Example sentences of "[modal v] assume that the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I shall not rise to the inevitable sexism which comes from the Government front bench , ’ replied Ms Armstrong , and since not even today 's siren Labour party can consider the word ‘ silly ’ to be sexist we must assume that the objection is to being described as a woman . |
| 2 | Now let's assume that the grass is a little thicker and the putter looks an unsuitable club . |
| 3 | The scholar may assume that the consensus is the same as his or her own idea of crime . |
| 4 | For purposes of exposition we shall assume that the surplus-value is divided equally between accumulation and unproductive consumption . |
| 5 | We will assume that the date is 1 April . |