Example sentences of "be assume [conj] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it can not be assumed that these developments have in fact led to equality within the sexual sphere of marriage . |
| 2 | Where similar finds are consistently found in layers dated to the same period of time , it can be assumed that these finds belong to that time period . |
| 3 | Since any comprehensive peace implies a reduction of influence by , and local dependency on , the superpowers , it can not be assumed that either superpower has a strong interest in a genuine peace , unless it is able to derive greater advantage from peace than it can from continued conflict . |
| 4 | Jackie Drake was denied Invalid Care Allowance because it had been assumed that married women did n't need to work . |
| 5 | It is assumed that gastric metaplasia arises from the necks of Brunner 's glands and is the result of a persistently high concentration of acidity in the duodenal bulb . |
| 6 | ‘ It is assumed that scientific knowledge grows in a series of discrete steps , each corresponding with a specific advance which can be precisely located in time ’ . |
| 7 | It is assumed that provisional agreement has been reached between prospective partners , all of whom are fully qualified solicitors ; that the firm name has been chosen and premises identified ; that certificates and licences have been obtained as necessary in relation to specialist aspects of the work of the practice and registration obtained for VAT ; that the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund has been informed of the existence of the new practice ; and generally that there is no legal or professional obstacle to accepting instructions from clients . |
| 8 | If it is assumed that this country had achieved the minimum level of industrial development by 1850 , then the available circumstantial evidence suggests that by then about 70 per cent of the working class had achieved basic literacy rates . |
| 9 | If a Conservative MP X or Y , who has not been known to take ideological stands , approaches a minister or a whip and expresses grave doubts , this is viewed with considerable worry and it is assumed that these objections have been put forward by the MP only after the points have been put to him with equal or greater force in his constituency . |
| 10 | In the British Army , discipline was centred around self-discipline , and it was assumed that each man had enough self-discipline to carry out an order without being told twice . |
| 11 | Until recently , it was assumed that other birds rely on different clues to guide them home . |
| 12 | Along with earlier ideas of colonisation of the landscape , it was assumed that original churches had been supplemented with additional chapels of ease as needed . |