Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] 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 | 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 ? |
| 3 | ‘ Why should you assume that I 'm a virgin ? ’ she finally managed to say , twisting away to grapple inwardly for composure . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | Should one assume that the parties take notice in the original position of their own fallibility , and agree on constitutional arrangements that will be self-correcting if it turns out that the fundamental beliefs concerning human nature , on which their substantive principles of justice are based , turn out to be wrong , or not ? |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | Nor should we assume that the parties were static . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | And why should he assume that he alone had the power to manipulate others ? |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | Could we assume that he was put in the river within an hour of being killed ? " |
| 12 | First , how dare she assume that our main goal is to walk , without consulting us in the first place . |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | Will they assume that people engage in this ritual because they have always done so and have been conditioned into it ? |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | Can I assume that it was cleared through the Cabinet Office ? |
| 17 | ‘ From your conversation with Nina , can I assume that Jennifer told you why I visited her last night ? ’ |
| 18 | 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 ? |
| 19 | 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 ? |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | 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 ? |
| 22 | Nor can one assume that two levels of program ‘ have the same semantics ’ ( as true translations normally would ) . |