Together they point to the simple fact that there is no sure-fire method.

But Ms. Franklin has one sure-fire method for easing any fears about European markets.

Since the outbreak, Odwalla has begun pasteurizing many of its products, including apple juice, a sure-fire method of killing bacteria with heat.

The person who discovers a sure-fire method of motivating adults to change their unhealthy habits will almost certainly win a Nobel Prize.

But there is also a shortage of land-mine specialists, and a true dearth of sure-fire methods to find buried mines.

They even had their own sure-fire method of dealing with crime.

It was an ad about sailboats and blondes in bikinis and sure-fire methods to stop hair loss.

In today's speech, Mr. Bush described his economic package as a sure-fire method of stimulating growth by creating jobs and reducing taxes.

But the dismaying fact is that no sure-fire method exists.

He was careful to say abstinence was the only sure-fire method, and that condoms should be used only "when appropriate."