Example sentences of "assume [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Atkins assumes the evolution of complex things — the subject matter of this book — to be inevitable once the appropriate physical conditions have been set up . |
| 2 | This is pretty low for a speculative investment and assumes the company is capitalised at 12.5 times earnings in the year to 31 March 2017 . |
| 3 | The previous paragraph assumes the existence of a decoding device in the cell , able to translate particular triplets into particular amino acids : such a decoding device is analogous to a machine which could receive a message in Morse code ( corresponding to the base sequence in DNA ) and produce a version written in the roman alphabet ( corresponding to the amino acid sequence of the protein ) . |
| 4 | The model assumes the existence of a mechanism ( a ‘ modulator ’ ) that detects any discrepancy between internal and external inputs , and , when the external input exceeds the internal , boosts the associability of the element to a degree proportional to the discrepancy . |
| 5 | Planning , in turn , assumes the existence of a system amenable to planning ; a system , that is , which is coherent , consistent , rational , predictable , manageable , and controllable . |
| 6 | Usually , one then treats one set of relations as problematic and.simply assumes the existence of the other , as if it were some sort of indeterminate background noise or , more contentiously , assigns truth to one and falsity to the other . |
| 7 | The theory wrongly assumes the existence of a ‘ meritocracy ’ — that there is equal opportunity for all to develop their talent : public schoolboys in Britain and white South African children , for example , do not start alongside their age-peers in an equal contest . |
| 8 | Since the legislation assumes the existence of the common law background we must first endeavour to ascertain the general principles governing this area of tort and then see shortly how it is affected when there is a trade dispute . |
| 9 | The very concept assumes the existence of a higher power than that of the nation state . |
| 10 | It assumes the existence of at least two distinct languages or language varieties . |
| 11 | Archer ( 1987 ) suggests adopting an approach which assumes the influence of all social categorizations , rather than simply gender , on psychological subjects . |
| 12 | Far from Freud 's concept of the super-ego being one which assumes the super-ego to be entirely built up from outside , from social relationships with parents and educators only — as Parsons — claims — it , too , contains instinctual elements . |
| 13 | In Gillick terms , the ability to make an informed request assumes the child to be old enough to make at least that decision for himself . |
| 14 | Although Chang Tsai 's comparison with water shows clearly that the ch'i is a continuum and not an aggregate of atoms , the analogy with matter is so deep in Le Gall 's preconceptions that he assumes the component atoms to be implicit in the word ch'i of the Chinese text . |
| 15 | Any version of the resulting constitution which assumes the contrary is no more entitled to respect than the argument that the United Kingdom has lacked constitutional government since King James II threw the Great Seal into the Thames . |
| 16 | Will my right hon. Friend ensure that when the United Kingdom assumes the presidency of the EC the other Scandinavian countries , as well as Sweden , are encouraged to join as full voting members at the earliest possible date ? |
| 17 | Roz Scott Huxley at Manchester Computing Centre has also written a user note for SASPAC91 on the Manchester mainframe ; in addition to explaining commands relating to SASPAC91 , it also assumes the user is not familiar with CMS ( the Conversational Monitor System running on the mainframe ) and the XEDIT editor , and takes them step by step through creating a command file , running it interactively , offline or remotely , and collecting the output ( Scott Huxley 1993 ) . |
| 18 | A particularly evil GHOST is the chagrin , also known as the ‘ cogrino ’ or ‘ nargirin ’ , who assumes the shape of a large yellow hedgehog . |
| 19 | — after death the heart assumes the shape of a pyramid . |
| 20 | Since a gas assumes the shape of its container , a gas can not have a fixed volume . |
| 21 | He will normally find that this assumes the shape of a pyramid , with a broad base of people who had only 1 or 2 hearths tapering to a few persons or a single individual who owned a disproportionate share of the wealth . |
| 22 | Little by little , the story pieces together the trials of this greedy and repulsive rag of a man , who assumes the name of Gemmy Fairley : his terrible early life as a rat-catcher 's assistant in England , where he had been treated as little better than a beast of burden by his loathed master , Willett ; how he managed to survive as a stowaway on board ship in order to escape the consequences of the revenge that he wreaked upon his master ; his arrival in Australia and his early life there , lived among the aborigines . |
| 23 | Well that assumes the person might want to stay anyway , but |
| 24 | He can call his bluff and ask to see the quotations ; he can take the initiative by stating that he assumes the buyer is wishing for him to justify his price ; or , if flushed with the confidence of past success , he can say ‘ Then I advise you to accept one of them . ’ |
| 25 | The budget in the table assumes the cost of sow huts , water and fencing , tractor and trailer have all been amortised at 13% over five years . |
| 26 | Note that the description above assumes the issue is a straight fixed rate bond . |
| 27 | Malcolm Reilly , reported to be ‘ shocked ’ by Bettinson 's dismissal , has been offered an up-graded title of coach/ manager while Maurice Lindsay , the Wigan chairman , replaces Bettinson and assumes the title of tour director and business manager . |
| 28 | Malcolm Reilly , reported to be ‘ shocked ’ by Bettinson 's dismissal , has been offered an up-graded title of coach/ manager while Maurice Lindsay , the Wigan chairman , replaces Bettinson and assumes the title of tour director and business manager . |
| 29 | If the surety is a customer or if the creditor assumes the röle of advisor , it may be that the creditor will be found to have owed a contractual or tortious duty of care to the surety . |
| 30 | As has been argued throughout this work , the concept of culture is one which assumes the indivisibility of person and forms ( that is , with respect to material objects ) , and of being and having . |