"None of these strategies seem like sure-fire winners?"

Despite its early banking success, Banco Comercial is not a sure-fire winner in the stock market.

Although appetizers are not needed, there are some sure-fire winners.

"I said at the start that we were a player or two short of being a real sure-fire winner," he said.

I negotiated the best deals, was given first choice of all the initial public offerings, the sure-fire winners.

Thanks to this new plan, I've started work on a few sure-fire winners:

Unlike Gitic, some of its assets would seem to be sure-fire winners.

For dessert the strawberry shortcake made with an old-fashioned biscuit is a sure-fire winner.

Buffalo is "a sure-fire winner," the Governor said as he mingled with residents in line at the stadium's ticket window.

But there are no sure-fire winners this year.