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One of the surest ways to keep actual children safe from violence is to give women the autonomy to decide when they have children — and with who.

She said a constitutional amendment would be the "surest" way to impose term limits, and re-write the good behavior clause, going forward.

That is likely a preservation strategy — the surest way to keep a well-oiled machine running and to continue sharing the stage with the same people for half a century or more.

In recent weeks, there has been ongoing national debate during which each of those three prospects has been touted at one time or another as being the best overall or most promising or surest thing.

A bachelor’s degree remains the surest path to higher incomes and greater economic mobility, especially for students from lower-income families.