Example sentences of "[adj] assume that [art] [noun sg] [is] " 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 This assumes that the bathroom is next to or above the kitchen ( as is usually the case ) ; if running hot water to another room ( a bedroom , say ) will create a very long pipe run , it might be simpler to install a separate instantaneous or small storage heater .
4 This assumes that the universe is described by a Friedmann model , right back to the big bang .
5 It is commonplace to hear people claiming to learn by their mistakes but that assumes that a mistake is recognized as such .
6 This often provides the excuse for ageism , it being simpler to assume that the problem is old age rather than a treatable condition .
7 It is reasonable to assume that the storehouse is our local church .
8 AS far as processor requirements are concerned , the flowchart of Fig. 8.6 assumes that the microprocessor is dedicated to the control of a single stepping motor , but the software could be adapted to the control of several motors .
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