Example sentences of "[adj] assume [conj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | This assumes that both contributions to the strain are additive so that . |
2 | It would be unrealistic to assume that any assessment process based solely on one assessor 's judgement of another 's competence would always be regarded as completely valid and reliable . |
3 | It would , however , be totally wrong to assume that all apparitions are angels on assignment . |
4 | However , it may be wrong to assume that this inability to create a coordinated response is a bad thing : a truly-integrated response to the cities from the Conservative governments elected in 1979 and after might have been even more detrimental to the major conurbations than it has been . |
5 | Figure 18–1 assumes that this capital charge c k is given by the vertical distance . |
6 | It would be dangerous to assume that this balance of topics necessarily reflects the Authority 's PNP priorities very accurately . |
7 | It is easy to assume that such skills will be picked up incidentally , as they will usually be by fully sighted children , who often copy what they see other children doing , especially if a teacher 's directions are unclear to them . |
8 | When there is a market for the intermediate product , it is usual to assume that each division can trade with that market if it wants to . |
9 | Yet the central point is that it is absurd to assume that any woman is less competent to direct her life than any man she marries . |
10 | Extrapolating from this , it is probably right to assume that these functions also |
11 | Given Aitken 's fervent support for the Biafrans , it is not unfair to assume that any suggestion of confidence that was not specifically expressed would have been dampened in his mind , since the publication of the document in his view would lend strong support to critics of the government 's policy . |
12 | It would be natural to assume that this attempt to create a rift between Offa and the papacy occurred before the visit of the legates in 786 and that the visit was part of a process of reconciliation , but this is not wholly justified for Hadrian 's letter could date to the late rather than the mid-780s , and reflect hostility to one or more of a number of Offa 's actions . |
13 | It is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social and economic effects , yet they have been conspicuously neglected by social scientists . |
14 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
15 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
16 | On balance it seems reasonable to assume that this coffin was supplied by one of the established London cabinet-makers with a small funeral furnishing interest . |
17 | Werking concluded that ‘ It is reasonable to assume that some research may now more satisfactorily come to terms with library use and its relation to bibliographic education ’ . |
18 | The strong achievement orientation of Japanese society and the degree to which it has become a genuine educational meritocracy have led many to assume that this aim has been achieved . |
19 | When one in three marriages end in divorce , it is safe to assume that many couples have n't got the balance right . |
20 | The cynic may perhaps be forgiven for commenting that the freedom given by the Use Classes Order and the GDO is so hedged by restrictions , and frequently so difficult to comprehend ( though he may note with relief that painting is not subject to control , unless it is ‘ for purpose of advertisement , announcement or direction ’ ) that it would be safer to assume that any operation constitutes development and requires planning permission . |
21 | So , for example , s 24 assumes that all partners may take part in the management of the business , that no person can be introduced as a partner without the consent of all the existing ones , that all the partners are entitled to share equally in the capital and profits of the business and must contribute equally towards the losses sustained by the firm . |
22 | It is of course idealistic to assume that all mothers will do everything they possibly can to ensure that the child-bearing period is a success ; such is not human nature . |