Example sentences of "can assume that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can assume that each Overseas Group has about four visitors per year . |
| 2 | That may cause practical problems in detecting the consequences , but this is a thought experiment after all , and we can assume that technical ingenuity will prove equal to the task of providing adequate amplification of the signal . |
| 3 | One can assume that all the nationalists preferred O'Neill but even eighty-four per cent of those who called themselves unionists were opposed to Paisley . |
| 4 | SOLUTION The first step in any such calculation is to write the equation for the reaction : Since excess chloride ions are used , we can assume that all the Age ions are converted to AgCl . |
| 5 | Furthermore , we can assume that this mechanical effect is similar for all preparations tested and does not greatly influence the results of the mucosal concentrations . |
| 6 | We know that he himself referred to the daunting shadow of Beethoven 's greatness — and we can assume that public expectation was just as daunting , given that he was regarded as Beethoven 's heir . |
| 7 | Fewer than one in ten of LEAs in England and Wales have conducted thorough language surveys , which means that we can assume that most schools still have less than adequate knowledge about the languages and dialects known to their pupils . |
| 8 | In other words , we can assume that most of the speech analysed by Beattie was actually being planned as the discussions proceeded . |
| 9 | We can assume that most of the migrants were not in fact speakers of the basilect alone , but commanded a range of styles somewhere in the middle of the continuum . |
| 10 | Knowing the complications and expense involved in getting together the various unguents required , one can assume that these items had already been accumulated by those to whom the task of embalming the royal remains had been devolved . |