Example sentences of "[pron] can not [adv] assume that " in BNC.

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1 I do n't think I have been fooled by artefacts , or overinterpreted my findings , though it is obvious even to me , let alone a critical outsider , that in fitting the data within a temporal cascade I have not formally proved all the necessary biochemical links ; some of my arguments have run dangerously close to the classical trap of assuming that post hoc implies propter hoc ; just because the phosphorylation step precedes the glycoprotein synthesis I can not automatically assume that the latter depends upon the former .
2 No such assumption can be made with non-experimental data ; if we compare non-experimental groups which vary on X , we can not automatically assume that they are alike in other respects .
3 But we can not yet assume that Froggy Davies was murdered by , or on behalf of , either Martinez , Jefferson or Harley .
4 Since we can not simply assume that the results from one bilingual setting must apply to all others too , we shall study two widely differing groups of bilingual children in the UK .
5 We can not merely assume that our minds are so filled , but this must be treated as an object for empirical enquiry .
6 However , there are examples which show that we can not always assume that a property word will have a referential locus .
7 One needs a Porter-style analysis to discover exactly what type of investment and competitive strategy is needed to achieve or maintain market share or competitive position ; one can not just assume that any type of investment in capacity in areas of high market share will lead to future success .
8 One can not necessarily assume that the operation of market principles per se will automatically lead to efficiency .
9 They can not therefore assume that all genetically engineered products are dangerous unless proven otherwise .
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