Example sentences of "is [adv] assumed to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the fact that single-parent families , people on their own , or unrelated people living together constitute 32 per cent of all households ( Central Statistical Office , 1979 , p. 44 ) , the household is generally assumed to be the nuclear family . |
| 2 | So there 's often a contradiction as to whether programmes are addressed to their actual or potential audiences or to a hypothetical audience , which in current affairs and news broadcasts is usually assumed to be a male viewer . |
| 3 | Loss of the nuptial pads is usually assumed to be a consequence of mating on land because , in other frogs and toads , their function appears to be to help the male to grip onto the female 's slippery back while mating in water . |
| 4 | The missing actor is usually assumed to be the writer . |
| 5 | Infant mortality is frequently assumed to be an especially sensitive indicator of severe poverty . |