Example sentences of "[be] assume that [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While there is no penalty stated for breach of the rule , it can be assumed that parties will not be allowed to found on any document not mentioned in the list as produced . |
| 2 | Er , so there was a cost to the County Council , but I 'm assuming that members would support stepping in , in these circumstances . |
| 3 | Chemical companies are assuming that nations will turn desperately to the creation of new crops — like the recently produced soybean , which has been bred with genes from the flounder fish to increase its cold tolerance . |
| 4 | It has consistently been assumed that Parliament can abolish the House of Lords , though in order to do so , a Bill to this effect would have to be passed . |
| 5 | In the general election of 1970 there had , for instance , been no discussion of the settlement issue ; it had been assumed that ujamaa would continue to be a voluntary movement . |
| 6 | The army list has provision for a number of characters without specifying who they are or where they come from within Ulthuan — it is assumed that players will like to create their own names and background histories for their characters . |
| 7 | Usually , it is assumed that Clovis must be the monarch in question , but if so the failure to name him is peculiar : his reputation might have been expected to add lustre to the code . |
| 8 | Only the unmarried mother was given specific mention ; for the rest it was assumed that women would follow their husbands . |
| 9 | It was assumed that shareholders would have a long-term commitment to their company and that if there was a problem , it would be the directors rather than the shareholders who would change . |
| 10 | It was assumed that schools would be using the materials and theme for about twelve periods a week for six weeks , as Miss Garnett noted : " This is probably as long as the steam stays in a theme for this age , and nobody should feel embarrassed about pulling out of it quicker if it seems right to do so " ( Leicester/Leicestershire Curriculum Development Project 1970 : I ) . |
| 11 | Built during a period of architectural optimism , when it was assumed that technology would triumph , it had been laid out in a series of oblong paved courtyards , surrounded by long , low , concrete-faced buildings , remarkable solely for their brutalism . |