Example sentences of "it is not [adj] to assume that " in BNC.

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1 It is not right to assume that those in inner-city areas can not be expected to achieve good examination results .
2 If the young adult dog or puppy sees the owner run screaming to the house in terror , it is not unreasonable to assume that the dog will quickly follow .
3 In the absence of other evidence it is not unreasonable to assume that numbers of this order persisted into the early 1900s .
4 Given Aitken 's fervent support for the Biafrans , it is not unfair to assume that any suggestion of confidence that was not specifically expressed would have been dampened in his mind , since the publication of the document in his view would lend strong support to critics of the government 's policy .
5 Furthermore , people vary in their tolerance from day to day , and it is not safe to assume that because you have been to 15,000 feet or so without oxygen before , you will be able to do it again .
6 The example of the Delphic treasuries shows that it is not safe to assume that it is actually earlier in date , but it probably is so .
7 It is n't safe to assume that the normal functions of a system are equivalent to what is lost after a lesion because the effects of a lesion may be masked by positive symptoms .
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