Example sentences of "[is] [adv] often assumed " in BNC.

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1 This rural bourgeoisie was not , as is so often assumed , a ‘ new feudalism ’ created by the sales of church and common lands after the 1830's .
2 I do not think that these qualities arise wholly , or even mainly , as it is so often assumed , from the character of its buildings and the beauty of the natural forms , such as trees , which stand in juxtaposition to them .
3 But the exact nature of the contribution is perhaps less straightforward than is now often assumed .
4 But the exact nature of the contribution is perhaps less straightforward than is now often assumed .
5 It is too often assumed that if a law is not designed to protect one man from another its only rationale can be that it is designed to punish moral wickedness , or in Lord Devlin 's words ‘ to enforce a moral principle ’ .
6 It is very often assumed , particularly by non-technical persons , that a product is tested for stability and that after a certain time a result is obtained proving stability of the product and/or pack .
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