Example sentences of "is reasonable suppose that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If all jobs and workers were homogeneous and there were perfect information and perfect mobility of labour , then it is reasonable to suppose that all wages would be equal . |
| 2 | Russell does not say what form the ‘ complicated arguments ’ about the validity of this argument might take , but the chapter in which it occurs is entitled ‘ Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description ’ , so it is reasonable to suppose that one thing that was bothering Russell was the possibility that a person who meaningfully uses the word ‘ I ’ does so in virtue of knowing something which he calls ‘ I ’ not by acquaintance , but by description . |
| 3 | Similarly , it is reasonable to suppose that many of the haves will be among the most ruthless of society , and will pass on their inhumane ethic to their children , thereby perpetuating it : is this really the future we wish for our species ? |
| 4 | It is reasonable to suppose that this fact is significant , even allowing for the fact that Scaevola is disproportionately well represented in the Digest by cases on the law of succession . |
| 5 | It is reasonable to suppose that these language users might ( even accidentally ) hit on new combinations of phrases to produce slightly longer sentences than had hitherto been the rule : sentences , moreover , whose newly-coined significance derived from both the context of their first use and the pre-established significance of their components . |
| 6 | Thus , it is reasonable to suppose that these data also reflect the same transitional changes in the relationship between infant mortality and birth order as was hypothesized in connection with maternal age . |