Example sentences of "[adj] assume [conj] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It would , however , be totally wrong to assume that all apparitions are angels on assignment . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It would be dangerous to assume that this balance of topics necessarily reflects the Authority 's PNP priorities very accurately . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Extrapolating from this , it is probably right to assume that these functions also |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social and economic effects , yet they have been conspicuously neglected by social scientists . |
| 12 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
| 13 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | When one in three marriages end in divorce , it is safe to assume that many couples have n't got the balance right . |
| 17 | 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 . |