Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [adj] to assume " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a case of manslaughter with diminished responsibility , this is something I am not prepared to assume . |
| 2 | It is not possible to assume a homogeneous workforce . |
| 3 | It is not right to assume that those in inner-city areas can not be expected to achieve good examination results . |
| 4 | If the young adult dog or puppy sees the owner run screaming to the house in terror , it is not unreasonable to assume that the dog will quickly follow . |
| 5 | In the absence of other evidence it is not unreasonable to assume that numbers of this order persisted into the early 1900s . |
| 6 | And the shopkeeper who supplies goods to a married woman without inquiry is not entitled to assume that she has her husband 's authority . |
| 7 | Given Aitken 's fervent support for the Biafrans , it is not unfair to assume that any suggestion of confidence that was not specifically expressed would have been dampened in his mind , since the publication of the document in his view would lend strong support to critics of the government 's policy . |
| 8 | Furthermore , people vary in their tolerance from day to day , and it is not safe to assume that because you have been to 15,000 feet or so without oxygen before , you will be able to do it again . |
| 9 | The example of the Delphic treasuries shows that it is not safe to assume that it is actually earlier in date , but it probably is so . |
| 10 | The magnitudes of dipole moment derivatives vary widely , and it is not safe to assume from the failure to observe a band that the corresponding mode is symmetry-forbidden . |
| 11 | It is n't safe to assume that the normal functions of a system are equivalent to what is lost after a lesion because the effects of a lesion may be masked by positive symptoms . |