Example sentences of "assume that [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the central point is that we need firmly to shift out of the mode of thinking that assumes that at pensionable age most people become useless burdens ; to realize that most of them have at least as much to offer as many people in their twenties , and hence actively seek ways to use their abilities positively . |
| 2 | The learner notes what has happened in the past , and assumes that in like circumstances , the same will happen in future . |
| 3 | His objective was to challenge what he called ‘ the liberal theory of the state ’ which ‘ assumed that in political society where anarchy was to be avoided there must be a supreme authority which gives orders to all and receives orders from none ’ . |
| 4 | We may assume that during conditioning associations will be formed between contextual cues and the individual events ( the CS and the US ) that occur in their presence . |
| 5 | If we assume that for various reasons promotion within six months is not possible , all or some of the interests might be met in alternative ways . |
| 6 | It is not surprising , therefore , that most people assume that under private ownership services would be fewer , and charges would be higher . |
| 7 | The league studies show that there are positive dangers in assuming that in poor areas there will be poor results , and regarding that as an excuse . |
| 8 | Error comes in if one over-interprets the relevance of these conclusions , by forgetting the artificial constraints of the experiment and instead assuming that in real life , outside the laboratory so to say , such changes involving only a single variable can actually take place ; that it is a simple matter to extrapolate back from the artificiality of laboratory isolation to the complex , rich interconnectedness of the real world . |
| 9 | By expanding the logarithmic term and assuming that in dilute solutions this can be restricted to the first expansion term , ln a 1 can be related to the mole fraction of the solute x 2 . |
| 10 | Unlike the others who appear and disappear as fashion and progress dictate , children occupy a permanent place in the list partly because of their continuing presence as a potential sub-class , partly because they have never protested and mainly because it is assumed that in favourable circumstances they will become men and therefore require attention . |
| 11 | It is to be assumed that in normative development the child passes through this stage towards a more mature relationship and perception . |