Example sentences of "is [adj] to assume that " in BNC.

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1 Yet the central point is that it is absurd to assume that any woman is less competent to direct her life than any man she marries .
2 When there is a market for the intermediate product , it is usual to assume that each division can trade with that market if it wants to .
3 It is usual to assume that the pupils will be able to use close-range materials on the desk or table in front of them , and then look up to the blackboard , perhaps to copy notes or diagrams displayed there , then quickly refocus on to their desk work .
4 To simplify the dynamics of the model , it is usual to assume that the market situation in each period is the same : the same population of firms faces the same market demand with the same cost conditions in each period .
5 It is unrealistic to assume that all the Palestinians currently living in the Arab states , whether still in refugee camps or integrated into their host society , could or would want to return to a West Bank-Gaza Palestinian state . ’
6 It is unrealistic to assume that a junior will confide in you unless you are prepared to confide in him or her .
7 It is popular to assume that other people resist change but , of course , we are all potential resisters of change .
8 It is wrong to assume that mentally handicapped people would , or should , remain at home into adulthood .
9 Our results suggest that it is wrong to assume that patients will become unduly anxious if they are warned about most of the potential risks of surgical treatment , at least as far as inguinal herniorrhaphy and general anaesthesia are concerned .
10 ‘ It is wrong to assume that the woman must show signs of injury or that she must always physically resist before there can be a conviction for rape .
11 First , he is wrong to assume that the policy to which he refers is espoused only by the Government : until now , there has been a bipartisan commitment to ensuring that mentally ill people receive care and facilities that are properly attuned to their needs .
12 Self also believes it is wrong to assume that bureau chiefs generally control a monopoly .
13 However , it is wrong to assume that s13 of SGA 1979 somehow converts all statements made as to description into contractual terms , and the recent case of Harlingdon Ltd v Hull Fine Art Ltd [ 1990 ] 1 All ER 737 confirms that the normal contractual principles as to incorporation of terms still subsist ( for example Dick Bentley Productions Ltd v Harold Smith ( Motors ) Ltd [ 1965 ] 1 WLR 623 ) .
14 This can be extremely hazardous and it is dangerous to assume that a rug will necessarily be cheaper in the country of origin than it is in the West ; rugs on sale in the bazaars in Turkey , for example , are often just as expensive , if not more so , than they are in London or New York .
15 In fact , it is unsafe to assume that the intensity of direct competition between males should necessarily be reduced in monogamous species .
16 It is easy to assume that with so limited a population and tourists numbering a fraction of those who head for the sun , protection of the countryside is straightforward .
17 It is easy to assume that people were therefore pursuing their own interests , were unprincipled when they went about their politicking .
18 It is easy to assume that teams are ‘ a good thing ’ and therefore , in some way , essential , but experience indicates that they are only essential in certain sorts of situations .
19 Therefore it is easy to assume that this must be a deliberate , callous attempt to inflict hurt .
20 It is easy to assume that any significant , gender-linked difference should be attributed to the general operation of gender roles .
21 It is easy to assume that such skills will be picked up incidentally , as they will usually be by fully sighted children , who often copy what they see other children doing , especially if a teacher 's directions are unclear to them .
22 from such a simple diagram it is easy to assume that all the thinking is done in terms of functions .
23 It is easy to assume that there was a gap in Darwin 's theory that would later be filled in by modern knowledge of heredity .
24 It is easy to assume that both workers and management in a plant have as a common objective the survival of that plant .
25 It is easy to assume that the law about planning new developments , or changing the environment around us , only affects us when we need to take a positive step — such as applying for permission to extend our own property .
26 But it is charitable to assume that it has something to do with the kind of critic that Pound is .
27 It is also now recognized that even where there may be some correlation between certain factors and certain forms of abuse , it is inappropriate to assume that the one causes the other ; both may be linked to a third but underlying set of structures and mechanisms .
28 It is natural to assume that = , whether assigned or not , can not normally relate intensional elements of different types , i.e. an entity and a property ( but see ( 37 ) ) .
29 It is naive to assume that the existence of city technology colleges or grant maintained schools will act as a stimulus to the rest .
30 Given that the re-editing of the film reduced the number of title cards from 300 to 80 , it is reasonable to assume that Woolf 's intervention considerably improved the film , and that Woolf 's commercial experience provided a valuable lesson both for Hitchcock and Balcon .
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