certain continuity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcertainandcontinuity
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcontinuity.
certain
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.tən/us/ˈsɝː.tən/
having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, ...
See more atcertain
continuity
noun[U]
uk/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ə.ti/us/ˌkɑːn.tənˈuː.ə.t̬i/
the fact of something continuing for a long period of time without being changed ...
See more atcontinuity
(Definition ofcertainandcontinuityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcertain continuity
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
As they are kept frameless, the new windows provide acertaincontinuityof the external surface of the solid blocks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Other countries praise their former exiles too, if only for their passive role as guardians of national independence or democratic traditions, and as treasurers of acertaincontinuity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On the one hand, the geographic dispersion of mining activities helped to maintaincertaincontinuity in nationwide levels of exploitation despite temporary breakdowns in specific localities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, when members are elected for three years you get acertaincontinuityof policy and you get old and experienced members.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would assist the easy working of industry by giving industrialists acertaincontinuityof policy which they can follow.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is acertaincontinuityhere, though the world is a rapidly changing place.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Therefore, an increase of over 30% forcertaincontinuityactions means that we are actually making these clear priorities.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
My point is that there is acertaincontinuity.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We also have acertaincontinuitywith the past.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We seek an assurance this evening that there will be acertaincontinuityin the allocation of moneys, which should not be jeopardised in the future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Peter, there has been acertaincontinuitywhich comes down to this time.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The aim is to recruit young members of staff, offering them long term career prospects, in order to ensure acertaincontinuityin the services and staff loyalty.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, there is acertaincontinuityin the colours used for the decoration.
From
Wikipedia
This position determines acertaincontinuityor direction of strategy, historically referred to as revolution.
From
Wikipedia
In the context of the stories, this plot device provides acertaincontinuityfor the human characters by exploiting their emotional familiarity with a particular human visage.
From
Wikipedia
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofcertain
Go to the definition ofcontinuity
See other collocations withcontinuity