Example sentences of "it [be] assumed that the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Nor should it be assumed that the young teachers of 30 years ago were all aspiring members of the working class .
2 Why , then , should it be assumed that the Holy Spirit was particularly active in professors ?
3 But as long as the A level system remains , pupils at school will be required severely to limit their choice of subjects , it being assumed that the only way to ensure ‘ standards of excellence , is to go more and more deeply into an ever narrower range of subjects .
4 It is assumed that the shallow water Lower Carboniferous carbonates uncomformably overlie a platform of these older rocks , which locally are intersected by the pre-Permian surface because of thrusting or uplift and erosion .
5 It is assumed that the personal and social significance of transport in general and driving in particular develops rapidly between the ages of 13 and 19 , and that the knowledge , attitudes and judgements relating to driving that develop during these years will have an important bearing on how young drivers behave on the road .
6 Although expressed simply , it is assumed that the necessary liaison takes place between the sub-systems of the model on matters of common interest .
7 None is stated in the sub-section , but it is assumed that the accused must intend to use the article in the course of or in connection with the burglary , theft or cheat , and he must know that he has the article with him .
8 Indeed , perceptual constancies are only a puzzle if it is assumed that the visual system acts like a camera .
9 It is assumed that the two approaching waves are both known , and it is required to find the exact solution which describes the interaction following the collision .
10 It is assumed that the two defendants have committed some crime at a stated time — say between 10 and 11 p.m. last Wednesday — and have set up an alibi .
11 In both , it is assumed that the criminal law can and should be used to protect or to reinforce moral principles .
12 In this approach , it is assumed that the initial conditions are determined by the functions and which represents the wave in region II as it reaches the boundary , and by which represents the wave in region III as it reaches the boundary .
13 If it is assumed that the expected volume of output is roughly equal to that experienced in the previous year , , then the higher is , the greater will gross investment tend to be .
14 The approach which is adopted in this book , and which is described in this introductory chapter , is a variety of ‘ contextual ’ approach : it is assumed that the semantic properties of a lexical item are fully reflected in appropriate aspects of the relations it contracts with actual and potential contexts .
15 Unless it is assumed that the original stream had a meander belt of varying width , we must conclude that the meanders have not only been incised but also more fully developed in the more resistant rock .
16 It is governed by the difference equations ( from ( 9–13 ) , ( 9–14 ) and ( 9–15 ) ) , It is assumed that the random terms , and , are independent across individuals , and that the population is sufficiently large that we can replace sample moments by the corresponding population moments , in this way moving from a stochastic to a distributional model .
17 Above it is assumed that the marginal costs of increasing output are themselves increasing .
18 In traditional studies of the way inhomogeneities — lumps of matter in the form of clusters of galaxies — form in the expanding Universe , it is assumed that the dominant influence is a mass , or density perturbation .
19 Once it is assumed that the third party would be liable to the plaintiffs for damages of a particular kind , it must follow that he has some responsibility for those damages .
20 It is assumed that the purposeful provision of facilities , or the success of intervention strategies to encourage fuller use of available resources , depends critically upon an account of adolescents ' reasoning about leisure .
21 It was assumed that the following variables would influence issuance ( bearing in mind that the level of issuance observed results both from demand and supply influences ) .
22 it was assumed that the segment-locating process is purely statistical , but this would only be true if ΔΕ 12 was zero ;
23 At one time it was assumed that the best approach was one of stealth and caution , particularly as the most productive place to fish was invariably no more than a rod 's length away from your own bank .
24 When Peter Sharp , sixty-one , Manhattan hotelier and real estate developer , died in April 1992 , it was assumed that the Metropolitan Museum would receive his collection as a bequest .
25 It was assumed that the liquid discharge would disperse and be rendered harmless .
26 It was assumed that the Korean people would docilely accept trusteeship with decisions being taken for them by their American and Soviet masters .
27 The first stages of the French Revolution seemed to be more obviously under reasonable management and it was assumed that the French would set up some sort of parliamentary government under the control of gentlemen .
28 Rationalisation and reform were felt to be needed , and it was assumed that the resulting improvements would benefit all the interested parties .
29 For it was assumed that the few who were rich and/or well-born were also , morally and politically , " the best " .
30 After the establishment of an independent Germany and Italy , it was assumed that the national question , as a progressive issue , was now past in Europe ; only reactionaries would continue to try to resurrect it .
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