Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] assume [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The revolutionary intelligentsia were to assume an importance out of all proportion to their meagre numbers . |
| 2 | One frequent error is to assume the polls are predictive when in fact they 're snapshots of a situation at one particular moment . ’ |
| 3 | Since the purchaser is to assume the liabilities for all persons employed in the business ( including any claim by the employees against the vendor ) it is important for him to collect , as early as possible , full details of all employees . |
| 4 | A typical approach is to assume a ratio of hydrogen to helium which is the same or fairly similar to that measured in the atmosphere , and to assume that there is a small fraction of heavier elements and their compounds which may be concentrated in a core or dispersed to a greater or lesser extent . |
| 5 | The Privy Council in Chan Man-sin advised that the owner of a credit at the bank or of a right to draw on an account " has , clearly , the right as owner to draw by means of a properly completed negotiable instrument or order to pay and it is … beyond argument that one who draws , presents and negotiates a cheque on a particular bank account is assuming the rights of the owner … |
| 6 | A person who drew on someone 's bank account was assuming the rights of the owner , and to be guilty the accused did not have to assume all rights of the owner . |
| 7 | The whole show was assuming the aspect of " The Navy Lark " . |
| 8 | It must not be forgotten that if the wife or third party is assuming the mortgage debt , so that the husband is released , the amount of the debt assumed in addition to the cash consideration will be subject to stamp duty ( Stamp Act 1891 , s57 ) . |