Example sentences of "it is [adj] to assume that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the penalty for making a mistake could be quite high , it is prudent to assume that more forms part of the character than does not . |
| 2 | When there is a market for the intermediate product , it is usual to assume that each division can trade with that market if it wants to . |
| 3 | Yet the central point is that it is absurd to assume that any woman is less competent to direct her life than any man she marries . |
| 4 | It is reasonable to assume that all such figures underestimate the real activities of the elderly . |
| 5 | It is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social and economic effects , yet they have been conspicuously neglected by social scientists . |
| 6 | While it can not be compulsory for your child to be involved in Compact it is reasonable to assume that most young people would wish to be involved since Compact supports them in achieving standards of attainment and behaviour that schools are striving to raise . |
| 7 | Werking concluded that ‘ It is reasonable to assume that some research may now more satisfactorily come to terms with library use and its relation to bibliographic education ’ . |
| 8 | It is reasonable to assume that this is because the stereotype of the educated Jamaican Standard speaker is one that is familiar to children of Caribbean background but is not generally recognised in the white community . |
| 9 | However , it may be said to be fairer than the Community Charge in that the tax does , at least , rise with the value of the house and it is reasonable to assume that those living in more expensive houses have higher incomes than those living in less expensive dwellings . |
| 10 | ‘ If more judges are required because of the greater degree of litigious activity it is logical to assume that those successful counsel of high calibre who would be candidates for judge 's office would find it economically more gratifying to remain as advocates ’ , he said . |
| 11 | from such a simple diagram it is easy to assume that all the thinking is done in terms of functions . |
| 12 | It is easy to assume that such skills will be picked up incidentally , as they will usually be by fully sighted children , who often copy what they see other children doing , especially if a teacher 's directions are unclear to them . |
| 13 | It is easy to assume that any significant , gender-linked difference should be attributed to the general operation of gender roles . |
| 14 | Therefore it is easy to assume that this must be a deliberate , callous attempt to inflict hurt . |
| 15 | Where the second baseline shows a significant improvement over the first it is safe to assume that all is well . |
| 16 | When one in three marriages end in divorce , it is safe to assume that many couples have n't got the balance right . |
| 17 | It is safe to assume that these were prominent factors when Biggs was considered as a possible opponent for Mason who will go to his corner at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight with a record of 31 professional victories , 30 inside the distance . |
| 18 | People who are ‘ at risk ’ of having mentally handicapped children can be advised of this , and it is safe to assume that some may be deterred from proceeding to have a child . |
| 19 | In view of the Korean love for fighting , although we have no proof it is safe to assume that some of the North Korean attacks are in retaliation of South Korean attacks . |
| 20 | It is unrealistic to assume that all the Palestinians currently living in the Arab states , whether still in refugee camps or integrated into their host society , could or would want to return to a West Bank-Gaza Palestinian state . ’ |
| 21 | It is tempting to assume that those particularly committed to Language in Education would have replied , but there is no way of being sure about this . |