This was weird: things that had seemed speculative now seemed certain.

Tizbe seemed smugly certain she and her book had all the answers.

What had seemed certain was no longer certain.

Friends and strangers, we all agreed that the world in 2011 had never seemed less certain.

Mistress Sand hadn't been able to provide much information, but that much at least had seemed certain.

What had once seemed certain was no longer so for him.

They trailed by 10 with 2 minutes 35 seconds to go, a defeat seeming more and more certain.

What has all along seemed certain is that the best way to squeeze Iraq is by economic pressure and diplomacy.

Her voice had softened and seemed less certain.

Where once so much had seemed certain, now nothing was assured.