Example sentences of "assume [conj] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mills rejects pluralist accounts because they mistakenly assume that power is only located in the political system . |
| 32 | Assume that VAT is always calculated at 15% . |
| 33 | All the models of passive rifting discussed so far assume that rifting is more or less a symmetric process ; that is , we would expect the opposing passive margins formed through continental break-up to have a similar structure and morphology because they have experienced a similar tectonic history . |
| 34 | But they can not do this if their minds and emotions are already sealed tight against it — if they assume that religion is outdated and not worth studying . |
| 35 | It would be foolish to ignore the historical roots of self-sacrifice or deference to group leaders , but we do need to avoid the danger of assuming that cooperation is always given voluntarily . |
| 36 | But to test , for example , the assumption about item difficulty being independent of the student requires assuming that ability is unidimensional ; in other words it can not be tested ! |
| 37 | Nye derived equations for glacier flow assuming that ice is a perfectly plastic substance , that it flows down a valley of constant slope , and that the conditions of temperature , accumulation and ablation are simple and uniform , and his model could be compared with field observations . |
| 38 | Assuming that salt is acting as a competitor for the binding of the RNA polymerase to the promoter , these results suggest that open complexes formed at P A2b on supercoiled templates are more stable than initiated complexes found on linear templates , open complexes formed on linear templates being the less stable ones . |
| 39 | Assuming that research is likely to depend on access to a multiplicity of sources and databases , users will need such expert advice . |
| 40 | Assuming that dieting is a fruitless and frustrating task for people who think that they are too fat , the alternatives are fairly limited . |
| 41 | Hence the geographer usually chooses to classify climate on a vegetational basis , assuming that vegetation is mainly a response to climate . |
| 42 | Although literary critics have been cautious about assuming that Hoccleve is indeed writing about himself in these passages , rather than adopting a conventional autobiographical stance which is in fact a fiction , there are strong arguments to support the reality of his claims . |
| 43 | As originally planned , MOPP was discontinued at this stage ; even assuming that tumour was still present , a further reduction of its volume as a result of more than eight cycles was considered unlikely . |
| 44 | Since elitists tend to begin by assuming that power is located within the minority , they offer a different perspective to that of behaviourists who begin by questioning the term ‘ power ’ . |
| 45 | Indeed , it should not be assumed that Jacobitism was based solely — or even primarily — on the legitimist principle . |
| 46 | It has been generally accepted that demolition of itself does not constitute development and , although there is some legal uncertainty on the matter , local authorities have typically assumed that demolition is outside the ambit of development control . |
| 47 | However , as explained , such problems are often symptoms of deeper organisational and management problems : ‘ It is often assumed that stress is caused by too much work or tasks that are too difficult , but it is more likely to be because staff do n't have a context for what they are doing . ’ |
| 48 | It is often assumed that winter is the most suitable time for training yet only 43% indicated that any time during winter would be suitable . |
| 49 | The ATB records indicated that as much as 70% of all training was undertaken during the winter and it was therefore assumed that winter was the most suitable season for training . |
| 50 | Lamarckism still assumed that evolution was driven by the interaction between the organism and its environment , but some opponents of Darwinism insisted that the process must be controlled by forces arising from within the organism . |
| 51 | As religious beliefs can not be proved scientifically they are to be doubted , for it is assumed that religion is just a matter of subjective opinion . |
| 52 | In writing them this way we have assumed that labour is rationed on the supply side , i.e. , that in the factor market . |
| 53 | At low levels of arousal it is assumed that attention is divided among many cues so there will potentially be some memory for all cues . |
| 54 | For example , it is often assumed that multiculturalism is methodologically individualist , and reduces racism to an individual pathology of prejudice , whilst antiracism is radically holist and insists on the primacy of structural processes . |
| 55 | Within this " quantitative paradigm " ( see Romaine 1982 ) , it is assumed that variability is inherent in language and " variable rules " give the best account of the frequency with which one or other variant is used within a particular group . |
| 56 | To have seen him and de Castelnau together , one might well have assumed that Pétain was the born aristocrat , the squat and rather swarthy general the peasant ; though in fact it was the reverse . |
| 57 | As other factors may influence company returns it may be assumed that beta is not a measure of total risk . |
| 58 | It is assumed that LIFESPAN is accessed via user USER1 with password USER1 . |
| 59 | However , it is generally assumed that rug-weaving was brought into China , probably from Turkestan or Mongolia , some time before the reign of Emperor K'ang Hsi ( 1661–1722 ) , a noted patron of the arts who may well have encouraged its assimilation into Chinese artistic life . |
| 60 | Crudely simplified , majority opinion passed through two well-defined phases in the West : first , it was assumed that war was unthinkable and impossible as a continuation of policy ; later , it was suggested that within certain limits nuclear war might still be winnable , if you were sufficiently prepared . |