Example sentences of "has always been assumed " in BNC.

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1 In this respect gonorrhoea differs from the majority of other bacterial infections , for which it has always been assumed that a course of treatment lasting several days or even weeks is needed .
2 It has always been assumed that the bony orbitosphenoid of amphisbaenians evolved from the flimsy cartilage of lizards by the straightforward ossification of cartilage — the process whereby nearly all bones are formed during the embryonic development of any animal .
3 Capping entitlements has never been popular , mainly because it has always been assumed that social-security recipients ( old-age pensioners ) would be hardest hit .
4 Though its importance has always been assumed , culture should now feature more strongly and be studied more vigorously .
5 A downturn of the lips : ‘ Glynn women have never figured in wills ; it has always been assumed that the men would look after them along with their other properties . ’
6 In the past it has always been assumed that the wall followed the same line as its medieval successor .
7 Elean : It has always been assumed , even by some feminists and left-wing individuals , that monogamy equals equality of women and polygamy equals oppression of women .
8 ’ We have no policy on single-sex swimming , as it has never been an issue before and it has always been assumed that all children would swim together . ’
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