Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] assumed that " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one ever asked me to do so — though everyone has since assumed that , for all eternity , it will be my round of drinks . ) |
| 2 | The careful exegete , however , will also be troubled by the fact that the Bible hardly majors on this issue , that we do not know the context of Paul 's two references to the subject , and that a strong anti-homosexual line is only possible if one has already assumed that such statements are immediately transferable into our situation straight from the biblical period . |
| 3 | Research into technological innovation has generally assumed that although shifts have occurred they have been within a stable organisational framework . |
| 4 | Eckmire , anxious to be seen to be supportive of the departing champion , added : ‘ Our sponsorship position has always assumed that Nigel would be driving for Williams next year and we echo the British public 's sentiments . ’ |
| 5 | It is exactly this assumption , however , that shows the extent to which Western society is indistinguishable from all other cultures , for each , according to Lévi-Strauss , has always assumed that it represents the full meaning and significance of human society : |
| 6 | The industry has always assumed that the birds recover quickly , but research by Dr Michael Gentle , of Edinburgh 's Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research , has shown that the animals experience chronic pain for weeks or months afterwards . |
| 7 | The discussion so far has implicitly assumed that both the long and the short legs of the spread involve an equal number of contracts . |