The phrase "assumption as a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a particular assumption that serves a specific role or function in a context, such as in academic or analytical writing.
Example: "The assumption as a foundational principle of the theory must be examined critically to understand its implications."
Alternatives: "assumption in the role of" or "assumption serving as a".
Genzlinger dismisses this assumption as "a value judgment" and points out that "minimizing waste... takes time, and time is a currency".
After Hart lost the nomination to Walter Mondale, Kelly returned to Assumption as a graduate assistant and was drawn into a world that was unscripted.
"Non, non, non, please don't say that!" That city mayors might have presidential or prime-ministerial ambitions is a forgivable assumption, as a glance across the Channel shows.
But a wise man doesn't assume that such opportunities will present themselves on a regular basis, and he certainly doesn't use that assumption as a basis for his family budget -- or his plan to save Social Security.
That 20 percent figure, however, is as much an assumption as a hard data point — it is challenging to calibrate these figures until one knows exactly how many voters turned out.
The Assumption as a theme in Christian art originated in western Europe during the late Middle Ages a period when devotion to the Virgin Mary was growing in importance.
It is not a bad assumption, as far as assumptions go.
The first thesis must be discarded in view of their repeated public behaviors, but what if the latter is a faulty assumption as well?
This is a reasonable assumption as, in practice, pressure profiles are piecewise smooth.
This part of the manuscript requires a much clearer description of the model and the assumptions, as well as, a much better explanation of the experimental evidence.
Jenner makes prejudicial assumptions as reflexively as a child reaches for candy, and we are meant to think of her as just as untrained.
