Example sentences of "assume [that] it is [adv] " in BNC.

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1 First , he assumes that it is not correlated with permanent consumption .
2 ( The third effect should strictly speaking be regarded as a substitute for the first since it assumes a zero , or at least a very low , interest elasticity of the demand for money whereas the Keynes effect assumes that it is reasonably powerful . )
3 This level of subjective risk is similar to a crucial part of the Summala model which is a ‘ subjective risk monitor ’ which is sensitive to the subjective probability of an adverse event and the degree of the negative consequences associated with that event , the only difference is that while Summala claim that the level of subjective risk output by this monitor is generally nil , Wilde ( 1988 ) assumes that it is only ‘ psychologically nil ’ ( p. 444 ) .
4 It assumes that it is always possible to develop yourself , not just your outward behaviour but also your inner thought processes and feelings .
5 It assumes that it is actually the unemployed who are being imprisoned , and , furthermore , is clearly untenable when faced with data which show the numbers unemployed in England and Wales many times greater than the numbers imprisoned .
6 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 .
7 Most analysts simply assume that it is not , calling to an " infinitive marker " and confining themselves to an enumeration of the types of context in which each form of the infinitive is found ( cf.
8 In the same fashion , Kant maintained , the nature of our knowledge can not be understood if we assume that it is simply fed into us from outside ourselves , and that we are merely passive recipients of information from the world around us .
9 We assume that it is enough that the new way will prove better than the old way once it has been tried for some time .
10 If these descriptions assume that the only moral prohibition we must honour is the prohibition against cruelty , then they assume that it is sometimes morally permissible to cause animals pain , even substantial pain .
11 At all events we shall not go wrong in assuming that it is not without good reason that he tells us of so impressive a roll call of nationalities on the day of Pentecost ( 2:5–11 ) .
12 At the specified time an offline handler screen will be displayed on the selected terminal ( assuming that it is not in use by another VMS user ) .
13 However , the 1031 visit itself , assuming that it is not misdated , suggests further trouble .
14 The closure error is usually treated by assuming that it is equally distributed over the polygon nodes whilst ensuring that neighbouring polygons are also corrected for any changes in point location .
15 It is generally assumed that it is not cost-effective to screen either younger or older women , but the achievements of any screening in this area are unclear .
16 A second consequence is that malperformance is particularly likely to be revealed by differential treatment ( in the case of corruption it is of course assumed that it is not revealed ) .
17 It is assumed that it is only the field man who ‘ really knows ’ what is happening ‘ out there ’ .
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