Example sentences of "we assume that " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , we assume that the neonate 's input systems deliver up more-or-less true information about the external world , telling a six-week-old , say , that although the ‘ retinal ’ image of a square piece of cardboard changes to a trapezium when it or the baby moves sideways , the shape really remains square , and enabling it to discriminate between changes in angle and changes in orientation . |
| 2 | But to begin with this assumption is to by-pass , rather than explain , the mystery of perception as it presents itself to us if we assume that perception occurs because the perceived object impinges directly or indirectly upon the nervous system . |
| 3 | To take a simple example : if we assume that the force of gravity permeates the whole material universe and that it is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between any two atoms anywhere , then two interesting propositions arise . |
| 4 | We assume that every pattern has a meaning . |
| 5 | Too often we assume that others want exactly what we want or need those things we find easiest to deliver . |
| 6 | 1.26 The 1988 Act requires the Secretaries of State to revise the curriculum from time to time ; we assume that NCC and CCW , among others , will advise them on this , and that such revision will include attainment targets , the allocation of statements of attainment to levels , programmes of study and methods of assessment . |
| 7 | When we are young , we assume that if only we can get the circumstances of our lives right , then we will automatically be happy . |
| 8 | When we find that the experience of unemployment makes people more likely to contemplate breaking an unjust law , we assume that the reasons for this are general ; we suppose that the increased likelihood would operate for anyone who happened to undergo the experience of unemployment . |
| 9 | Either we assume that the whole universe is at the present moment in a very improbable state . |
| 10 | Or else we assume that the aeons during which the improbable state lasts , and the distance from here to Sirius , are minute if compared with the age and size of the whole universe . |
| 11 | If we assume that for various reasons promotion within six months is not possible , all or some of the interests might be met in alternative ways . |
| 12 | If we assume that ducks peek randomly , briefly and independently of each other then the probability of the flock detecting a randomly attacking cat is given by P = 1 — e where n is the flock size . |
| 13 | This ability is accounted for most simply if we assume that the recruits have mental maps of the surroundings on which they somehow ‘ place ’ the spots indicated by the dances . |
| 14 | Usually , we assume that dad will be the tallest , mum the next tallest and so on , but of course this may not be so and unless we know the family there may be little point in exploring the idea . |
| 15 | In the final section of Chapter 6 , we construct a simple model of inflation in which we assume that all prices are cost-plus prices . |
| 16 | To do this , we assume that all firms determine their prices by adding a profit margin to the cost of a unit of output . |
| 17 | ‘ Though we have seen much of the liberality of Nevada practice , ’ he told them , ‘ we assume that even in that forward-looking jurisdiction , parties to a case of divorce may not litigate by day and copulate by night . ’ |
| 18 | If the order does n't go ahead we assume that we will dispose of the stock . |
| 19 | However , we assume that since B is in continuous use in the business we wish to maintain our stock levels at 2,000kg , so we also replace the 2,000kg at £5/kg . |
| 20 | This point helps to explain why there do not appear to have been many actual dismissals for pilferage ( we assume that we would have been told if there had been an abnormally high incidence of these ) , but we would still have expected there to be some if pilferage has been common , particularly since store security is not under Fred 's control . |
| 21 | If we assume that we are not the proprietors but the trustees of this world and that we have a deed of covenant to honour , this at once introduces certain absolutes into economic life and certain limits on the exercise of freedom . |
| 22 | A further mystery is this : if we assume that the motive for building the monuments was a mixture of religion and astronomy , which way round did the process operate ? |
| 23 | Thus , even if we assume that a significant proportion are well supported either by relatives or by services purchased with their own money , it is highly probable that personal social services see only the tip of an iceberg of unmet needs . |
| 24 | Too often we assume that a lower price makes the buyer happier . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | We assume that politics takes shape here in its purest form since it is a central arena where struggles for power are staged . |
| 27 | This is compatible with the other version of modular organization , redundancy , but it is equally compatible with the system being interactive , if we assume that removal of any one component has effects that are not detected by the behavioural task . |
| 28 | If we assume that the relative risk is well approximated by the odds ratio , the percentage of cases that could be attributable to this genotype was 8% in the whole population and 35% in the low-risk group . |
| 29 | As model sensitivity studies showed only minor changes in NO in this range , we assume that the NO concentration remains constant at 3p.p.t.v . |
| 30 | As a first approximation , we assume that the cylinder deforms globally to become a squatter version of itself . |