virtual certainty

collocation in English

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virtual
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈvɝː.tʃu.əl/
almost a particular thing ...
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certainty
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.tən.ti/us
/ˈsɝː.tən.ti/
something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofvirtualandcertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvirtual certainty

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He spoke of thevirtualcertaintyof death within 24 hours.
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And there isvirtualcertaintythat the goal will not be achieved.
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We do not have absolute certainty in mathematics; we may havevirtualcertainty, just as in other areas of life.
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Third, there isvirtualcertaintythat the action will fail.
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There is a tremendous strain on our shipping, and there is thevirtualcertaintythat next winter will see us short of supplies.
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Does it mean thevirtualcertaintythat they will commit acts of violence in the future—in other words, proof beyond reasonable doubt?
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Nothing has happened over the last four weeks to alter that situation—indeed, the likelihood of local water crises has become avirtualcertainty.
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That restriction has resulted in police officers not being able to search a person or vehicle without firm grounds, which constitute avirtualcertainty.
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Thevirtualcertaintyis that any flow will be in the reverse direction.
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You simply "chuck" them out with avirtualcertaintythat they are coming back.
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It could mean anything from a vague impression tovirtualcertainty.
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This is considered to be avirtualcertainty.
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As a result, they enjoy thevirtualcertaintyof security of employment.
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It seems avirtualcertaintythat in some hospitals the surgeons concerned have not gone ahead to approach the next of kin when the card holder was dying.
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There is a severe risk—indeed, avirtualcertainty—of a downturn in demand, which is bound to affect exports from this country and other developed industrial nations.
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The case is important as it established thevirtualcertaintytest becoming the key test on indirect (oblique) intention.
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For instance, the present system makes destructive, obscenely wasteful wars avirtualcertaintywhich provides lots of work for everyone.
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He also indicated his opinion that its statehood was avirtualcertainty, with only details to be negotiated.
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Given revenue shortfalls, this is avirtualcertainty.
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Practically, thevirtualcertaintyclause can not come into force, since grievous bodily harm was not actually caused, by definition.
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