Example sentences of "are assumed to be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Consider a closed economy in which investment ( I ) and government spending ( C ) are assumed to be autonomous and taxes ( T ) are all lump-sum .
2 In this case , the position is equivalent to that of compulsory purchase , and the permissions in the Eighth Schedule are assumed to be available when assessing the compensation .
3 The riskiness of the investment : investors are assumed to be risk-averse and therefore the required rate of return they require will increase with the perceived riskiness of an investment .
4 The advantages of unity over diversity , or collectivism over individualism , are assumed to be self-evident and the obvious totalitarian overtones are ignored .
5 Certain principles and values are assumed to be unchallengeable and therefore to be nurtured .
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