Example sentences of "assume that [art] [adj] [noun sg] is " in BNC.

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1 There is , however , an alternative approach based on the development of a new understanding of law , which no longer assumes that the legal system is uniform but realises that law is linked into complex processes of communication between and within different sub-systems of society , which in turn form and influence the substance of a particular segment of law .
2 Simpson assumes that the common law is law .
3 In effect , for all practical purposes , modern western man assumes that the human race is thrown upon its own resources to cope with life and discover what meaning , if any , it may have .
4 If one assumes that the dominant motive is accumulation out of profits , then , and the shifting of the profits tax reduces the effective redistribution .
5 When it comes to dampness , all is not always what it seems , so do n't automatically assume that a damp patch is due to a defective damp-proof course ( dpc ) .
6 First we shall assume that the current density is confined to a thin wire in which case the integration variable may be changed
7 Read newspapers , and do n't assume that the whole world is as interested in acting as you are .
8 Let us assume that the give-away clue is that your murderer has dyed his moustache .
9 If n is sufficiently large that 1 is a small increment , we can assume that the marginal firm is exactly breaking even : where is determined from the demand curve
10 The trouble with all of these theories of Broca 's aphasia , and others like them , is that they assume that a single deficit is involved , i.e. that the syndrome is a ‘ theoretical syndrome ’ ; and it is becoming increasingly clear that this is not so .
11 If we assume that the total cost is constant , then curve will be a rectangular hyperbola .
12 If you are having difficulties with someone , assume that the other person is an aspect of yourself which needs to be integrated , and try the Gestalt ‘ empty chair ’ technique .
13 The probability of survival from birth to age 1 is J , and from age 1 to age 2 is A. For simplicity , we assume that the expected fertility is the same at both ages ( ) .
14 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 .
15 They assume that the ruling class is united , that all members of the ruling class own substantial amounts of wealth and that the ruling class is almost all-powerful .
16 Take the same geometrical configuration as in the previous example but assume that the rectangular coil is moving with a constant velocity u in a direction perpendicular to the straight wire .
17 Assume that the daily wage is £10 for eight hours worked , and this just equals the subsistence level .
18 The vendor should also take advice on the tax implications of identifying the maximum price payable as the Inland Revenue will at the time of sale assume that the maximum price is payable and tax the vendor accordingly .
19 Either we assume that the whole universe is at the present moment in a very improbable state .
20 Using partial equilibrium analysis , and assuming that a non-member country is considering participation in an existing CU , an evaluation of the welfare effects is possible using the traditional concepts of producer and consumer surplus .
21 If the victim were a masochist or if the defendant and the victim were involved in sado-masochism , will the prosecution be able to establish that the assault was committed with the intention of having sexual intercourse , assuming that the requisite intent is ‘ purposive and not foresightful ’ as Dr. Woods suggests .
22 The object is to establish the change in hours supply to the labour market ta ; H as a result of a change in wages δW , which , other things equal , generates an income effect ( y ) and a substitution effect ( s ) , as follows ( assuming that the only tax is the introduction of a proportional one on labour income and it is this that is causing the change in W :
23 Assuming that the ultimate disclosure is made at the same time under either rule , they receive only $50 for their share without insider trading .
24 ‘ Or , ’ she added with deliberate coquetry , ‘ am I mistaken in assuming that the light-fingered Lotta is no longer a part of your — er — personal life ? ’
25 We may , in fact , reinterpret any of the diagrams of Figs ( 2.25 ) -(2.31) by assuming that the whole space is filled with a material of conductivity unc and the field lines are now the lines of current flow as well .
26 The very way that news stories and programmes about mental handicap are reported falls into the same trap of assuming that the whole subject is sad and despairing , mainly because the journalists and broadcasters possess the same lack of understanding as their viewers .
27 Popular misconceptions often stem from assuming that the national debt is analogous with private debt , which is true for external government debt but not for internal debt :
28 Up until this point we have assumed that a referential locus is quite generally available for property words , not only adjectives in fact but also adverbs : ( 8 ) Philippa comforted her lovingly the referential locus of the adverb is that of the verb ; and the referential locus of the verb in turn is the entity of the subject phrase ; that is why a sentence like : ( 9 ) the drink comforted her lovingly is unacceptable , despite the fact that lovingly can co-occur with comfort , while comfort is compatible with drink .
29 it was assumed that the segment-locating process is purely statistical , but this would only be true if ΔΕ 12 was zero ;
30 Similarly , it should not be assumed that the discovered attitude is necessarily any ‘ truer ’ than the preceding one , rather as if an unconscious motivation had been dragged from the gloom of the id into the bright light of the ego .
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