Example sentences of "but it is [adj] to assume that " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is reasonable to assume that Eastern Europe is still considerably better off than Brazil , which in early 1990 was reported to be $6 billion in arrears on its $115 billion debt and facing the prospect of 2200 per cent inflation during the year . |
| 2 | There are no studies of the psychological state of IBS patients seen in primary care , but it is reasonable to assume that they represent an intermediate population . |
| 3 | Unfortunately we do not have a detailed , turn-by-turn transcription of her interactions , but it is reasonable to assume that her linguistic accommodation was preceded by an assessment of how her interlocutor might be expected to talk ; in other words , that Sue 's assumption of a persona would be mediated through a stereotype of the linguistic behaviour of the group to which she felt her customer belonged . |
| 4 | But it is naïve to assume that the LDDC has always operated as effectively as some reports would suggest . |
| 5 | But it is charitable to assume that it has something to do with the kind of critic that Pound is . |
| 6 | But it is unwise to assume that parents will inevitably pose a problem when they are placed first . |
| 7 | But it is fair to assume that every time he sees people outside his own immediate entourage , there will be some among them who have a deep desire for vengeance . |
| 8 | But it is safe to assume that the lack of technical evidence — no weapon connected to the murder has been found — and a valid motive will be cited . |