Example sentences of "[is] [adv] assumed [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Greek tragedy is generally assumed to have had an original connection with Dionysus .
2 By then Harald is usually assumed to have been dead .
3 Male reproductive success R m , is also assumed to increase linearly with size , but more steeply as sexual competition increases ( Fig. 4 b ) .
4 The dip of this master detachment fault at the time of active deformation is then assumed to coincide with its current dip of 10° northeastwards .
5 As finch ( 1989 ) describes , it is commonly asserted that this century has seen the demise of the extended family structure which is commonly assumed to have been the norm at previous points in time .
6 ‘ Unpolluted ’ precipitation is commonly assumed to have a pH value of 5.6 ( or 5.65 ) , although in reality the pH of precipitation in even the most remote areas of the world is typically lower than this , averaging around 5.0 .
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