assuming

Example Sentences

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The new body shows that Germany is "assuming its historical responsibility," said Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer.

From Barron's

It is, in a modest and practical way, an expression of the biblical injunction to honor one’s parents—not by grand gestures, but by assuming a few of the small responsibilities they habitually postpone.

From The Wall Street Journal

McGarragle says that taking these numbers at face value, and assuming Algoma can capture 25% of the upside—which is roughly its percentage of Canadian capacity—implies solid upside potential to next year’s estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal

And that’s assuming that the hereafter is any kind of tangible location at all.

From Salon

“Pluribus” may be the only Latin most Americans are familiar with, assuming they ever looked closely at a coin; it’s the “many” portion of the unofficial American motto that translates to “Out of many, one.”

From Salon