Example sentences of "we can only assume that " in BNC.

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1 His food goes in a corner manger and a brick goes in with it ; the weight of the brick means he ca n't throw the manger about and we can only assume that its bulk gives him something to think about .
2 We can only assume that Sussex did not diverge too far from the rest of the southern English religious experience , after its rather late entry into the fold .
3 Where hedging of bets ( ‘ ambiguity ’ ) is not just feasible but desirable , we can only assume that the problem is not cancer , but hypochondria .
4 The only bureau to ‘ fail ’ our test was The Last Word — we can only assume that someone simply had a brainstorm and left all the important bits out .
5 Much of this research has been done by TV advertising agencies and TV organizations themselves — so we can only assume that they have used it to shape their programs to appeal to that level of consciousness .
6 We can only assume that it intends to gain acceptability and legitimacy within the ranks of the sold-out lackeys of the Labour Party , rather than working to organise the most exploited sections of ordinary people — women .
7 We now understand the day before another young boy af about nine saw a amn dressed exactly the same some distance away in the Sparcells estate so we can only assume that this man is lurking around in the area .
8 The annual report of the Scottish Prison Officers ' Association — published today — attacks senior management and declares : ‘ We can only assume that their tactic is to try to negate the role of trade unions within the service . ’
9 ‘ Given senior management 's reluctance to identify the role of area directors , we can only assume that their tactic is to try to negate the role of trade unions within the service .
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