Example sentences of "are presume to [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis ( PSC ) are chronic disorders of unknown cause which are presumed to be chronic immune inflammatory in nature .
2 Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets .
3 Hence if shares are given a preferential dividend they are presumed to be non-participating as regards further dividends , and if they are given a preferential right to a return of capital they are presumed to be non-participating in surplus assets .
4 As a general rule , documents which are more than 20 years old are deemed to be " ancient " and are presumed to be authentic unless proved otherwise ( Evidence Act 1938 , s4 ) .
5 The families themselves are presumed to be ordinary .
6 All stateless individuals are presumed to be lawless vagabonds .
7 Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) .
8 Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) .
9 Since the parents are presumed to be native speakers of Dominican French Creole , ( they probably speak a variety of Caribbean English as well ) the Bradford Dominican speakers of JC must have acquired it through peer contact in their own community — where Jamaicans are a minority .
10 They represent more than 40 different plants , including sorghum , millets , legumes , fruits , nuts and tubers that are presumed to be wild ( although there are some suggestions of cultivation in the sorghum ) .
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