Example sentences of "assuming [conj] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be foolish to ignore the historical roots of self-sacrifice or deference to group leaders , but we do need to avoid the danger of assuming that cooperation is always given voluntarily . |
| 2 | But to test , for example , the assumption about item difficulty being independent of the student requires assuming that ability is unidimensional ; in other words it can not be tested ! |
| 3 | Nye derived equations for glacier flow assuming that ice is a perfectly plastic substance , that it flows down a valley of constant slope , and that the conditions of temperature , accumulation and ablation are simple and uniform , and his model could be compared with field observations . |
| 4 | Assuming that salt is acting as a competitor for the binding of the RNA polymerase to the promoter , these results suggest that open complexes formed at P A2b on supercoiled templates are more stable than initiated complexes found on linear templates , open complexes formed on linear templates being the less stable ones . |
| 5 | Assuming that research is likely to depend on access to a multiplicity of sources and databases , users will need such expert advice . |
| 6 | Assuming that dieting is a fruitless and frustrating task for people who think that they are too fat , the alternatives are fairly limited . |
| 7 | Hence the geographer usually chooses to classify climate on a vegetational basis , assuming that vegetation is mainly a response to climate . |
| 8 | Although literary critics have been cautious about assuming that Hoccleve is indeed writing about himself in these passages , rather than adopting a conventional autobiographical stance which is in fact a fiction , there are strong arguments to support the reality of his claims . |
| 9 | As originally planned , MOPP was discontinued at this stage ; even assuming that tumour was still present , a further reduction of its volume as a result of more than eight cycles was considered unlikely . |
| 10 | Since elitists tend to begin by assuming that power is located within the minority , they offer a different perspective to that of behaviourists who begin by questioning the term ‘ power ’ . |