Example sentences of "assume [conj] [art] [noun sg] [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LA assumes that a word can be present only if all of its constituent phonemes are present for one of its pronunciations . |
| 2 | However , this implicitly assumes that the investor may be able to reinvest the dividend for the same return at a lower risk than the firm ( or for a higher return for the same risk ) which , given the asymmetry of information , can not be the case unless the firm itself has an inferior investment policy , in which case the investor would be advised to withdraw his or her investment from the firm completely . |
| 3 | An individualistic explanation of some event or phenomenon assumes that the event can be readily understood and explained solely through reference to the behaviour of the individual(s) involved in it . |
| 4 | The allegation does not disclose how the problem was to be resolved and in any event assumes that the difficulty can be solved by an agreement between the plaintiff and the defendants whereas the intervention and agreement of Mr. Brant would also have been necessary if any concrete step were to be taken . |
| 5 | It assumes that the question will be considered with a basic knowledge of the topic . |
| 6 | In sinking air even this would not be enough to allow for much choice and , of course , it assumes that the descent will be made over open countryside and not amongst hills or moorland . |
| 7 | This view assumes that an intervention can be biologically potent and yet non-toxic . |
| 8 | Opposite to Street 's display in the exhibition was an even grander show which The Saturday Review thought was the product of another ‘ master hand ’ and , as it assumed that the building would be Gothic , to avoid failure the Government should employ the two architects jointly . |
| 9 | Stansted is by the Government to be a major airport of the future and you would therefore assume that the Government would be planning that development but it is now clear that Stansteds future is based on unknown or undisclosed information of genius arithmetic and a desire to listen only to the aviation industry . |
| 10 | It is safe to assume that a guardian will be appointed in most cases and the rules state that the appointment should be made as soon as practicable after the commencement of proceedings ( FPCR , r10(1) ; FPR , r4.10(1) ) . |
| 11 | To assume that the proletariat will be able to defend its dictatorship against entanglement is to assume in history itself a substantial and given principle which would drive ambiguity from it , sum it up , totalise it , and close it . |
| 12 | The opposite style is to assume that the communication should be limited to exactly what there is to be communicated and that all else risks blurring the communication . |
| 13 | One has to assume that the report will be read critically ( though this may be a rather optimistic view ) . |
| 14 | However , it would be wrong to assume that the future will be dominated by a material , objectified consciousness . |
| 15 | I assume that every effort will be made to ease the task by mutual cooperation of the solicitors and accountants concerned in order to carry out the court 's order . |
| 16 | Assuming that a path can be found through the sometimes difficult terrain of the language , this book should show students the advantages to be gained from a collapse of boundaries between the disciplines of art and politics , and from a policy of inclusion rather than exclusion . |
| 17 | Assuming that the husband will be the conveying party or transferor , it would seem appropriate that his solicitors should be allowed custody of the title deeds and act , in effect , as the " vendor 's solicitors " . |
| 18 | In her fantasies Phoebe had somehow assumed that the mammogram would be visible . |
| 19 | In the event , few attempts at car restraint were made because it was assumed that the money would be found for reconstruction , but in the crisis-ridden post-1960s British economy , available funds never approached the levels needed for a widespread application of environmental area principles . |
| 20 | I had foolishly assumed that the opportunity would be taken to eliminate a particularly hazardous S-bend and install a roundabout in its place thus easing the flow of the many cars , buses and lorries which use the road . |
| 21 | In the absence of any legislative indication one way or the other , it must be assumed that the offence may be committed in public and in private . |
| 22 | Initially it was assumed that the objective would be for the villages to farm on a communal basis . |
| 23 | Second , it was assumed that the gas would be evenly mixed in the air , so that no dangerous concentrations would occur . |