Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb mod] assume that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be the concern of the court of the state to which the child is to be returned to minimise or eliminate this harm and , in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary or evidence that it is beyond the powers of those courts in the circumstances of the case , the courts of this country should assume that this will be done . |
| 2 | Even in the 1830s the most influential work on international law could assume that salutes at sea were still a significant aspect of the subject . |
| 3 | The fact of union , coupled with its repeated reaffirmation , has resulted in a position where only a blind man could assume that the power of the Westminster Parliament to sever it was so well established in general acquiescence that none would deny the propriety of its exercise . |
| 4 | Only a very biased , brain's-eye view of the living world would assume that the bigger the brain the more successful the species . |
| 5 | A young wife may assume that her husband will come shopping with her and he may take it for granted that she will stay at home while he goes to the local football match , or plays golf with the boys . |
| 6 | If a potential investor should assume that ‘ preference ’ means that he should prefer them to the ordinary shares he would be sorely in need of professional advice . |