Sentence examples for assumes not only from inspiring English sources

The movie assumes not only that Elle did not learn anything from the first movie, but that its lessons of perseverance and open-mindedness were lost on audiences, too (Mitchell).

The movie assumes not only that Elle did not learn anything from the first movie, but that its lessons of perseverance and open-mindedness were lost on the audience, too; that we're apparently suffering the same short-term memory loss that afflicted Guy Pearce in "Memento".

He assumes not only that the United States government remains indispensable, but that the president is the most important person in that government and -- most retrograde of all -- that no president can succeed without the consent of Washington's oft-maligned "inside-the-Beltway" elites.

"When he suggests that '[t]his entire culture must be changed,' he wrongly assumes not only the existence of a widespread efficiency problem, but also that it is so pervasive and so tacitly accepted by judges as to be part of the 'judicial culture,' " the letter states.

The book, as he writes in the opening chapter, assumes not only that slack has somehow come into the world and exists in given amounts, but that it is continuously being generated as a result of some sort of entropy characteristic of human, surplus-producing societies.

Once there and recovered from the various thrills of the ride, a stay in one of India's hill stations assumes not only a more temperate aspect, but also reverts to an era long-vanished elsewhere.

In overheated faculty meetings, in furious e-mail exchanges, in protest rallies, and in comments to the press, many at Duke seemed willing to assume not only the players' guilt but the university's.

It was assumed, not only by the New Right but by the parties of the centre, that the global spread of capitalism would bring peace, prosperity and democracy in its wake.

Among the topics to be discussed will be the ethical responsibility of architects as they assume not only the role of designers and builders but also the roles of developers, construction managers and code enforcers.

Joseph I. Lieberman assumed not only Mr. Weicker's United States Senate seat but also the Weickerian tradition of being among the first to rebuke, on moral grounds, a president from one's own party.

Candidates will be justified in assuming not only that they can lie, but that they can tell different lies to different audiences from week to week, and voters will actually reward them.