Example sentences of "[pron] is assumed [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his second oration against Verres Cicero describes hypocrisy in terms which sound like a scenario for Iago 's undermining of Othello : In the Academica he attacks the simulatio of virtue which is assumed not out of duty but in pursuit of pleasure , and in De Finibus he denounces those whose actions are motivated by personal desire for pleasure rather than respect for the moral law . |
| 2 | That is to say , the ‘ relevant mental condition ’ which the critic/reader must recreate within himself is assumed also to be the mental condition of the author . |
| 3 | It is assumed instead that , each time a logogen reaches its threshold , the value of that threshold is lowered ; and this value then slowly drifts up towards what it had been , but never quite reaches the previous level . |
| 4 | It is assumed here that juries and others do attach considerable importance to the label when it is a question of homicide , and therefore that the excessive use of force in self-defence is a matter which is properly reflected by a separate qualified defence , rather than being left to sentencing ( which means executive discretion , if the mandatory penalty for murder remains ) or forced artificially into the doctrine of provocation ( when there may be no real evidence of loss of self-control ) . |
| 5 | It is assumed here that the counsellor will play an active part in the formation of a group . |
| 6 | Answer guide : The land is normally not depreciated as it is assumed not to wear out . |
| 7 | It is assumed therefore that virtually all children will travel along broadly the same curricular path in English , but that some will move more quickly , and further , than others ; and some may be around the level 1 attainments for the whole of their school careers . |