Example sentences of "it is [adj] to assume that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 3 | However , given that people 's personal valuation of environmental qualities ( such as the open countryside ) has tended to increase in proportion to the degree to which they are degraded through development , it is reasonable to assume that what may appear to be a net benefit to the present generation in a trade-off between the environment and a proposed development , is quite likely to be considered a net loss in retrospect by a future generation for whom the natural environment has become a more precious commodity . |
| 4 | In whichever way the results of an assessment are communicated , it is reasonable to assume that they may have important implications for the way in which the child is dealt with in the future . |
| 5 | Although there is no precise information about the provenance of all of these finds , it is reasonable to assume that they came from the original excavation of the ‘ villa ’ or from adjacent sites . |
| 6 | However , it is reasonable to assume that they will , initially at least , be relatively inexpensive , and , due to the increasing scarcity of genuine nomadic and tribal weaving , may well become more collectable in the future . |
| 7 | When a Government have a serious problem that has lasted 22 years , cost billions of pounds in security and military provisions and caused immeasurable suffering to some people , it is reasonable to assume that they have a long-term policy for creating lasting peace and ending the waste . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The 1555 survey contains forty-six ( exclusive of men who were also freeholders ) , and it is reasonable to assume that something like thirty held land that was sublet in 1522 , an estimate that finds a measure of confirmation in the subsidy schedule which , perhaps in deference to the provision for the taxing of income from customary holdings , mentions the landed wealth of twenty-six men who were assessed on goods . |
| 10 | Therefore , if you are confronted with a rug decorated in an intricate and curvilinear floral-inspired scheme , it is reasonable to assume that it probably originates from a workshop group in one of the limited number of countries which specialize in these designs . |
| 11 | If societies ‘ need ’ crime then it is logical to assume that they will ensure that there will be crime . |
| 12 | While it is undeniable that that system has had a dramatic effect of the development of the market it is incorrect to assume that it is the only one which is influencing it . |
| 13 | It is easy to assume that there was a gap in Darwin 's theory that would later be filled in by modern knowledge of heredity . |
| 14 | For many situations which you will face as a manager it is safe to assume that your audience may only have time to grasp perhaps just three ideas . |
| 15 | When assessing the financial rewards , it is wise to assume that there will be times when the accommodation is empty — so you will not be receiving any rent . |
| 16 | But it is charitable to assume that it has something to do with the kind of critic that Pound is . |