Example sentences of "assumed a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had assumed a stage-Southern accent . |
| 2 | On the part-time farm the woman often assumed a crucial role , having to cope on her own for most of the day . |
| 3 | The synthesis has assumed a practical significance far beyond anything that its originators would ever have anticipated or- and here I conjecture — have approved of . |
| 4 | Niall 's voice suddenly assumed a practical note as he turned to the occupant of the bed . |
| 5 | One of the reasons why the purchasing power parity theorem has not worked so well over short periods is that the influence on currencies of current account flows has diminished , while capital account transactions have assumed a greater role . |
| 6 | One reason is that current account flows no longer dominate the supply of and demand for currencies , and that capital transactions have assumed a greater relative importance . |
| 7 | It is lavishly illustrated and presented and has assumed a pre-eminent position in its field . |
| 8 | 1 , 2 and 3 have assumed a stable body of knowledge . |
| 9 | The five-country meeting at San Jose has assumed a critical atmosphere because of the possible breakdown of last August 's Tela accord , which agreed contra demobilisation in exchange for democratic Nicaraguan elections . |
| 10 | With the current emphasis on the ‘ free market ’ and recent experiences with deregulation of mass media , this question has assumed a new urgency . |
| 11 | But if there is no more than that the creditor , in an attempt to satisfy itself that the surety properly understands the proposed transaction and that the transaction will not subsequently be impeachable , offers an explanation of the transaction and of the security document , I do not think that the creditor should be taken to have assumed a tortious duty of care . |
| 12 | I have assumed a complete absence of proofreading . |
| 13 | For the first time in classical antiquity the nuclear family had assumed a central role in the politics of state . |
| 14 | So far we have assumed a simple ( Hooke 's Law ) restoring force which is proportional to displacement [ Eqn ( 5.1 ) ] ; this implies that the potential energy V has the form |
| 15 | Although the two countries agreed to an unprecedented meeting of their Premiers in September , the negotiations quickly assumed a familiar pattern with each side seeming to make offers which it knew that the other would reject . |
| 16 | Highlander was thus free to devote time to other issues which had assumed a growing need . |
| 17 | In both cases coalition governments were established in which communists swiftly assumed a dominant position . |
| 18 | When a specific pathogenic organism is implicated , such as the gonococcus , there can be assumed a natural cause-and-effect , and the presence of pus-cells is easily explained . |
| 19 | Rather , as the programme reminds you , it has assumed a fresh topicality by the appointment of Stella Rimington as the first female head of MI5 . |
| 20 | So far we have simply assumed a particular growth rate for the firm 's earnings over future periods . |
| 21 | With Russell at this stage , as with Plato , mathematics assumed a semi-religious aspect . |
| 22 | Winning space therefore assumed a significant part of the assembly programme . |
| 23 | At his baptism , then , Jesus publicly assumed a double role : the role of the Messianic Son , and the role of the Suffering Servant . |
| 24 | Although the round table voted to oppose foreign participation in the campaign for the March 18 election , West German party political support rapidly assumed a high profile . |
| 25 | However , during the Eighties Irish provincial rugby has assumed a Third World status in relation to New Zealand 's . |
| 26 | Joseph Sturge , who had assumed a leading part in the fight against apprenticeship , anticipated triumphs on a broader imperial and international scale which would confirm Britain 's moral leadership in the world . |
| 27 | In this pavement — as in others of a comparable design — the squares have assumed an overall structural importance and greatly influence the character of the work . |
| 28 | Both the form and the substance of his approach rapidly assumed an authoritative status and have played a major role in shaping the dominant tradition . |
| 29 | As one of the country 's leading young musicians , Sharon Shannon 's star has assumed an upward orbit in recent times , initially as a member of Arcady , and later as part of the Waterboys line-up . |
| 30 | It is less persuaded of a trend to earlier retirement but has assumed an average fall in the retirement age of two years by 2010 . |