Sentence examples for underlying assumption was that from inspiring English sources

"Obviously it's something we are concerned about," Mr. Kelly said of domestic violence, adding that the Police Department's "underlying assumption" was that crimes like rape and domestic violence were under-reported.

The underlying assumption was that process of care does not change over the time horizon.

The underlying assumption was that technological innovations had produced a new economy that could boom without inflation.

Its underlying assumption was that the culture of work in general is in a bad way, and that women's struggles to find balance are only glimpses of a larger problem: "These women are the canaries in the mine," said Elsa Walsh, the author of a book about successful women's struggles.

The underlying assumption was that oxidation of methyl groups is more difficult and under the mild oxidation conditions investigated, little oxidation of methyl groups was anticipated.

Our underlying assumption was that the differences in seismic intensities between the two stations arise mainly from differences in their site amplification factors.

The environmentalists' underlying assumption is that nature, free of man's interference, is generally benign and stable; yet much of the scientific evidence suggests otherwise (for instance, the climate is subject to big natural fluctuations; many plants are poisonous).

In [5] the underlying assumption is that the background is static and can easily be subtracted.

17, 18, 24– 26 The underlying assumption is that this will improve the effectiveness of an intervention.

On the other hand, for toxicoinfectious and invasive pathogens, the widely accepted underlying assumption is that there is no biological threshold.

I've been very clear: Six month, but no residual forces....The underlying assumption here is that we're going to be in Iraq until the next president takes office, and I reject that totally.