Certainly the ballad was sung with a considerable amount of enthusiasm at R. A. O. B Lodge meetings as recently as the mid 1950s by many of our more long serving members.

A medieval variation is alluded to in Geoffrey Chaucer ’ s Canterbury Tales at the beginning of the “ Knight ’ s Tale ,” where it says: “ Certainly, if it were not too lengthy to listen to, I would have told you fully how the realm of Scythia was conquered by Theseus and his knights ; of the great battle on that occasion between the Athenians and the Amazons ; how Hippolyta, the fair, brave queen of Scythia, was besieged ; of the feast at their wedding ; and of the tempest at their home-coming .”

Certainly, Sir Garnet Wolseley, taking over as Commander-in-Chief from Lord Chelmsford later that year, was unimpressed with the awards made to the defenders of Rorke ’ s Drift, saying " it is monstrous making heroes of those who shut up in buildings at Rorke ’ s Drift, could not bolt, and fought like rats for their lives which they could not otherwise save ".

Certainly the spirituality and concentration on light appealed to Rothko ’ s sensibilities, as did Angelico ’ s economic circumstances, which Rothko saw as similar to his own, having always been forced to struggle to exist as an artist.

Certainly the world ’ s first ' airmail ' stamps were issued for the Great Barrier Pigeon-Gram Service from 1898 to 1908.

Certainly aware of the difficult position that military rule had placed the Soviets in internationally ( and perhaps not quite sure to what degree the Soviets shared its views of the revolt ’ s source ), the Politburo also resolved to ask Moscow not to immediately abandon “ the measures to prevent the intrusion of fascist bandits from West Berlin ” once martial law was lifted in East Berlin.

Certainly, the principle of " one size fits all ” doesn ’ t apply to destination planning.

Certainly the final design at the University of Virginia is reminiscent of Ramée ’ s overall conception in many ways.

Certainly, his strongly moral conduct had an impact on Halifax ’ s society.

Certainly, Grabski ’ s influence in the Polish affairs increased when he became Minister of Treasury and Prime Minister in 1920.

Certainly it ’ s a stereotype, but it ’ s a stereotype rooted in a reality.

Certainly, unless the engraver of the Caracci edition had access to the British Museum ’ s fragments, and reconstructed his compositions from them, the similarities are too close to be accidental.

Certainly there does not seem to have been any of the overt sympathy for the Boer cause that had been such a strong feature of the years of Aylward ’ s editorship.

GAO Analyst Neil Curtain exposed the problem in a Congressional hearing, noting, " Certainly that ’ s unfair to the taxpayer ".

Certainly Tierkel ’ s parents, who stressed public service with an intellectual bent provided a lifelong foundation for Tierkel ’ s efforts.

Certainly the martyr ’ s cult flourished, and by 988 AD, the town had become known as Casale di Sant ’ Evasio.

Certainly his parents, who had worn the purple, were slain by it.

Certainly in North Britain the Vikings were one reason behind the formation of the Kingdom of Alba, which eventually evolved into Scotland.

Certainly the additions of Hans-Peter Briegel in midfield and of Danish striker Preben Elkjær to an attack that already featured the wing play of Pietro Fanna, the creative abilities of Antonio Di Gennaro and the scoring touch of Giuseppe Galderisi were to prove crucial.

Certainly several church documents including a papal letter and two indulgences were printed, one of which was issued in Mainz.

Certainly their early hits, recorded with myriad overdubs in a garage, and their casual and goofy stage antics were consistent with some of punk rock's ethos.

Certainly among them were the areas inhabited by the Polans and Goplans, as well as the Sieradz-Łęczyca lands and Kuyavia.

Certainly lands in Normandy, passed by hereditary right, were usually considered more important to major barons than those in England, where their possession was less certain.

Certainly, in the years ( 487 BC ) following, the heads of the prominent families, including the Alcmaeonids, were exiled.

Certainly, Pacini recognized Rossini's strengths and his dominance during this period: " Everyone followed the same school, the same fashions, and as a result they were all imitators of the great luminary ....

Certainly, other Bishops were depicted bearing the arms of a knight without comment, such as Archbishop Turpin who bears both a spear and a sword named " Almace " in The Song of Roland or Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy, who also appears to have fought as a knight during the First Crusade, an expedition that Odo also joined.

Certainly, immediately after the battle of Boroughbridge, Edward began to be markedly less generous in his gifts towards Isabella, and none of the spoils of the war were awarded to her.

