Example sentences of "[pers pn] assume that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why should I assume that in combining imperatives with propositions about other persons I can afford to ignore , while taking for granted the analogizing on which the mere use of a common name depends , the operations of assimilating to and differentiating from myself without which the propositions would not even have their full meaning ? |
| 2 | So , do I assume that you have a private income ? ’ |
| 3 | Can I assume that we sort of are happy with the format that there should be a national curriculum level and there should be a general skills and abilities ? |
| 4 | Can I assume that it was cleared through the Cabinet Office ? |
| 5 | ‘ From your conversation with Nina , can I assume that Jennifer told you why I visited her last night ? ’ |
| 6 | Lastly , let me assume that Viscount Dilhorne 's statements have the character of a ‘ decision ’ as that word is used in the Practice Statement ( Judicial Precedent ) [ 1966 ] 1 W.L.R. 1234 , which intimated that this House would depart from a previous decision ‘ when it appears right to do so . ’ |
| 7 | Let me assume that you would like to enter for practice at the Bar and are prepared to brave all hazards . |
| 8 | And she thought , a little aggrieved : I do think Clelia might have told me , how could she assume that I knew her mother 's maiden name ? |
| 9 | And even if it were , as it just might be , true , why should she assume that this old ex-pat , mainly interested in the hunt for gentleman 's relish , knew anything about it ? |
| 10 | First , how dare she assume that our main goal is to walk , without consulting us in the first place . |
| 11 | Why does she assume that 100 per cent of Liverpool people are red hot Labour supporters ? |
| 12 | ‘ And why do you assume that I wo n't be willing to assist you ? ’ |
| 13 | Again , should you assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him , or can you assume that he is a lawyer so that a hint is sufficient ? |
| 14 | Again , should you assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him , or can you assume that he is a lawyer so that a hint is sufficient ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why should you assume that I 'm a virgin ? ’ she finally managed to say , twisting away to grapple inwardly for composure . |
| 16 | Yet , at the same time , why do we assume that a technological civilization will have the slightest desire to quest among the stars ? |
| 17 | Why do we assume that rage , aggression , violence are products of frustration ? |
| 18 | Since no commentator or studio expert remarked on this as anything unusual , can we assume that by the next World Cup rugby players will resemble American Superbowl players ? |
| 19 | For example , if the deprivation experienced by the mother of a child in care is not mentioned in a case file , can we assume that it is absent ? |
| 20 | Shall we assume that the Home Secretary , too , will grant a reprieve to William Joyce ( ‘ Lord Haw Haw ’ ) because by January 3 , 1946 , the date of his execution , Germany had ceased to be an enemy country ? |
| 21 | Should we assume that the meaningfulness of such a hypothesis necessarily depends on the possibility ( in principle , at least ) of turning the relevant propositional schema into a meaningful singular proposition , viz. by replacing the " bound " variable ( the variable governed by the " existential quantifier " ) with an appropriate name , or a naming phrase ? |
| 22 | It could involve a civil engineering student considering the social effects of a new construction — in other words , taking on a sociological perspective ; it could be a student of English trying to answer the question ‘ What is literature and why do we assume that it is a good thing ? ’ — and so embracing the thinking of moral philosophy ; it might be a student in the performing arts trying to understand how and why a particular tradition had evolved — so embarking on a historical study ; it could be a chemistry student being invited to consider the effects on the natural environment of industrial or agricultural chemicals — so adding a biological approach to the subject ; or it might be a social science student keen on human perspectives being encouraged to look at underlying statistical patterns . |
| 23 | Could we assume that he was put in the river within an hour of being killed ? " |
| 24 | Nor should we assume that the parties were static . |
| 25 | However , a new problem arises — that of selection due to differential recruitment of those receiving or not receiving X. For example if , after a TV programme on violence in society , we sample to compare the opinions of those who watched it with those who did not on the question of bringing back corporal punishment , can we assume that the subpopulations of watchers and non-watchers are otherwise similar ? |
| 26 | In other words do they assume that biological or cultural categories are unproblematic ? |
| 27 | Will they assume that people engage in this ritual because they have always done so and have been conditioned into it ? |
| 28 | Let him assume that she knows how annoying it is and does it to annoy — if you know your job he will not notice the immense improbability of the assumption . |
| 29 | Why , simply because he is a doctor , should he assume that women will come as trusting , respectful , and , above all , compliant patients who can be dealt with quickly ? |
| 30 | And why should he assume that he alone had the power to manipulate others ? |