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

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1 It has long been assumed that the origins of many adult disorders lie somewhere in childhood or earlier events .
2 ‘ It has been assumed that the eggs are contaminated too but the evidence is weak , ’ he said .
3 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 .
4 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 . ’
5 It has been assumed that the superpowers acting in unison can bring sufficient pressure to bear on their respective clients to enable peace negotiations .
6 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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