Sentence examples for quietly assuming from inspiring English sources

By quietly assuming local authority, they are hedging their bets.

Although "Tender Is the Night," the novel Fitzgerald liked best of the four he published during his lifetime, was generally considered a failure when it first appeared (even by Fitzgerald, who tried to improve its standing by writing a revised version that nearly everybody agreed was much worse), it has been quietly assuming, over the years, something like the status of an American classic.

The prices of sin Wacky races Reprints Related items Social conservatism: Meanwhile, back in the shiresJul 28th 2005Candidates are quietly assuming that the changes will go through, so the tactical emphasis has been on building support behind closed doors in Westminster, rather than going out and winning over party members in the country.

Then they quietly assume their places again, and await the next puzzler.

This criticism quietly assumes that the zero-hours' fixation with direct labour is the way most productive jobs operate.

Yet Manic Panic has survived, and over the years it has quietly assumed the mantle as the go-to place for socially acceptable punk-style hair dyes.

But it is still quietly assumed that although Gulf militaries will be major consumers of western defence exports, they will not be significant military actors.

It's rather fascinating to watch the David Davis For Leader blog quietly assume the role of whipper-in and chastiser for restless Tories.