Example sentences of "assume [conj] this [noun] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marx assumed that this portion is capitalist personal consumption , but this is a highly simplifying assumption that does not hold once we move only marginally away from the very highest level of abstraction at which he was working . |
| 2 | We shall assume that this deviation is a random variable , , with mean of zero and constant variance , . |
| 3 | We must assume that this sentence is meant ironically because it says nothing other than what can be inferred from the preceding sentence : Pemberton registers this completely obvious fact , the location of the illness , from Mrs Moreen 's somewhat overdramatized confidentiality . |
| 4 | We now understand the day before another young boy af about nine saw a amn dressed exactly the same some distance away in the Sparcells estate so we can only assume that this man is lurking around in the area . |
| 5 | And since Pooh knows what bees look like , we may assume that this observation is a good one : the belief the bees give him ( namely , that they are bees ) will be true . |
| 6 | We have to assume that this point is in some sense typical . |
| 7 | If we assume that this ratio is stable and repeat our earlier point that banks will normally be looking to expand their lending as a source of profit , then it follows fairly obviously that a change in the availability of base money to banks must be matched by a change in the size of the total balance sheet and that this latter change must be some multiple of the change in the size of the base . |
| 8 | Assuming that this statement is correct , these testers could prove lethal , and should certainly only be used by competent people with a considerable degree of electrical knowledge ; and they definitely should n't be relied on to check if a circuit is dead . |
| 9 | Although no birds are in evidence , it is assumed that this Labour is indicated . |
| 10 | An alternative approach is to measure share price changes ; prices at any given time reflect the market 's estimate of future performance and if it is assumed that this estimate is reliable then a comparison of ‘ before and after ’ figures should provide an accurate guide to the change in earning potential brought about by merger . |
| 11 | Traditionally , it has been assumed that this information is derived from non-visual sources such as the vergence angle of the eyes . |