Example sentences of "is [adv] assumed " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is widely assumed that Elders will not bother to hold on to any Scottish shares and its 23.7 per cent stake will be acquired and used as the springboard for a bid . |
| 2 | Because the economy is in recession , it is widely assumed that the government will and should cut interest rates . |
| 3 | It is widely assumed that the general , who has been doing his best to fan the speculation , will try to become prime minister after he leaves the army . |
| 4 | These days , it is widely assumed that monitoring of firms by close , caring banks is a better way to run things than the arms-length institutional ownership of America and Britain . |
| 5 | It is widely assumed that ‘ real ’ country people are in favour of development as a source of new jobs and housing while the rich commuter is only concerned to protect his equity and a style of living which has never been available to the locals . |
| 6 | Because NMDA channels are permeable to Ca 2+ ( refs 21 , 38 , 39 ) it is widely assumed , but not proven , that permeation through these channels during tetanic stimulation provides the Ca 2+ signal necessary for the induction of LTP . |
| 7 | They mean an easy , phonetic ( or rather phonemic ) system such as alphabetic literacy and they think of a ‘ literate society ’ as one in which such a script is widely assumed in public life , as they claim it was in sixth century Greece . |
| 8 | It is widely assumed that the more efficiently a stock market functions the better off everyone is . |
| 9 | In spite of its rarity in oral language , it is widely assumed to be easy to read , and hence is freely introduced into children 's fiction and other early reading materials . |
| 10 | This attitude to non-verbal communication has been encouraged by the popularisation of right-brain left-brain studies and amongst those who sponsor the soft primitivism that I have just referred to it is widely assumed that the verbal capabilities of the left cerebral hemisphere have been over-developed by a culture which puts too much emphasis on linguistic finesse and that the expressive repertoire of the supposedly holistic right hemisphere has been dangerously neglected as a consequence . |
| 11 | It is widely assumed that restoration of intestinal continuity inevitably results in a better quality of life for the patient , but that is not necessarily the case . |
| 12 | It is widely assumed that different ICUs can be compared by the ratio of actual mortality to that predicted by the APACHE score . |
| 13 | It is widely assumed that these scoring systems can be used for comparisons . |
| 14 | It is widely assumed that the Bundesbank council will effect a 50 basic points cut in official rates at either the meeting this Thursday or on 1 April . |
| 15 | ‘ Is it not remarkable , ’ she said , her pretty brows arched in bewilderment , ‘ that an organisation set up in support of the family is thereby assumed to be against the welfare state ? |
| 16 | Above all , understanding an utterance involves the making of inferences that will connect what is said to what is mutually assumed or what has been said before . |
| 17 | Alternatively , it is perhaps assumed that without franchises there would be a vertically integrated chain , which would be less socially desirable . |
| 18 | It is apparently assumed that the contents of current affairs programmes can be neatly listed in three columns , headed respectively Favourable to Us , Favourable to Them and Neutral . |
| 19 | The current problems are the result of the cladding becoming too dense and warm , largely ( it is generally assumed ) because of human activities . |
| 20 | No complete census of dolphins has ever been carried out in India , although the total population is generally assumed to be between 4000 and 5000 . |
| 21 | Rape is only held to have been committed in English law where the sexual intercourse is ‘ unlawful ’ , and it is generally assumed that the function of that term is to remove non-consensual intercourse between a man and his wife from the ambit of rape . |
| 22 | On the other hand the EEC Nine produces only 64% of its consumption of sheep meat and it is generally assumed that the UK with approximately 25% of the EEC sheep flock and as the leading producer of 50% of Community production is well placed to reap some advantage which could be of benefit to the hills and upland areas . |
| 23 | It is generally assumed that pus-cells in the urethra are synonymous with infection and the pus-cell is treated vigorously from Bath to Bangkok and from Memphis to Madras as if it were an infectious organism itself . |
| 24 | But because the demand for central control has arisen out of a general dissatisfaction with education , and this dissatisfaction is often directed towards an excess of ‘ creativity ’ in the classroom , a lack of a disciplined work-force , it is generally assumed that the central common curriculum to be nationally accepted would be down-to-earth , factual , able to be assessed , and marked by a tick or a cross . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It is generally assumed that at postgraduate level and above users can look after themselves . |
| 27 | It is generally assumed that the use of and will enhance plural reference in this example . |
| 28 | As we have already indicated , it is generally assumed that in future there is likely to be a further reduction in the proportion of people of pensionable age who will be earning currently and hence adding to the gross national product as the latter is now calculated . |
| 29 | It is generally assumed that ASL is historically linked to the French Sign Language of the early 19th century , researchers seeing evidence of cognate signs in French Sign Language and ASL ( fig. 8.1 ) . |
| 30 | Lampreys and hagfishes lack a differentiated stomach , and it is generally assumed that all agnathans were similarly microphagous with no need for a stomach . |