Example sentences of "would be [adj] to assume that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Clearly it would be rash to assume that Shakespeare knew of this earlier version . " |
| 2 | As with all the social services , it would be foolish to assume that executors of policy on the ground are always the obedient poodles of those who think up grand designs . |
| 3 | It would be wrong to assume that Elizabeth 's reign was one of perfect happiness and freedom , or that the contrast between her real physical state and her royal image was not sometimes ridiculous . |
| 4 | It would be wrong to assume that trade unions have had no effect on these matters . |
| 5 | But it would be hazardous to assume that prominence and deviance are simply subjective and objective aspects of the same phenomenon . |