on the presumption that
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: believing that
Thousands of people used this drug on the presumption that it was safe.
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No grand strategy can be built on the presumption that military intervention is mostly an erroneous activity of yesteryear, rather than an enduring feature of U.S. foreign policy.
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Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
Congress, moreover, has enacted a wide range of laws on the presumption that many enforcement proceedings may be brought before administrative law judges and not juries.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2024
No capitalist economic system operates on the presumption that there will be zero or negative growth.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
Her real-life smile improves on the awful, cartoony The Princess and the Frog (2009): That was Disney’s first black-exploitation cartoon, made on the presumption that viewers need mirror images of themselves — even cartoon images with ersatz musical stylings.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 May 2023
Her real-life smile improves on the awful, cartoony The Princess and the Frog (2009): That was Disney’s first black-exploitation cartoon, made on the presumption that viewers need mirror images of themselves — even cartoon images with ersatz musical stylings.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 May 2023
Institutional authority, in a democracy, rests on the presumption that ordinary people who are granted extraordinary influence will be changed by it — that, as Spider-Man learned, with great power comes great responsibility.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The National Academies panel proposes a four-phase approach, based on the presumption that when a vaccine first becomes available, only 10 million to 15 million courses of vaccine will likely be immediately available.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2020
The paradox rests on the presumption that the arrival of freedom should be greeted with gratitude, instead of with self-reflection about what allowed it to be deprived in the first place.
—Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 19 June 2020
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Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
Congress, moreover, has enacted a wide range of laws on the presumption that many enforcement proceedings may be brought before administrative law judges and not juries.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2024
No capitalist economic system operates on the presumption that there will be zero or negative growth.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
Her real-life smile improves on the awful, cartoony The Princess and the Frog (2009): That was Disney’s first black-exploitation cartoon, made on the presumption that viewers need mirror images of themselves — even cartoon images with ersatz musical stylings.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 May 2023
Her real-life smile improves on the awful, cartoony The Princess and the Frog (2009): That was Disney’s first black-exploitation cartoon, made on the presumption that viewers need mirror images of themselves — even cartoon images with ersatz musical stylings.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 May 2023
Institutional authority, in a democracy, rests on the presumption that ordinary people who are granted extraordinary influence will be changed by it — that, as Spider-Man learned, with great power comes great responsibility.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The National Academies panel proposes a four-phase approach, based on the presumption that when a vaccine first becomes available, only 10 million to 15 million courses of vaccine will likely be immediately available.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2020
The paradox rests on the presumption that the arrival of freedom should be greeted with gratitude, instead of with self-reflection about what allowed it to be deprived in the first place.
—Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 19 June 2020
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