So this is a time for shedding illusions and for staking up such relative certainties as exist.

To approach the military aspect is to move from relative certainties to what the old joke calls 'a higher level of ignorance'.

It felt strange, now, at the last minutes, to contemplate death as a relative certainty.

As a general consensus for researchers, it can be said with relative certainty that the work premiered during the mid-to-late spring of 1784, following its completion.

His friend on the garment line, 26-year-old Eric Moore, tracks the relative certainty of the execution dates.

A later CIA investigation determined "with relative certainty" that he was not involved in the takeover.

Based on these facts, it can be stated with relative certainty that Senator Tower shows no evidence at all of alcoholic impairment or alcoholism.

She'd always been more comfortable with math and science, with their relative certainties.

Property losses from the fire can be accounted for with relative certainty as detailed surveys were made immediately afterwards.

On four of five days, the Mets can, with relative certainty, expect their starting pitching to keep them in the game.