Example sentences of "be assume [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It will be assumed for present purposes that society 's wealth is maximised when production takes place at the lowest possible cost , thus avoiding the waste of scarce resources ( the goal of ‘ productive efficiency ’ is satisfied ) , and goods and services are produced in the quantities and are of the quality demanded by consumers ( the goal of ‘ allocative efficiency ’ is satisfied ) .
2 I have followed it through closely because it shows the kind of diplomacy which , though no comparable evidence survives , has to be assumed for subsequent relations between Charles and his brothers ( and later his nephews ) throughout his reign .
3 Due to the ‘ Fiduciary ’ ( trusting ) nature of the relationship , honesty and integrity is to be assumed on both sides .
4 It should not be assumed from these statements that they do not move at all-they can be quite active at high tide by night but that they remain within the same general area of shore .
5 It seems to be assumed by many advertisers that this sort of thing makes it simpler for the ( presumably illiterate ) public to take in , but I have never seen any evidence whatever to prove that it is better than , or even as good as , writing in slightly more formal English .
6 The Education Act ( Scotland ) , making education compulsory for children from five to thirteen , had only just been passed in 1872 , and the capacity to read complicated copy could by no means be assumed in all girls ( or indeed boys ) even from " respectable artisans " " families , as is illustrated by the remarks of Mr McCrie , the owner of a paper factory , reported in the Edinburgh Daily Review in January 1873 .
7 The difficulty is , of course , that no-one knows whether an action is to be taken under the Optional Procedure until the Summons is served and it must , therefore , be assumed in all claims that there is a possibility that the Optional Procedure will be issued .
8 The representations which come from members of the public and others can not therefore be assumed in all cases to embody the approach which would be given were a a full understanding of the previous and proposed situations in the mind of those who made that proposal .
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