blog: In Rural Portugal, Ancient Villages, Homemade Delights and the Science of Mooching 2012-01-10T20:23:21Z It is, to be sure, not a mass entertainment. Stream These 15 Great Titles Before They Leave Netflix in July 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z He’s committed some kind of crime, to be sure. ‘The Last Vermeer’ Review: A Lost Masterpiece Is Only the Beginning 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z And, to be sure, there needs to be an actual cash economy of literature if writers and publishers are to survive. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z It helps to taste the concentrate at the bottom of the glass before adding the beer to be sure it's calibrated to your liking. The perfect michelada demands restraint 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Redford also wanted to be sure to illustrate the tedium involved in the detective work done by the reporting team. Discovery documentary revisits Watergate movie 2013-04-20T17:01:05Z Much of it, to be sure, was simply sad: museums closing down across the country, canceled birthday celebrations, financial crises, furloughed staff. Perspective | Best visual art of 2020: Sublime Degas, spellbinding El Greco, Dorothea Lange and a defining video for our time 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Marissa has problems, to be sure, but Ryan, who plays the role of white knight for too many episodes, also has those problems, and lots of other ones, too. The “bitch” we come to love: Summer’s “O.C.” evolution taught me to appreciate this kind of TV heroine 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z With seven children between them, the Hilfigers wanted to be sure that their seaside pleasure dome was appealing for family gatherings. Tommy Hilfiger's Vibrant Miami Home 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z She also said to be sure parental controls are set on all devices. When is it safe to start leaving kids home alone? 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z It is difficult to be sure, since we are so close to the smell of ourselves, but that day it seemed we created something stronger. Joe Dunthorne short story: The Shapes We Made 2012-12-23T00:06:34Z Partly because of its long unavailability, to be sure. Perspective | The wheel hoe comes full circle 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z The restaurant replaced an old-fashioned tavern, and it’s a lovely space, to be sure, painted in a warm light-chocolate brown, with arching doorways and elegant leather banquettes and copper tabletops. The Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst, Mass.: It’s a place just like home It’s a crowded field to be sure, but Schitt’s Creek is almost definitely the best sitcom you haven’t quite got around to watching yet. Schitt's Creek: the funniest sitcom you're (probably) not watching 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z There's an audience for that, to be sure, but those who prefer less blood in their thrillers might well heed that scary-eyed guy, and approach this "Cabin" with caution. Don't say we didn't warn you about 'Cabin in the Woods' 2012-04-11T16:02:09Z She brought a cheat sheet with her to be sure she didn’t forget anything. Coming out to my wife 2013-02-19T01:00:00Z “I want to be sure I have very strong works, since I have to be dedicated for the rest of my life to make sure they are protected.” ‘Art Fairs Bring Me the Whole World’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z That's a mixed blessing, to be sure, but "Nightmare on Elm Street" was also "The Matrix" before "The Matrix" was, dynamiting conventional screen distinctions between dream, reality and psychosis. "A Nightmare on Elm Street": Wake me when it's over 2010-04-30T13:01:00Z So when the first round went bad, we did a second round just to be sure. Motherlode Blog: Addicted to I.V.F., or Addicted to Hope? 2014-01-28T01:46:11Z |
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