Example sentences of "[modal v] be a mistake to assume that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be a mistake to assume that sleep is a period when the body is marking time and just ticking over idly . |
| 2 | While it may be true to say that the one predominates in Christianity and the other in such Eastern religions as Buddhism and Hinduism , it would be a mistake to assume that Christianity is devoid of the principle of identity or that Buddhism and Hinduism are devoid of the principle of participation . |
| 3 | However , it would be a mistake to assume that the group backs the action of Father James Morrow as Tony Golding , chairman of Colchester LIFE group , explained . |
| 4 | Although the lesions that produce the speech loss are localized it would be a mistake to assume that their effects are similarly restricted . |
| 5 | It would be a mistake to assume that all multinational companies which are established in a number of European countries necessarily thereby reap enormous advantages and profits . |
| 6 | Images of femininity and masculinity vary significantly by ethnicity ; it would be a mistake to assume that the patterns among British whites are to be found among black people . |
| 7 | It would be a mistake to assume that the various strata of middle-class ‘ society ’ would naturally press for liberal reform . |
| 8 | However , it would be a mistake to assume that the behaviour of insects is based solely on instinct . |
| 9 | But it would be a mistake to assume that Prime Ministers are necessarily mouth-pieces of their Lord Chancellors when making the most senior appointments . |
| 10 | However , it would be a mistake to assume that the differences within regions are any less significant . |
| 11 | Whilst it is true that the summit meeting of heads of state and government ( prime ministers and presidents ) in Stuttgart in 1983 adopted a Solemn Declaration of European Union , it would be a mistake to assume that the prime ministers and presidents and the European Parliamentarians were on the same wavelength . |
| 12 | It would be a mistake to assume that all participants in the revolt were involved in it for the same reasons . |