Example sentences of "[be] [adj] to assume that [adj] [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 | Likewise it would be wrong to assume that economic difficulties worked to push the gentry increasingly into the Tory camp . |
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 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 . |
6 | Perhaps it would be reasonable to assume that 550 deaths are caused in England , Wales and Scotland every year by drunken driving . |
7 | This is somewhat surprising , since it would be reasonable to assume that domain-specific dictionaries would contain the most appropriate collocations for domain-specific documents . |
8 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
9 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
10 | It would , however , be incorrect to assume that syntactic aspects of language production could only be influenced by automatic accessing of particular lexical items . |
11 | In order to assess how ‘ fair ’ the warranted Accounts are and to verify or compare profit/and/or net asset growth it is useful to be able to assume that previous accounts have been drawn up on a similar basis and that , for example , the Vendor has not unfairly weighted the profits for the warranted Accounts . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | It is popular to assume that other people resist change but , of course , we are all potential resisters of change . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | It is reasonable to assume that ancient people were sensitive to the reality of these other levels of existence , living their lives accordingly , and it may be that we should look to this awareness as the origin of much folklore . |
18 | But it is reasonable to assume that Eastern Europe is still considerably better off than Brazil , which in early 1990 was reported to be $6 billion in arrears on its $115 billion debt and facing the prospect of 2200 per cent inflation during the year . |
19 | It is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social and economic effects , yet they have been conspicuously neglected by social scientists . |
20 | 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 ’ . |
21 | Taking the influence of occupational audiences first , it is reasonable to assume that rank-and-file preference would be to avoid ‘ another Saltley ’ . |
22 | It is reasonable to assume that hormonal effects predominate in younger women , while dietary factors may become increasingly important in older women . |
23 | When one in three marriages end in divorce , it is safe to assume that many couples have n't got the balance right . |
24 | Now I can see that I was wrong to assume that mere dedication to a craft ineluctably results in fine work , but it was that conviction which drove me to put Jean-Claude and his work on the map . |