"It is easy to assume that it can be solved by a messy political compromise between powerful states,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Indeed,it's not clear what they have accomplished, but I think that it would be fair to assume that they haven't accomplished a lot."

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

"They can't just look at a product that says 'low grams of saturated fat' or 'low saturated fat' and assume that it's healthy."

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

"It would be absolutely wrong to assume that people's individual experience does not influence their thinking,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

People often assume that Chopin was French - he spent half his life in France and is buried there in the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

"I assume that is some indication of his loyalty and his interests."

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

Now,it seems sensible to assume that that assumption could be wrong.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

When the search began, a half-century ago, it seemed sensible to assume that as technological civilization increased on a planet, more and more signals would be broadcast into space.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"One of the biggest differences I see between Western and Chinese parents is that Chinese parents assume strength rather than fragility."

VOA: special.2011.02.17

Mr.Obama's budget numbers and deficit projections assume a return to moderate economic growth next year, with robust expansion in the years that follow.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

His mostly-sunni critics complain that Iraqi forces are not ready to assume the task.

VOA: standard.2009.06.01