Example sentences of "it would be [adj] to suppose that " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , it would be incorrect to suppose that the first influx of nuclear workers in Thurso did not produce the twofold or greater increase noted in rural new towns : the only two cases at ages 0–14 in the period 1951–67 occurred in the five years following the influx in 1958 ( expected 0.41 ; not significant ) . |
| 2 | It is true to say that the ‘ reforms ’ have been taking place along several different tracks at the same time , and it would be simplistic to suppose that the single element called ‘ case management ’ could or should be expected to ‘ make the difference ’ in isolation from other aspects of the reforms . |
| 3 | However , where exclusion from school is concerned it would be reasonable to suppose that parents are far more likely to question the decision in view of its implications . |
| 4 | It would be reasonable to suppose that at this latitude the islands would be frozen in for most — if not all — of the year , and so they would , were it not for the Gulf Stream . |
| 5 | IT would be reasonable to suppose that dreams of following Daley Thompson have inspired Anthony Brannen to take up the world record holder 's former mantle as Britain 's leading decathlete . |
| 6 | This is not to say that we need take so unconscionable a time to establish industrial democracy , but only that it would be naive to suppose that there will be no doubts and difficulties — and that it would be a great mistake to let them deter us from starting from present worse to go to prospective better . |
| 7 | It would be wrong to suppose that a depiction on a coin is an exact reproduction of an ancient building , as this is to misunderstand the intentions of the die engraver . |
| 8 | It would be wrong to suppose that there was no evolutionary activity among these early mammals : in fact there were considerable changes , which by the late Cretaceous had established early members of several of the principal groups of mammals which dominate the terrestrial world today . |
| 9 | There are limits to what they can say in explaining their beliefs , the sort of limits which we tend to accept when imagining the constraints upon giving a blind person some understanding of what the world looks like ( although , as said , it would be wrong to suppose that we could communicate nothing in such circumstances ) . |
| 10 | It would be wrong to suppose that the Serbs bear sole responsibility for the violence . |
| 11 | But it would be wrong to suppose that the final community in such a sequence had some kind of privileged status that guaranteed its stability . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , it would be wrong to suppose that all mergers were approved . |
| 13 | It would be natural to suppose that the numbers unc in equation [ 3 ] were ordinary real numbers , like 0.7 or — I 2 . |
| 14 | It would be foolish to suppose that we can penetrate the causes of this striking movement with any precision ; but the example of John of Salisbury makes it abundantly clear that the love of travel , the fashion for wandering , played a major role . |
| 15 | Mr Ian Lang has gained his reward for presiding over a modest Tory revival in Scotland , although it would be unwise to suppose that the difficulties of governing Scotland will go away . |
| 16 | It would be fanciful to suppose that Charles and Diana are enjoying marital bliss just months after their faces confirmed that they were living separate lives . |