Example sentences of "[be] [adv] assumed that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been widely assumed that he would succeed Sir Robert Scholey when the chairman steps down . |
| 2 | It should not be automatically assumed that they will . |
| 3 | In these circumstances , it should be roughly assumed that you would be burning up around 2,000 calories a day . |
| 4 | It is generally assumed that it is not cost-effective to screen either younger or older women , but the achievements of any screening in this area are unclear . |
| 5 | Furthermore , it is generally assumed that it is an easy matter to pollute and get away with it . |
| 6 | If it is always assumed that they are intellectually inferior , what else is there for them to do … every time teachers are constantly amazed by the fact that in the first year they have at the moment there are two or three really bright West Indian boys , and it 's of constant amazement to people like Mr G … ‘ my goodness he 's bright where does he get it from ’ . |
| 7 | It is still assumed that it is the woman who will give up work to look after the children or take time off if they are sick , she admits . |
| 8 | In theory it is typically assumed that we are concerned with the distribution of taxes and benefits among individuals according to their ability to pay ( the normative basis for this is not discussed here — see Lecture 11 ) ; in empirical work , this is typically taken to mean measured money income . |
| 9 | Because these three associated religions appear to have in common the belief in one transcendent personal creator , it is often assumed that they all believe in the same God . |
| 10 | Someone must plough the fields or milk the cows , but much of this endeavour takes place hidden from public view and when a tractor is glimpsed across a field it is often assumed that it is a farmer who is in the cab . |
| 11 | It is popularly assumed that it has medicinal benefits , but there is no evidence whatever to support this , and much evidence to the contrary . |
| 12 | It is commonly assumed that it is impossible to change this state of affairs , but the Guild of Food Writers believes it can be done , and that it is all-important , even vital , to do so , says Claudia Roden , its vice chairman . |
| 13 | It was just assumed that she had some ulterior motive in coming here , and she was n't allowed to defend herself . |
| 14 | It was generally assumed that they would probably prove to be complementary to each other , but what the optimum mix would be was far from clear . |
| 15 | It was always assumed that they would get a job , a home , a wife and children , in that order . |
| 16 | Well , I was always going to be an artist and it was always assumed that I would leave South Africa and go to somewhere like Italy and study at an art school . |
| 17 | ‘ This list of rare plants in Durham turned up in various correspondences , but it was always assumed that it was Stephen Robson 's list , ’ says Alec . |