Example sentences of "assume [conj] such a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be an oversimplification to reduce the complex ideology of the movement to the positions of a minority within it , or to assume that such a viewpoint will necessarily prevail . |
| 2 | An exchange between a finisher and members of the 1888 House of Lords Select Committee on Sweating showed the difficulties of politicians and policy makers in understanding the nature of homework and their tendency to assume that such a worker did her work by hand only because she was too inefficient to do otherwise : |
| 3 | Among those concerned with language teaching some assume that such a model must also be directly relevant to problems of pedagogy , that in general the principles and objectives which define the discipline of linguistics must necessarily also apply to the subject of language teaching in the school curriculum . |
| 4 | But if we assume that such an appeal can be successfully made on the economic front , this strategy needs to be knitted in with a range of other policies that appeal to altruism as well as self-interest . |
| 5 | A full ‘ test ’ ( assuming that such a notion of ‘ testing ’ is meaningful in this context ) of Freudian theory would have to bring in the hypothesis about the causal links between the nuclear family , the Oedipus complex , the methods of handling infant sexuality in middle-class , Western culture , and the personality types which are needed in advanced industrial society . |
| 6 | Pointing out that the grant settlement was based on wage awards from zero to 1.5 per cent , Mr Gray added : ‘ Even assuming that such a level of wage settlement can be negotiated , there is no doubt that some very difficult service and job-loss decisions will require to be taken in the next few weeks . |
| 7 | It should not be assumed that such an argument was merely a cloak for self-interest and greed . |