What's the difference between surely and surety?

Surely


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly.
  • (adv.) Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I'm not sure Tolstoy ever worked out how he actually felt about love and desire, or how he should feel about it.
  • (2) We want to be sure that the country that’s providing all the infrastructure and support to the business is the one that reaps the reward by being able to collect the tax,” he said.
  • (3) To be sure, the demonstration of pulmonary aspiration with GRS had little influence on patient selection and response to therapy.
  • (4) If you want to become a summit celebrity be sure to strike a pose whenever you see the ENB photographer approaching.
  • (5) Surely Michael wasn't saying he agreed with what Blair is doing?
  • (6) To be sure, when Russia withdrew Cuba's only deterrent against ongoing US attack with a severe threat to proceed to direct invasion and quietly departed from the scene, the Cubans would be infuriated – as they were, understandably.
  • (7) What happened in the past was that if smugglers are sure that European boats are patrolling very close to the Libyan coast, then traffickers use this opportunity to advertise, and say to potential irregular migrants: ‘You will be sure to reach the European coast.
  • (8) But no one was sure, and in this information vacuum the virus reached nearby towns and crossed borders.
  • (9) If this is the only issue, flight would be fine, but need to make sure that it isn’t symptomatic of a more significant upstream root cause.” Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Btw, 99% likely to be fine (closed loop TVC wd overcome error), but that 1% chance isn't worth rolling the dice.
  • (10) While visitors amble freely around the newly refurbished inside – the Pierhead is sure and steadfast in its role outside as the drastic red building, emblazoning the landscape of Cardiff Bay in all its regal beauty.
  • (11) The letters, seen by Guardian Money, state that the French-owned company is conducting a review of customer records to make sure all its information is up to date.
  • (12) "If I hadn't scored that goal, I might still have ended up playing in Italy [Platt went on to play for Bari, Juventus and Sampdoria] but, realistically, I'm sure it was the catalyst.
  • (13) Although it never really has a sense of fun and burns with ill-focused anger, The Paperboy represents a kind of triumph, surely, even if it's just in getting such high-profile actors to do such low-down deeds.
  • (14) Their brutality seems to have been fairly even-handed, or if it wasn't, the men surely suffered enough not to be presented as the winners of the atrocity.
  • (15) If figurative language is defined as involving intentional violation of conceptual boundaries in order to highlight some correspondence, one must be sure that children credited with that competence have (1) the metacognitive and metalinguistic abilities to understand at least some of the implications of such language (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980; Nelson, 1974; Nelson & Nelson, 1978), (2) a conceptual organization that entails the purportedly violated conceptual boundaries (Lange, 1978), and (3) some notion of metaphoric tension as well as ground.
  • (16) Doreen Lawrence to speak at conference on police spying, corruption and racism Read more Mick Creedon, the Derbyshire Chief Constable who is leading the police’s internal investigation into the SDS, said the public inquiry “will help us with the work that is already underway to make sure that the unacceptable behaviour of some officers in the past never happens again”.
  • (17) According to his blog, he's been acting on the advice of a friend and pursuing a course of "silence, exile and cunning", but I'm not sure a couple of years of not giving interviews to Heat qualifies.
  • (18) Asked by Marr if he knew if Ashcroft paid tax in this country, Hague said:" I'm sure he fulfils the obligations that were imposed on him at the time he became …" Marr: "Have you asked him?"
  • (19) Financial experts aren't immediately sure what to make of the report, but one theory is that the figure includes the 'profits' the European Central Bank has made by buying Greek debt at distressed levels since the crisis began: econhedge (@econhedge) suggestion that this is planned EUR31.5b+ECB profits.
  • (20) This is a very nice drug and I’m sure Merck are feeling very pleased with themselves.” Matt Kennedy, who led the trial at Merck, said: “Today there are very limited therapeutic options available for people with Alzheimer’s disease, and those that exist provide only short-term improvement to the cognitive and functional symptoms.

Surety


Definition:

  • (n.) The state of being sure; certainty; security.
  • (n.) That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
  • (n.) Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or for the performance of some act.
  • (n.) One who is bound with and for another who is primarily liable, and who is called the principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some act; a bondsman; a bail.
  • (n.) Hence, a substitute; a hostage.
  • (n.) Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
  • (v. t.) To act as surety for.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The radio talkshow host, whose syndicated show is the most listened-to talk-radio programme in the US, said Moore and others who provided surety for Assange's return to court on sex charges filed by Swedish prosecutors were "fans of serial rapists".
  • (2) The Australian journalist Phillip Knightley, said he had also offered £20,000 in surety for Assange, but he had no regrets about putting his money at stake.
  • (3) However, although the company's loans are not raised by using the property as surety, as mortgages are, the loans are attached to the property to which the improvements are made.
  • (4) He expressed a surety about how he saw the world and his place in it.
  • (5) Khan and other supporters of Assange, including film director Ken Loach and publisher Felix Dennis, posted bail totalling £200,000 to Westminster magistrates court, with a further £40,000 as promised sureties, to secure the WikiLeaks' founder's freedom when he first faced extradition proceedings in 2010 .
  • (6) None of the combinations or arrangements suggested surety.
  • (7) The federal government’s contribution towards hospitals and schools has to go up.” “The states require a return to surety on health and education.
  • (8) However before a ball was kicked in 92-93, the FAW requested that the club put up a bond as surety that their floodlights would be erected in time for the beginning of the League Cup competition.
  • (9) Two broad questions need to be asked: what is the government's role in facilitating application of contemporary nutrition knowledge to public health, and what standard of scientific surety should be the basis for its application?
  • (10) The unidentified defendant was allowed bail at Canterbury crown court in Kent on Friday but was not freed until Monday because it was not clear whether his bail surety had been paid.
  • (11) It emerged in the hearing that the DfT had demanded a greater surety from FirstGroup, pushing up the bond from £50m and settling on £200m, although at one point FirstGroup had offered £15m more.
  • (12) Several high-profile figures have supported Assange since his arrest in December 2010, including the film director Ken Loach and socialite and charity fundraiser Jemima Khan, who each offered £20,000 as surety.
  • (13) He immediately responded and asked if I would be prepared to come to court in the next hour to act as a surety for Assange.
  • (14) The decision by the district judge Howard Riddle to remand Assange into custody was made despite the film director Ken Loach, the journalist John Pilger, and the socialite Jemima Khan, offering sureties for him totalling £180,000.
  • (15) Failing reasonable surety of extirpation, permitting spontaneous healing, if feasible, is the best cours.
  • (16) "When looking into the eyes of those your government believe have veered from the path of democracy, British prime ministers and foreign secretaries alike will need to be able to speak with conviction and surety," their letter said.
  • (17) There were more reports on Monday nightof customers badly inconvenienced by the meltdown, including an unnamed man who was granted bail at Canterbury crown court, Kent, on Friday, but had to wait until Monday to be released because the bank computer problems prevented the court from confirming receipt of a surety demanded by the judge in the case.
  • (18) Restaurant designer Sarah Saunders also pledged £20,000 in surety.
  • (19) The bail conditions are that security of £200,000 is deposited with the court before Assange is freed, as well as two sureties of £20,000 each from two named people.
  • (20) Wednesday Trump began Wednesday with his unique combination of self-pity and self-importance, announcing in a speech to the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut : “No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.” But the Senate intelligence committee joined the House oversight committee in asking the acting FBI chief, Andrew McCabe, to hand over any notes or memos from Comey, and wrote to Comey asking him to appear in both open and closed sessions.