Example sentences of "should [not/n't] assume " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though people expect illness to become more frequent in old age , you should not assume that nothing can be done , but should consult your doctor if you think you have a health problem . |
| 2 | They should not assume their tape will get passed on . |
| 3 | It was his own spiritual change which made possible after the poems of the early twenties a more affectionate view of London , but we should not assume that the owner of Down the Silver Stream of Thames had ever been totally blind to the beauty of the city . |
| 4 | We should not assume that this means a retreat from the world into a monastery or a desert — not at all . |
| 5 | One should not assume that the decisions of working-class families would be substantially affected by new methods of birth control or by new ideas . |
| 6 | A third Court of Appeal decision , Janata Bank v Ahmed ( 1981 ) , has also suggested that the question of one 's base should not assume overriding importance . |
| 7 | Though people expect illness to become more frequent in old age , you should not assume that nothing can be done , but should consult your doctor if you think you have a health problem . |
| 8 | She will need time to grieve inwardly a little over these losses and gradually come to terms with them in her own way , so you should not assume that any moods of depression or irritability she has in those early months are a reflection on the efforts you are making to help her to feel ‘ at home ’ . |
| 9 | When we read , for example , that there was ‘ war in heaven ’ ( Rev 12:7 ) we should not assume that there was some sort of cosmic version of Star Wars , or that the archangel Michael and Lucifer fought it out with spiritual light-sabres . |
| 10 | Social workers should not assume court hearings have removed practical ( as opposed to formal ) responsibility from them : their advice remains crucial . |
| 11 | But if Sartre anticipates such later thinkers we should not assume too quickly that they have simply taken his insights further . |
| 12 | Hence , for example , in the case of the educational system , we should not assume that dominant ideologies about women necessarily give rise to uniform practices in schools and amongst teachers . |
| 13 | It may be , however , that the acceptance of dominant values is not as great as it might seem — we should not assume that actors conform because they wish to ( even if these wishes were manipulated ) . |
| 14 | But you should not assume that college teachers are all professionally-trained teachers . |
| 15 | The student should not assume facts contrary to those stated in the problem for the purpose of giving the examiner a piece of information for which he did not ask . |
| 16 | Really , women should not assume such familiar manners with priests . |
| 17 | However , we should not assume that a great deal has not been achieved quite spectacularly in the past few years . |
| 18 | We should not assume that because some European countries have regional government the people there want it . |
| 19 | When considering their applicability to particular organizations it is necessary to heed Clegg and Dunkerley 's warning that we should not assume that power resources will have equal utility to the members of all organizations in all situations . |
| 20 | If so , we should not assume this was a Whig victory ; the policy of using the powers of the purse to restrict the Crown 's independence was pursued not only by radical Whigs , such as Colonel John Birch and William Sacheverell , but also by a significant number of Tories , led by Clarges and Seymour . |
| 21 | Again , we should not assume that developments amongst the London Tories , at the level of corporation politics , were typical of developments amongst Tories as a whole . |
| 22 | On the sale , the purchaser should not assume any such liabilities as they are not liabilities to the employees . |
| 23 | Plaintiffs should not assume that they are entitled to be " whitewashed " by a defendant who has paid them merely nominal damages , and it would be more satisfactory if judges made some enquiries of the parties before they approve statements which are made as matters of public record . |
| 24 | And people should not assume there had been a miscarriage of justice . |
| 25 | — One should not assume that equal opportunities and career development do n't go together |
| 26 | Services should n't assume that because relatives cope silently they want to go on doing so for ever . |
| 27 | Three casual little words should n't assume such importance , Merrill thought , dazed , as they walked back through the darkness . |