Word: sure
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...subscription getters. Fifty cents divided into $276.50 gives 553 new subscriptions per week as the minimum number to be inspired by the "decoys" in order to pay. They would be working a total of 1,092 hours a week (from 8 a. m. to 8 p.m.) and I am sure they could inspire at least one subscription each per hour. That would be at a cost to you of only 25c cash...
...When I burned down a French house, I made sure to put my name on the work: 'El-Hadj Alem...
Herr Fuchs concluded with a burring, guttural admonition: "To all for-r-reign artists I give this good advice. Br-r-ring your family tree to America, and be sure there is at least a bar-r-ronet up in the br-r-ranches...
Whether these changes will attract or repel the paying customer, whose enthusiasm may have been slightly dampened by recent exposition and interment of "scandals," is subject for heated discussion in circles where subjects are scarce. They are sure, however, to stimulate sale of scorecards "giving names of players and c'reck batting order...
...many understand," the captain ended, "we do not allow the students to take out horses alone, until we are sure that there is a reasonable chance that the two will not return individually after the ride...