generous assumption

collocation in English

meaningsofgenerousandassumption

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generous
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əs/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əs/
willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual ...
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assumption
noun
uk
/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/us
/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/
something that you accept as true without question ...
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(Definition ofgenerousandassumptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For purpose of argument, suppose further that the model neurons accurately represent genuine neurons (agenerousassumption).
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Even if thisgenerousassumptionis granted, there remains one vitally important consideration that we have so far overlooked.
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I have already referred to yourgenerousassumptionthat most of my words say what they seem to say upon a cursory glance.
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That is agenerousassumption, because the band is very narrow.
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Assuming only one hour's work on every case—anothergenerousassumption, as most lawyers would tell us—at £200 an hour, the court costs would be £1 billion.
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There is an assumption, perhaps agenerousassumptionor an ill-founded one, that the increase in taxation will come on indirect taxes.
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Even if one makes thegenerousassumptionthat the whole of the initial increase was due to accounting changes for accommodation and so on, the service's costs had doubled.
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At the end of a year, supposing the man has been employed 50 weeks, and that is agenerousassumption, he finds himself with 35s.
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We were making generous assumptions, and hoping and praying that we could strike a better deal for the coal industry.
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Specifically, it appears to be based on generous assumptions about the value of the site and the costs of clearing it.
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Even if one makes generous assumptions about how these figures break down, it is clear that regional industrial support is set to fall over the next three years.
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Even on the most generous assumptions, the contribution to global warming from emissions from the cans would far exceed any savings in carbon dioxide emissions from reduced refrigeration.
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