Sentence examples for rather assumes from inspiring English sources

Discussions are confidential, and honours are removed only in cases that threaten to bring the system into disrepute, which rather assumes that it isn't in disrepute already.

As one panellist said: "I quite often listen to my organisation talking in the language of the machine, we talk about driving things and aligning things and making things more efficient and that rather assumes that machines have got emotions".

But then, rather than being the battered celebrity wash-up having one last desperate stab at fame that one rather assumes she must be, the 25-year-old turns out to be a proper, big-smiles, on-with-the-show, showbiz pro.

Behind each veil there stands a certain folk – these veils – rank after rank up to the top … Masnavi 2: 815-22 Though some Muslims may find Rumi and Sufism unorthodox, Rumi does not reject the Sharia, but rather assumes that it is the rudiments of religion.

This rather assumes the house you invest in will go up in price, but what if it does not?

We show that the peptide, while being highly α-helical, is no longer able to form a parallel coiled-coil structure but rather assumes an octameric globular helical assembly devoid of any coiled-coil interactions.

He hoped – rather, assumed – he would be a footballer.

I would rather assume that if there's a ministerial meeting we will succeed.

As Susie quickly realizes, Jonah's former partners — even his awful parents — would rather assume the worst.

I never said: 'I've got a political career, I can't get married.' When I broke up with Colin, I rather assumed somebody else would come along.

At the age of 36, the actor had rather assumed that, as she was still single and childless, that was probably how she would stay.