Sentence examples for thinking to assume from inspiring English sources

With him out it was just feeble thinking to assume that Michael Kasprowicz could substitute adequately.

It is simply wishful thinking to assume that a pricing model that worked in an era with limited choices for consumers is going to hold out in a world of nearly unlimited competition.

A new movie paid for by Mr Wan opened in nearby Hong Kong on May 7th; called "Casino", it glorifies "Broken Tooth's" violent, high-rolling life.Even with Mr Wan, and a growing number of his associates, for the moment behind bars, it may be wishful thinking to assume that the gangland violence that has racked Macau will come to a tidy end.

In retrospect, maybe it was just sports media wishful thinking to assume that the Los Angeles Lakers were actually going to trade away Dwight Howard so soon after trading for him, even if Howard doesn't seem to be fitting in with the team and could sign somewhere else as a free agent this off-season.

It's a mark of shallow product thinking to assume that simply adding an iPad or "the cloud" to the equation will suddenly change that behavior.

One can hope so, but it may be wishful thinking to assume that this reflects a tipping point in the evaluation of these programs.

"They didn't know if it was ever going to happen," she said. . "How old is this woman?" I remember thinking to myself at the time, assuming she must be in her 60s or 70s.

"The standard economic way of thinking is to assume that people are rational, utility-maximizing agents that will seek their economic self-interest," said Benjamin Friedman, a professor of political economy at Harvard who counts himself in the culture matters camp.

I remember thinking it odd to assume that changing one's self-presentation is inherently suspect.

In strategic thinking, you have to assume the worst of your opponent, and to assume that your opponent assumes the worst of you.

Conventional solid waste management protocols and thinking generally tend to assume that waste already exits and therefore needs to be managed.