In the US, it is taken for granted that states and municipalities can and do go bust.

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Therefore, it is taken for granted that it cares for Ecuadorian citizens and the environment where they operate.

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In his view, what gadget buyers increasingly care about is not so much the gadgets themselves - it is taken for granted that rival brands are all pretty good - as the quality of the software and services they deliver.

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But it means that there is no vote to be taken for granted, that turnout really will make a difference in this election.

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It is often said that central and eastern Europe is heavily agricultural, and taken for granted that the new members will fight for generous funding from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

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It reinforces the fact that nothing at the Apple Store is taken for granted.

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Consequently, it has been taken for granted that the natural order of things is for QE2 to be ended, replaced, or modified well before the end of near-zero Federal Funds sometime late this year, next year, or the year after.

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Mr James's main theme is that globalisation cannot be taken for granted: it may slow down, or even retreat, as it did with such calamitous results in the 1930s.

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