"I'll believe it when I see it," a realist in a green Eagles cap had said early in the afternoon, not even looking up from his form sheet. "I been here too long to assume a Philly anything will win anything".
For way too long, I assumed I couldn't write.
"For too long, I assumed this problem was hers and hers alone," he says.
Because creditors have long assumed the banks were "too big to fail", they also assumed they would be repaid even if things turned sour.
Many believe that for too long M&S has assumed it has a special place in the hearts and wardrobes of British women, but has failed to evolve with the needs and tastes of those people.
For too long we have assumed that the latest stage in human evolution is homo economicus: that we are wired to be selfish and competitive at the core and to give priority to the bad in the world over the good.
For too long, we have assumed students who are interested in STEM would end up in the right careers, when in actuality, engineers need to teach the next generation more about what we do.
Savvy college seekers have long assumed that community service had application benefits too.
The outside world has long assumed that Mr Obama and Congress would strike a deal, because the alternative is too awful.
Having long assumed that wealth leads to health, they have come to recognize that health is essential to wealth, too.
For too long, U.S. management has assumed that career progress should be equated with an upward path toward title, salary, and power.
