Example sentences of "[verb] be assume that the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the type of decision considered so far it has been assumed that the decision is presented in a clear form .
2 Coronary risk factors are multiplicative , not additive , so if you already have one or two unavoidable risk factors , the last thing you should do is assume that the sword of Damocles is irrevocably poised above you and reach for another cigarette .
3 It might have been assumed that the corollary was that the prosecution did not have to prove that the accused assumed the rights of the owner contrary to the owner 's wishes but in Morris it was held that a person appropriated only if he adversely interfered with or usurped the rights of the owner .
4 A common fault into which candidates fall is to assume that the mention of a topic in the question is an indication that the examiner wants to know everything about that and related subjects .
5 One way the model was altered was to assume that the mantle part of the lithosphere stretches by a greater amount than the crust during extension ( Fig. 4.17(B) ) .
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