Sentence examples for all but guarantee from inspiring English sources

And their top candidates' star power will all but guarantee a respectable vote.

But raising the price would all but guarantee a presidential veto, Democrats and Republicans agreed.

A win over Puig would all but guarantee her a spot as the youngest player in the top 50.

And, in fact, his corporate-friendly policy of opening up new regions for offshore drilling (that policy is only temporarily halted) will all but guarantee future disastrous spills.

Crawley are seven goals better off than the Gulls, so know a win at Accrington will all but guarantee their ascent.

Anyone who expected the Greek side to adopt a defensive attitude knowing a point would all but guarantee them a place in the second phase was sorely mistaken.

I can all but guarantee you, in fact, that if we run these forecasts for enough years, there will be a few instances in which the model makes an aggressive move — and is totally and completely wrong about it.

Not long afterward, I met Beatts at his shop, Borderlands Books, and he seemed utterly defeated; Borderlands is barely profitable, and the minimum-wage increase would all but guarantee the store a significant loss.

There was a time when this kind of new-vehicle pace would all but guarantee a big sales boost.

A win in Wales would all but guarantee a home tie in this year's semi-finals, bringing the benefit of a noisy support.

Wigan will make sure of their Premier League survival with a victory at Ewood Park, while a draw would all-but guarantee their safety, given they have a goal difference nine better than 18th-placed Bolton.