Example sentences of "[is] [adj] to assume [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the central point is that it is absurd to assume that any woman is less competent to direct her life than any man she marries . |
| 2 | When there is a market for the intermediate product , it is usual to assume that each division can trade with that market if it wants to . |
| 3 | It is usual to assume that the pupils will be able to use close-range materials on the desk or table in front of them , and then look up to the blackboard , perhaps to copy notes or diagrams displayed there , then quickly refocus on to their desk work . |
| 4 | To simplify the dynamics of the model , it is usual to assume that the market situation in each period is the same : the same population of firms faces the same market demand with the same cost conditions in each period . |
| 5 | It is unrealistic to assume that all the Palestinians currently living in the Arab states , whether still in refugee camps or integrated into their host society , could or would want to return to a West Bank-Gaza Palestinian state . ’ |
| 6 | It is unrealistic to assume that a junior will confide in you unless you are prepared to confide in him or her . |
| 7 | It is popular to assume that other people resist change but , of course , we are all potential resisters of change . |
| 8 | It is wrong to assume that mentally handicapped people would , or should , remain at home into adulthood . |
| 9 | Our results suggest that it is wrong to assume that patients will become unduly anxious if they are warned about most of the potential risks of surgical treatment , at least as far as inguinal herniorrhaphy and general anaesthesia are concerned . |
| 10 | ‘ It is wrong to assume that the woman must show signs of injury or that she must always physically resist before there can be a conviction for rape . |
| 11 | First , he is wrong to assume that the policy to which he refers is espoused only by the Government : until now , there has been a bipartisan commitment to ensuring that mentally ill people receive care and facilities that are properly attuned to their needs . |
| 12 | Self also believes it is wrong to assume that bureau chiefs generally control a monopoly . |
| 13 | However , it is wrong to assume that s13 of SGA 1979 somehow converts all statements made as to description into contractual terms , and the recent case of Harlingdon Ltd v Hull Fine Art Ltd [ 1990 ] 1 All ER 737 confirms that the normal contractual principles as to incorporation of terms still subsist ( for example Dick Bentley Productions Ltd v Harold Smith ( Motors ) Ltd [ 1965 ] 1 WLR 623 ) . |
| 14 | It 's wrong to assume that just because a cream says it contains plant extracts it 's better for your skin . |
| 15 | This can be extremely hazardous and it is dangerous to assume that a rug will necessarily be cheaper in the country of origin than it is in the West ; rugs on sale in the bazaars in Turkey , for example , are often just as expensive , if not more so , than they are in London or New York . |
| 16 | It 's dangerous to assume that he 's necessarily working in his own territory . |
| 17 | In fact , it is unsafe to assume that the intensity of direct competition between males should necessarily be reduced in monogamous species . |
| 18 | It is easy to assume that with so limited a population and tourists numbering a fraction of those who head for the sun , protection of the countryside is straightforward . |
| 19 | It is easy to assume that people were therefore pursuing their own interests , were unprincipled when they went about their politicking . |
| 20 | It is easy to assume that teams are ‘ a good thing ’ and therefore , in some way , essential , but experience indicates that they are only essential in certain sorts of situations . |
| 21 | Therefore it is easy to assume that this must be a deliberate , callous attempt to inflict hurt . |
| 22 | It is easy to assume that any significant , gender-linked difference should be attributed to the general operation of gender roles . |
| 23 | It is easy to assume that such skills will be picked up incidentally , as they will usually be by fully sighted children , who often copy what they see other children doing , especially if a teacher 's directions are unclear to them . |
| 24 | from such a simple diagram it is easy to assume that all the thinking is done in terms of functions . |
| 25 | It is easy to assume that there was a gap in Darwin 's theory that would later be filled in by modern knowledge of heredity . |
| 26 | It is easy to assume that both workers and management in a plant have as a common objective the survival of that plant . |
| 27 | It is easy to assume that the law about planning new developments , or changing the environment around us , only affects us when we need to take a positive step — such as applying for permission to extend our own property . |
| 28 | But it is charitable to assume that it has something to do with the kind of critic that Pound is . |
| 29 | You ca n't go back and it 's natural to assume that your relationship has changed invariably for the worse . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's naive to assume that every housewife can afford to go organic overnight , ’ adds Jean Boht . |