Example sentences of "[been] assumed that the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It might have been assumed that the corollary was that the prosecution did not have to prove that the accused assumed the rights of the owner contrary to the owner 's wishes but in Morris it was held that a person appropriated only if he adversely interfered with or usurped the rights of the owner .
2 It has long been assumed that the origins of many adult disorders lie somewhere in childhood or earlier events .
3 In the type of decision considered so far it has been assumed that the decision is presented in a clear form .
4 ‘ It has been assumed that the eggs are contaminated too but the evidence is weak , ’ he said .
5 In the past it has always been assumed that the wall followed the same line as its medieval successor .
6 On the other hand , since nearly 80 per cent of the nation were illiterate in early NEP , consisting of a disorganized and fragmented peasantry , it has often been assumed that the actions of this class have been both unreflective and ineffective .
7 A downturn of the lips : ‘ Glynn women have never figured in wills ; it has always been assumed that the men would look after them along with their other properties . ’
8 It has been assumed that the superpowers acting in unison can bring sufficient pressure to bear on their respective clients to enable peace negotiations .
9 In the calculation of moduli , whether the " chain " modulus or the bulk modulus , it has been assumed that the displacements are small enough for a Hookean spring to be the model for the interaction .
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