Example sentences of "[adj] assume that a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This assumes that a test is trying to measure a single dimension of student ability — a trait — and that the difficulty of a test item is independent of both the other items in the test and the groups of students who answer it . |
| 2 | This assumes that a depositor is the person who will have made the deposit in question . |
| 3 | It is unrealistic to assume that a junior will confide in you unless you are prepared to confide in him or her . |
| 4 | It is commonplace to hear people claiming to learn by their mistakes but that assumes that a mistake is recognized as such . |
| 5 | This can be extremely hazardous and it is dangerous to assume that a rug will necessarily be cheaper in the country of origin than it is in the West ; rugs on sale in the bazaars in Turkey , for example , are often just as expensive , if not more so , than they are in London or New York . |
| 6 | It follows that it is reasonable to assume that a unit of goodness can exist in the mind of man to aid him in understanding the origin of his God , just as the scientific unit aids human thought directed towards physical activity . |
| 7 | It is safe to assume that a guardian will be appointed in most cases and the rules state that the appointment should be made as soon as practicable after the commencement of proceedings ( FPCR , r10(1) ; FPR , r4.10(1) ) . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , it is fair to assume that a clause such as the one identified above is at least potentially caught by s3 . |
| 9 | A third party should be entitled to assume that a person in an authoritative position within an organisation is competent to bind the organisation , and the organisation should not be able to plead violation of an internal rule unless ‘ that violation was manifest and concerned a rule of its internal law of fundamental importance . ’ |