Example sentences of "it would [be] [adj] to assume " in BNC.

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1 It would be rash to assume the former ; and realistic to accept that some gurus are the latter , especially those who have become ‘ brands ’ in their own right .
2 " Clearly it would be rash to assume that Shakespeare knew of this earlier version . "
3 ‘ On the other hand , ’ Doctor Staples said , ‘ it would be unscientific to assume that this had anything to do with his lung collapse .
4 Yet it would be anachronistic to assume that they had surrendered their rights in anticipation of Marxist theories about the superiority of the all-Russian market , or that they felt a particular brotherly love towards the Great Russian folk .
5 However enjoyable it was , it would be dangerous to assume that yesterday 's party can continue .
6 It would be dangerous to assume from this simplification , however , that the two perspectives can be easily separated by the ideological position each adopts , the former tending to see ‘ permissiveness ’ as bad , the latter seeing it as good .
7 It would be dangerous to assume that this balance of topics necessarily reflects the Authority 's PNP priorities very accurately .
8 It is not possible to identify the proportional contributions of student and supervisor to the publication , in terms of information content , but in the case of mapping assignments , it would be logical to assume that the student performed most of the fieldwork , deriving theoretical insights in later discussion with the supervisor and others .
9 It is not possible to identify the proportional contributions of student and supervisor to the publication , in terms of information content , but in the case of mapping assignments , it would be logical to assume that the student performed most of the fieldwork , deriving theoretical insights in later discussion with the supervisor and others .
10 Some say that Linear A is related to the Phoenician and Palestinian languages , and that the texts contain lists of people and quantities of produce ; but it would be premature to assume this .
11 It would be presumptuous to assume fans switched allegiance overnight and started buying records by The Wedding Present instead of The Smiths .
12 It would be prudent to assume that the GRU , in collaboration with its clients , is effective at identifying needs and diverting what it purloins to the right places .
13 In R v Mehmed [ 1963 ] Crim LR 780 where the accused had an air pistol which he produced in another 's private house , it would be reasonable to assume that he must have carried it in a public place to get it there or to take it away .
14 So it would be reasonable to assume the thing could run standalone .
15 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 .
16 It would be reasonable to assume that the considerable changes that took place in Britain were a result of these large-scale confiscations .
17 It would be reasonable to assume , therefore , that particular attention would be given to the incorporation of such knowledge in the development of handwriting recognition systems .
18 This is somewhat surprising , since it would be reasonable to assume that domain-specific dictionaries would contain the most appropriate collocations for domain-specific documents .
19 If it can be shown that most children recorded as unoccupied in the census also had economically inactive lone mothers then it would be reasonable to assume that the concerns about numerator-denominator bias expressed by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys may be exaggerated .
20 Looking beyond the extra revenue generated by holidays at home , increased tourism and relieved direct taxation ( some £20,000 million ) being spent mainly in industries which are very labour intensive , it would be reasonable to assume also that there would be sufficient jobs created to satisfy our social requirements .
21 It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities .
22 It would be reasonable to assume that such researchers had adopted new research interests , had changed occupations , or had moved to different localities .
23 Perhaps it would be reasonable to assume that 550 deaths are caused in England , Wales and Scotland every year by drunken driving .
24 If the lender under such an instrument had the right to require early redemption , but on exercise of that right he would receive only the original issue price , it would be unrealistic to assume that he would exercise it unless the issuer 's creditworthiness deteriorated to a significant extent .
25 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 .
26 Kufrans and Ajdabiyans did not conform to any stereotype of simple , backward tribesmen : it would be wrong to assume from their voting patterns that they were simple mechanical products of a tribal model of society .
27 In many respects , however , life in a special school is like any other day or boarding school , and it would be wrong to assume that rare and special things go on in a special school .
28 However , it would be wrong to assume any simple connection between these effects and types of mapping .
29 It would be wrong to assume that the divisions in the Tory Party , which became so evident after Mrs Thatcher was dumped , have been healed .
30 It would be wrong to assume that Elizabeth 's reign was one of perfect happiness and freedom , or that the contrast between her real physical state and her royal image was not sometimes ridiculous .
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