Example sentences of "be [adj] to assume that [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Clearly it would be rash to assume that Shakespeare knew of this earlier version . " |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Since it was undisputedly colonized by the Vikings , it is reasonable to assume that Baldersdale experienced a long and vivid history . |
| 4 | It clearly works as a formula , and it is reasonable to assume that alternatives have been tested and found inferior . |
| 5 | Where opportunities for controlling situations and events in a more organized sense are constricted as in the case of women at home — it is logical to assume that power to exert control through gossip becomes relatively more important . |
| 6 | If we regard the proportions as ’ half and half ’ , it is logical to assume that households containing two or more people should pay 100 per cent. , that the occupants of a house that is empty or not their principal residence should pay 50 per cent. , and that a single occupant — being , as it were , in the middle — should pay 75 per cent . |
| 7 | One is inclined to assume that Woosnam had laid a false trail . |
| 8 | The judges ' function is also to do justice in accordance with certain settled principles of law in a free society ; and they are entitled to assume that Parliament does not intend to subvert these principles , unless there is a clear statement that it does . |
| 9 | In particular , Siegel ( 1967 ) found that a close examination of his results led to the conclusion ( see also Riley 1968 ) that it was unwarranted to assume that responses learned in the first stage could not be the source of the transfer seen in the second . |