Example sentences of "assume [conj] the problem " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where hedging of bets ( ‘ ambiguity ’ ) is not just feasible but desirable , we can only assume that the problem is not cancer , but hypochondria . |
| 2 | We must assume that the problem for the discourse analyst is , in this case , identical to the problem for the hearer . |
| 3 | This generally has something to do with the actual failure , but it is possible that the fault is not accurately reflected in this message , so do n't assume that the problem is pin-pointed precisely every time by these messages . |
| 4 | This often provides the excuse for ageism , it being simpler to assume that the problem is old age rather than a treatable condition . |
| 5 | Whereas Barlow and Abercrombie had assumed that the problem was distribution of population and employment ; the issue for the 1960s was also growth . |