Example sentences of "it is assumed that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is assumed that technical progress is purely labour-augmenting .
2 It is assumed that overall coverage of new publications in the authority is achieved by these departments .
3 Answer guide : It is assumed that variable costs are the same per unit of activity ; therefore the variable costs will move in proportion to activity levels , i.e. in a linear fashion .
4 In economic models of bureaucratic behaviour it is assumed that economic incentives and constraints are what count , rather than the moral or intellectual qualities of public servants ( Niskanen 1973 ) .
5 It is assumed that homologous structures are there as a consequence of evolution from a common ancestor , so homologous structures common to all mammals would be presumed to have been present in our common ancestor .
6 Unless it is assumed that superior genes are permanently located in the Brahmin caste ( and there is no evidence that this is the case ) then there is probably no relationship between genetically based and socially created inequality in traditional Hindu society .
7 It is assumed that so-called reminder treatments act in some way to increase the likelihood that associations ( especially weak ones that will be most in need of such help ) will be effective in generating overt conditioned responding , then the pattern of results observed can be accommodated .
8 It is assumed that social values , which are also placed on a single linear dimension , might be assigned to each variant .
9 It is assumed that provisional agreement has been reached between prospective partners , all of whom are fully qualified solicitors ; that the firm name has been chosen and premises identified ; that certificates and licences have been obtained as necessary in relation to specialist aspects of the work of the practice and registration obtained for VAT ; that the Solicitors ' Indemnity Fund has been informed of the existence of the new practice ; and generally that there is no legal or professional obstacle to accepting instructions from clients .
10 It is assumed that scientific knowledge grows in a series of discrete steps , each corresponding with a specific advance which can be precisely located in time ’ .
11 It is assumed that gastric metaplasia arises from the necks of Brunner 's glands and is the result of a persistently high concentration of acidity in the duodenal bulb .
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