Example sentences of "reasonable to assume that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since it was undisputedly colonized by the Vikings , it is reasonable to assume that Baldersdale experienced a long and vivid history . |
| 2 | It seems reasonable to assume that changes in the steady-state responses , as measured in the above experiments , reflect alterations that would also affect the response to synaptically released L-glutamate ( for example , changes in the number , or conductance properties , of AMPA receptors ) . |
| 3 | The unusual nature of these counter-examples indicates that they are indeed the exceptions which prove the rule , and it is normally reasonable to assume that coins made from the same die were produced at the same time and place . |
| 4 | At one point it would have been reasonable to assume that Durham SC were staging a convention for knee and ankle supports as nearly 80 combatants rolled up for battle . |
| 5 | As the objectives for online orientation are so similar for both end-users and intermediaries , it is reasonable to assume that orientation programmes can be produced which can be useful in the teaching of both groups . |
| 6 | Given that the re-editing of the film reduced the number of title cards from 300 to 80 , it is reasonable to assume that Woolf 's intervention considerably improved the film , and that Woolf 's commercial experience provided a valuable lesson both for Hitchcock and Balcon . |
| 7 | David Hartley ( 1705–57 ) was a disciple of Locke , and it is reasonable to assume that Wordsworth , like Coleridge , had read his work while studying at Cambridge , or just afterwards . |
| 8 | If a minister clearly states the effect of a provision and there is no subsequent relevant amendment to the Bill or withdrawal of the statement it is reasonable to assume that Parliament passed the Bill on the basis that the provision would have the effect stated . |
| 9 | We have no hard evidence of the origins of language in prehistoric communities , but it seems reasonable to assume that speech preceded writing and dialogue preceded monologue . |
| 10 | It is reasonable to assume that variable overheads will only accrue if hours are worked rather than idle . |
| 11 | ‘ It might be reasonable to assume that Mr Goodhaven did n't set the trap himself , to persuade me of his innocence , ’ he said , writing ‘ Henry Goodhaven ’ on the list . |
| 12 | It would seem reasonable to assume that measures aimed at treating calculi in these patients may reduce the frequency of infection . |
| 13 | It seems perfectly reasonable to assume that people who frequently commit crime hold ‘ pro-criminal ’ values . |
| 14 | Although no reference to them exists among surviving documents , it is certainly reasonable to assume that James sired children . |
| 15 | It clearly works as a formula , and it is reasonable to assume that alternatives have been tested and found inferior . |
| 16 | Since linguistic change and rapid dialect mixing appear to be a general characteristic of urban dialects ( Labov 1972b : 300 ) , it seems reasonable to assume that insight can be gained into the processes of their formation if a set of data from a city is compared with a set from a surrounding area . |
| 17 | Certainly , it seems reasonable to assume that individuals whose temperamental make-up is more ‘ psychotic ’ , and who therefore have a greater predisposition to psychosis , will be in greatest danger of passing over the threshold into overt illness , just as those of anxious temperament are more likely to develop an anxiety neurosis , and persons whose blood pressure is more labile will carry an enhanced risk of heart attack or stroke . |