People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it. From LearnThat.org. [John Steinbeck]
Verb (used with object) : to assume that everyone wants peace. ,to assume an obligation. ,to assume the office of treasurer. ,He assumed the style of an aggressive go-getter. ,The situation assumed a threatening character. ,to assume a humble manner. ,to assume a right to oneself; to assume control. From Dictionary.com.
He can continue pouring our assets down that rat hole until the end of his term assuming he is not removed by impeachment. From Wordnik.com. [" 'S A DAMN SHAME WE REMAIN"] Reference
"re-annexation" of Texas, the term assuming that as a part of Louisiana it had always been ours since 1803. From Wordnik.com. [History of the United States, Volume 3 (of 6)] Reference
You are quite correct in assuming I am not a GWB supporter. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » “One of the Worst Abandonments of Americans on American Soil Ever”] Reference
Government in assuming to act as Consul for other cities than. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial News] Reference
Jamie Oliver is correct in assuming that this post is from Dave. From Wordnik.com. [Cooking in Chiang Mai « Mad Dave and Lil] Reference
The error in assuming the bickering is bad is assuming its ill intentioned. From Wordnik.com. [Today's Video: NASA Shuttle-derived Sidemount Heavy Launch Vehicle Concept - NASA Watch] Reference
We may be acting a little too self-centered in assuming we are the audience. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With Propaganda TV] Reference
They are sexist a bit in assuming men aren't interested in equality for women. From Wordnik.com. [short update] Reference
I also think you're mistaken in assuming all our problems can be solved by Space. From Wordnik.com. [Dennis Wingo - Why Space? Why Now? - NASA Watch] Reference
I am assuming from the yes/no below it that this was a question like the ones above. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Wall Street Journal Editors: Public Schools In New Orleans Should Never Reopen] Reference
The citizen in assuming citizen rights, ipso facto, assumes citizen's responsibilities. From Wordnik.com. [The Duty of Canada and Her Sons to the Empire] Reference
Am I correct in assuming that the only polite way to order food is to go with quisiera?. From Wordnik.com. [Quisiera vs. Tener ganas de] Reference
Am I correct in assuming that tense suggests she doesn't make it out alive? drunkentoad. From Wordnik.com. [Plot Synopsis Revealed for Marvel’s Thor | /Film] Reference
The error is in assuming sharing the costs and benefits works the same way in healthcare. From Wordnik.com. [Guaranteed Health Care, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It's time we faced up to the fact that we've slipped up in assuming our social responsibility. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Pains] Reference
Your point has a side, but you aren incorrect in assuming that it grants ALL 'the same benefits. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. mayor signs same-sex marriage bill] Reference
You are correct in assuming there was no cost, other than passport copies and photos to cancel my FM3. From Wordnik.com. [FM3 Matters] Reference
The biggest mistake they made was in assuming that Brown and FEMA were legally in charge of therelief. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Katrina Timeline] Reference
An American friend explained something to the neighbor in English, assuming that Samorn would translate. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
Wilbur is mistaken, however, in assuming that the Kehlstein House was the same structure as the Berghof. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
Am I correct in assuming that you have read an account in some diary later published by this Daniel Foss?. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 19] Reference
Am I correct in assuming that you have read an account in some diary published later by this Daniel Foss?. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 19] Reference
Our article merely argues that we have historically erred in assuming that what seems obvious must be true. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent. From Wordnik.com. [The Prevention of Literature] Reference
So when an (I am again assuming) educated adult person tells me they like the books as they are well written. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Fans Start Mini Riot in San Francisco | /Film] Reference
No, the difficulty lies not in assuming a childs history but in the painful physical act of the change itself. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue] Reference
Your mistake is in assuming that the same would have happened had Obama started from a strong negotiating position. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Time for Bipartisanship] Reference
But a small picture shows Benjamin assuming an anatomically impossible position while rearranging his stamp collection. From Wordnik.com. [2006 December 01 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
Did I err in assuming the US Postal service has an international address change/mail forwarding service like Canada does?. From Wordnik.com. [Forwarding Mail] Reference
So Chase, am I correct in assuming that you would have no problem with the government keeping a log of everyplace you go?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Orrin Hatch: Loose Lips On Surveillance] Reference
You are mistaken in assuming that I hold this position out of laziness or convenience; I fought it every step of the way. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - Lazy journalism.] Reference
We are perfectly safe, then, in assuming that the entire section of the Cordilleras will be found to be highly productive. From Wordnik.com. [The Mineral Resources of Canada] Reference
"Arnold is not wrong in assuming that the return on a diversified portfolio is anchored by the growth rate of the economy". From Wordnik.com. [Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
BTW, I hope I'm correct in assuming that my friend can pick up his FMT at the same location where I do my vehicle paperwork. From Wordnik.com. [Vehicle Permit At Ciudad Juarez] Reference
I anticipate no difficulty in assuming full control of the Bowen millions, and how sorely we need them, you and I know, Major. From Wordnik.com. [Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice] Reference
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