"And the basic assumption is that the pope is a target".
The basic assumption is that one does not have to be sacrificed for the other.
His basic assumption is that there is a single Arab nation stretching from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.
The basic assumption is that all art is, to a greater or lesser degree, shaped by other art.
His basic assumption is that the shadow economy works on cash, so more unreported transactions mean greater demand for banknotes.
Its basic assumption is that England is still a rural country where chicken and pigs are reared to provide sustenance for bucolic yeomen.
Its basic assumption is that literary material, written or oral, assumes certain forms according to the function the material serves within the community which preserves it.
"The basic assumption is that a flourishing market economy cannot exist without the rule of law, democracy and a free society".
Its basic assumption is that explicit choice among alternative courses of action leads to better results than do other methods of decision making.
The basic assumption is that nothing you say will offend anyone else because, deep down, everyone is agreed on the premise that America is better than anyplace else.
"The basic assumption is that if you're going to release a song you're going to make a video," Kate Miller, the vice-president of video production at Capitol Records, says.
