Example sentences of "be generally assumed to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this explanation is not sufficient to explain the phenomenon : there is a definite difference between , shall we say , an amoeba and a crystal , yet the crystal grows and ( in a very limited sense ) reproduces — two activities that are generally assumed to be characteristic of living material . |
| 2 | Alcohol and tobacco are generally assumed to be products with a very inelastic demand . |
| 3 | Controlled processes are generally assumed to be voluntary , flexible and capacity limited while automatic ones are highly efficient , unavoidable , resistant to modification , not subject to capacity limitations and able to occur without awareness ( LaBerge , 1981 ) . |
| 4 | No complete census of dolphins has ever been carried out in India , although the total population is generally assumed to be between 4000 and 5000 . |
| 5 | Despite the fact that single-parent families , people on their own , or unrelated people living together constitute 32 per cent of all households ( Central Statistical Office , 1979 , p. 44 ) , the household is generally assumed to be the nuclear family . |