Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] [adj] assume " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of the six we tested included an invoice for the sample , nor have any , at the time of writing , sent one on later so it 's pretty safe to assume that the trial was free . |
| 2 | Your first Equity card will be a provisional one ; to become a full member you need to have worked for at least 30 weeks , not necessarily consecutively , Nevertheless , it 's only realistic to assume that you may face longish periods of unemployment and to be prepared to deal with this constructively . |
| 3 | And I do n't think that it 's too far-fetched to assume that person is one and the same ! ’ |
| 4 | I think it 's fairly safe to assume — in fact , it would be criminally negligent not to assume — that the terrorists who planned those crimes are still in residence in London and New York , waiting . |
| 5 | But it is equally ridiculous to assume he can conduct his life exactly the same after marriage as before . |
| 6 | It is not right to assume that those in inner-city areas can not be expected to achieve good examination results . |
| 7 | It is not possible to assume a homogeneous workforce . |
| 8 | If the young adult dog or puppy sees the owner run screaming to the house in terror , it is not unreasonable to assume that the dog will quickly follow . |
| 9 | In the absence of other evidence it is not unreasonable to assume that numbers of this order persisted into the early 1900s . |
| 10 | Given Aitken 's fervent support for the Biafrans , it is not unfair to assume that any suggestion of confidence that was not specifically expressed would have been dampened in his mind , since the publication of the document in his view would lend strong support to critics of the government 's policy . |
| 11 | Furthermore , people vary in their tolerance from day to day , and it is not safe to assume that because you have been to 15,000 feet or so without oxygen before , you will be able to do it again . |
| 12 | The example of the Delphic treasuries shows that it is not safe to assume that it is actually earlier in date , but it probably is so . |
| 13 | The magnitudes of dipole moment derivatives vary widely , and it is not safe to assume from the failure to observe a band that the corresponding mode is symmetry-forbidden . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It is thus wrong to assume that any one form can be ‘ more evolved ’ or ‘ better-adapted ’ than any other . |
| 16 | Extrapolating from this , it is probably right to assume that these functions also |
| 17 | Since we are quite different in our behavioural capacities , notably in our possessing language , this may reflect a lack of subtlety on the part of the anatomists but it is probably reasonable to assume that the input and output ends of the system are pretty much the same in monkeys as in people . |
| 18 | For practical purposes it is probably safe to assume something like a 50/50 split and this is probably putting inherited factors too high . |
| 19 | It is probably fallacious to assume that at every level a pebble beach was formed : if the rocks eroded are weak , such as clay , or both fairly weak and chemically attacked by the sea , such as certain types of limestone , there may well have been no or very little beach material formed . |
| 20 | Nevertheless it is probably fair to assume that a private customer 's needs will be for " standard " investments . |
| 21 | It is n't safe to assume that the normal functions of a system are equivalent to what is lost after a lesion because the effects of a lesion may be masked by positive symptoms . |
| 22 | While it would be misleading to suggest that small firms are important across all manufacturing industries , it is also incorrect to assume that small firms are confined to traditionally labour-intensive industries like textiles , clothing , furnishing or ceramics . |
| 23 | Third , it is also reasonable to assume that if there is some quality in Eve which completes Adam , that she is different and that this difference in focus can frequently add a valuable insight to the decision-making process . |
| 24 | It is also premature to assume that the single European market means that rival continental financial centres will deliberately keep regulatory standards below London 's . |
| 25 | It is also easier to assume that you have someone 's undivided attention when you talk to them on the ‘ phone . |
| 26 | Although no reference to them exists among surviving documents , it is certainly reasonable to assume that James sired children . |
| 27 | Although I agree that ‘ it is always dangerous to assume that the causes of emotional disturbances lie more in the past than the present , ’ I also know that families , like individuals , in Western societies have histories , and that no two families , happy or unhappy , develop in exactly the same way . |
| 28 | ‘ It is always safer to assume that people are more subtle and less sensitive than they seem . ’ |
| 29 | It is therefore reasonable to assume that they could undertake the order without incurring any further wage costs , so the relevant cost is nil . |
| 30 | It is therefore wrong to assume that there is a widespread move away from the family care of dependent older people . |