Example sentences of "be [adj] to assume that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twenty-five years ago , during a period of full employment , employers may sometimes have been right to assume that those who were unemployed or redundant were less effective than those who held down a job . |
| 2 | It would be unrealistic to assume that any assessment process based solely on one assessor 's judgement of another 's competence would always be regarded as completely valid and reliable . |
| 3 | One is that it would be wrong to assume that all or even most judges have viewed the distinction in a purely instrumental fashion . |
| 4 | Family construct theory suggests that it would even be wrong to assume that such ‘ good ’ family relationships are wanted by some families which actually rely upon ‘ bad ’ family relationships . |
| 5 | However , it may be wrong to assume that this inability to create a coordinated response is a bad thing : a truly-integrated response to the cities from the Conservative governments elected in 1979 and after might have been even more detrimental to the major conurbations than it has been . |
| 6 | The form of ‘ unofficial ’ war which they fought was more characteristic of brigandage and open robbery , but it would be wrong to assume that those who constituted the Companies were all , of necessity , men of criminal background or low degree . |
| 7 | It would be dangerous to assume that this balance of topics necessarily reflects the Authority 's PNP priorities very accurately . |
| 8 | ‘ On the other hand , ’ Doctor Staples said , ‘ it would be unscientific to assume that this had anything to do with his lung collapse . |
| 9 | It would be natural to assume that this attempt to create a rift between Offa and the papacy occurred before the visit of the legates in 786 and that the visit was part of a process of reconciliation , but this is not wholly justified for Hadrian 's letter could date to the late rather than the mid-780s , and reflect hostility to one or more of a number of Offa 's actions . |
| 10 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
| 11 | It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities . |
| 12 | Allowing for a certain amount of exaggeration , it would be reasonable to assume that most of the wealthy landowners and business men would have suffered in this ruthless purge . |
| 13 | Yet the central point is that it is absurd to assume that any woman is less competent to direct her life than any man she marries . |
| 14 | When there is a market for the intermediate product , it is usual to assume that each division can trade with that market if it wants to . |
| 15 | It is unrealistic to assume that all the Palestinians currently living in the Arab states , whether still in refugee camps or integrated into their host society , could or would want to return to a West Bank-Gaza Palestinian state . ’ |
| 16 | It is easy to assume that such skills will be picked up incidentally , as they will usually be by fully sighted children , who often copy what they see other children doing , especially if a teacher 's directions are unclear to them . |
| 17 | from such a simple diagram it is easy to assume that all the thinking is done in terms of functions . |
| 18 | It is easy to assume that any significant , gender-linked difference should be attributed to the general operation of gender roles . |
| 19 | Therefore it is easy to assume that this must be a deliberate , callous attempt to inflict hurt . |
| 20 | It is reasonable to assume that all such figures underestimate the real activities of the elderly . |
| 21 | It is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social and economic effects , yet they have been conspicuously neglected by social scientists . |
| 22 | It is reasonable to assume that this is because the stereotype of the educated Jamaican Standard speaker is one that is familiar to children of Caribbean background but is not generally recognised in the white community . |
| 23 | Werking concluded that ‘ It is reasonable to assume that some research may now more satisfactorily come to terms with library use and its relation to bibliographic education ’ . |
| 24 | While it can not be compulsory for your child to be involved in Compact it is reasonable to assume that most young people would wish to be involved since Compact supports them in achieving standards of attainment and behaviour that schools are striving to raise . |
| 25 | However , it may be said to be fairer than the Community Charge in that the tax does , at least , rise with the value of the house and it is reasonable to assume that those living in more expensive houses have higher incomes than those living in less expensive dwellings . |
| 26 | ‘ If more judges are required because of the greater degree of litigious activity it is logical to assume that those successful counsel of high calibre who would be candidates for judge 's office would find it economically more gratifying to remain as advocates ’ , he said . |
| 27 | Users often report experiencing the sort of twisted non-Euclidian dimensions associated with the Old Ones , so it 's reasonable to assume that this is how Mait made contact with them , or with whatever race memory remains of them , which amounts to the same thing . ’ |
| 28 | As the penalty for making a mistake could be quite high , it is prudent to assume that more forms part of the character than does not . |
| 29 | Where the second baseline shows a significant improvement over the first it is safe to assume that all is well . |
| 30 | When one in three marriages end in divorce , it is safe to assume that many couples have n't got the balance right . |