Example sentences of "we assume [conj] the " in BNC.
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1 | First , we assume that the neonate 's input systems deliver up more-or-less true information about the external world , telling a six-week-old , say , that although the ‘ retinal ’ image of a square piece of cardboard changes to a trapezium when it or the baby moves sideways , the shape really remains square , and enabling it to discriminate between changes in angle and changes in orientation . |
2 | To take a simple example : if we assume that the force of gravity permeates the whole material universe and that it is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between any two atoms anywhere , then two interesting propositions arise . |
3 | When we find that the experience of unemployment makes people more likely to contemplate breaking an unjust law , we assume that the reasons for this are general ; we suppose that the increased likelihood would operate for anyone who happened to undergo the experience of unemployment . |
4 | Either we assume that the whole universe is at the present moment in a very improbable state . |
5 | Or else we assume that the aeons during which the improbable state lasts , and the distance from here to Sirius , are minute if compared with the age and size of the whole universe . |
6 | This ability is accounted for most simply if we assume that the recruits have mental maps of the surroundings on which they somehow ‘ place ’ the spots indicated by the dances . |
7 | A further mystery is this : if we assume that the motive for building the monuments was a mixture of religion and astronomy , which way round did the process operate ? |
8 | If we assume that the relative risk is well approximated by the odds ratio , the percentage of cases that could be attributable to this genotype was 8% in the whole population and 35% in the low-risk group . |
9 | As model sensitivity studies showed only minor changes in NO in this range , we assume that the NO concentration remains constant at 3p.p.t.v . |
10 | As a first approximation , we assume that the cylinder deforms globally to become a squatter version of itself . |
11 | The probability of survival from birth to age 1 is J , and from age 1 to age 2 is A. For simplicity , we assume that the expected fertility is the same at both ages ( ) . |
12 | For simplicity , we assume that the effects of different loci multiply , and we neglect linkage disequilibrium and genetic variation , to derive approximations to the survival probabilities , give the optimal life history in the absence of mutation . |
13 | We assume that the store is randomly accessible ; that is , the time taken to access a store location in order to store or retrieve information is constant and ( in particular ) is independent of the particular location being accessed and of the location previously accessed . |
14 | At present we assume that the computer does only one thing at a time . |
15 | Here we assume that the right-hand bit position represents 2 or one , so that numeric values lie in the range zero to 2 n -1 , where n is the word length . |
16 | ( c ) In ( a ) and ( b ) we assume that the index register is large enough to hold both fields ; for example , the DEC PDP- 10 uses the two halves of a 36-bit accumulator . |
17 | ( d ) In ( a ) and ( b ) we assume that the modifier field is always incremented by one , but other arrangements are possible . |
18 | We assume that the matrix A is already in upper Hessenberg form . |
19 | For simplicity , we assume that the eigenvalues sought are all different . |
20 | Janet Kear writes — in Wildfowl World , No 84 — ‘ We assume that the peregrine is ‘ programmed ’ not to hunt near its nest ( if it did it might feed on its own young ) and that this immunity extends to the goose and its goslings . ’ |
21 | As nobody else is mentioned we assume that the speaker ate the breakfast herself . |
22 | Second , we assume that the study of strategic vision must take into consideration strategic content as well as the strategic contexts of product , market , issue , process , and organization . |
23 | It is actually easier to do the calculation if instead of individual turns we assume that the current is continuously distributed on the surface of the cylinder , and work in terms of |
24 | It will take us even further if we assume that the dependence of effects on causes is smooth . |
25 | We assume that the node is in the second form , so its threshold is 0 . |
26 | At present , the genomic structure of the human N-Oct 3 gene is not known but given the short evolutionary distance between mouse and human , we assume that the human N-Oct 3 gene does not have introns as well . |
27 | All outputs along the same channel always appear together in the minimal acceptances because we assume that the environment , like occam processes , does not have the power of selective input on a channel . |
28 | If we assume that the marketing concept is upheld in a particular organization , then the key objectives of its marketing department could be as follows : |
29 | Then since we assume that the first , parallel coupled , part of the assembly moves with equal strain e in each part , we have the equations The same form of equation but with different constants is found if we use the mechanically equivalent form of the three-element model given in Figure 3.2 ( b ) . |
30 | We assume that the orbital plane has so that the metric eqn ( 4.10 ) becomes where , M is the Sun 's mass , and r is the distance of Mercury from the Sun . |