Certainly, republicanism in Australia has traditionally been supported most strongly by urban working class of Irish Catholic background, whereas monarchism is a core value associated with urban and rural inhabitants of British Protestant heritage and the middle class, to the extent that there were calls in 1999 for 300, 000 exceptionally enfranchised British subjects who were not Australian citizens to be barred from voting on the grounds that they would vote as a loyalist bloc in a tight referendum.

" Certainly, all the young reporters were sent back to get more information so that they would learn to get it in the first place.

( Certainly his actors were members of the company, and Shakespeare himself is formally listed as a member by 1594 ).

Certainly many of the early players in Ireland were Protestant, possibly the best known being the mid-18th century piper Jackson from Co Limerick and the 18th century Tandragee pipemaker William Kennedy.

Certainly there were pits dug all over the place.

Certainly many of the new castles were transitory in nature: Historian Oliver Creighton observes that 56 % of those castles known to have been built during Stephen's reign have " entirely vanished ".

Certainly, the major internationally known German brands ( Volkswagen and Mercedes, as well as Magirus-Deutz ) were represented in the range, but in order to cater to that market using the dies at hand, it was decided to develop a model version just for Germany.

The immediate dwellers-round, presumably the first members were the small states Aeniania, Malis and Doris. Certainly Thessaly did have a share, including the states of the Boeotian tribes who lived around Thessaly ( perioikoi, " living around ").

Certainly, the Chelgrians responsible were reminded by their agent of the possible consequences (" Don't fuck with the Culture ... we are about to ").

These lectures, first printed separately, were afterwards published together under the title of A Discourse concerning the Being and Attributes of God, the Obligations of Natural Religion, and the Truth and Certainly of the Christian Revelation, in opposition to Thomas Hobbes, Spinoza, the author of the Oracles of Reason, and other Deniers of Natural and Revealed Religion.

Certainly the polemarchos no longer had military authority after 487 / 486 BC, when archontes were appointed by lot and it could not be expected that every polemarch would make a competent commander.

Certainly Eugene's appearance was not impressive – " He was never good looking …" wrote the Duchess of Orléans, " It is true that his eyes are not ugly, but his nose ruins his face ; he has two large teeth which are visible at all times.

Certainly in this machine Harrison left the world two enduring legacies – the bimetallic strip and the caged roller bearing.

Certainly its long term success and viability have become much harder to judge since the recent worldwide economic downturn, a situation compounded by the actions of its two principal owner-occupiers.

One newspaper editorial bitterly wrote, " Certainly all that is required to save a red-handed murderer from the gallows are two or three active friends and sufficient money ..."

* “ Certainly, the wording and substance of the declaration of the Confederation of Warsaw of 28 January 1573 were extraordinary with regards to prevailing conditions elsewhere in Europe ; and they governed the principles of religious life in the Republic for over two hundred years .”-Norman Davies

Certainly Park's tactics ( which had included the occasional use of two and three-squadron wings ) were correct for the conditions he had to fight under.

Certainly, Potemkin had arranged for Catherine to see the best he had to offer ( naturally organising numerous exotic excursions ) and at least two cities ' officials did conceal poverty by building false houses.

Certainly, Martin possesses greater reserves of common sense and experience than his two sons, and while his sons may be trained in psychiatry, it is frequently Martin's advice in any scenario that is more sound.

Certainly one of the most important dates in Bulgarian football history is 17 November 1993, a date where Emil Kostadinov scored two goals to beat France in Paris, allowing Bulgaria to qualify for the World Cup in the United States in 1994.

Certainly, the Polish resistance was the largest resistance movement until the German invasion of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in 1941 ; in the last years of the war those two resistances would rival AK in its strength ( see Resistance during World War II for a more detailed analysis ).

“ Certainly, the wording and substance of the declaration of the Confederation of Warsaw of 28 January 1573 were extraordinary with regard to prevailing conditions elsewhere in Europe, and they governed the principles of religious life in the Republic for over two hundred years .”-Norman Davies

Certainly John Caygill contributed to Halifax's lasting heritage-as well as building the Shay mansion, he contributed to the erection of two other landmarks in the town.

Certainly we cannot now say, on the testimony of the Jamharat Ash ' ar al-Arab, that two of the most competent ancient authorities on Arabic poetry, al-Mufaddal ( d. c. 790 ) and Abu ' Ubaida ( d. 824 CE, at a great age ), had already assigned to the " Seven " ( i. e. " the seven Mu ' allaqat ") a poem each of al-Nabigha and al-A ' sha in place of those of ' Antara and Harith.