Example sentences of "be [adj] to assume that [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 Our results suggest that it is wrong to assume that patients will become unduly anxious if they are warned about most of the potential risks of surgical treatment , at least as far as inguinal herniorrhaphy and general anaesthesia are concerned .
2 In the case of mapping theses , it is logical to assume that researchers would be interested in adjacent areas , or in areas within the same major structural or stratigraphic units .
3 When he announces his side tonight following training , it is safe to assume that McGrath will include perhaps as many as thirteen of the players who won the All That 's the kind of experience they will take into the match — and perhaps may yet parade in the Ulster final .
4 But it is unwise to assume that parents will inevitably pose a problem when they are placed first .
5 I think that the hon. Lady is unwise to assume that Scotland will react as she proposes , but in any event , were that unlikely event to occur , Scotland would have to reapply for membership of the European Community .
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