With the landing in Italy the narrative assumes greater independence.
Whoever, indeed, assumes an end for evolution is naturally inclined to think that only one road leads to that end.
It is to be noted particularly that, in these and other observations on the subject, Darwin decidedly assumes the monophyletic origin of the mammals, including man.
Father England assumes that O'Leary spurned the overtures at the time of the Convention, though later on his acceptance of a pension is admitted.
In the postscript to O'Leary's letter (see Appendix) we catch a glimpse of some of the Catholic leaders in Dublin at this time, into whose secrets Orde assumes he could easily dive.
Pelham assumes that he carried a despatch to the French Republic (Froude, iii.
Mr. Froude assumes that Parker was an Irishman; the name is certainly English.
Science neither assumes nor denies the existence of purpose, because neither the assumption nor its rejection would in the least help her to discover the things that she wants to know.
It is a false philosophy of evolution, not a true acquaintance with the facts of anthropology, which rashly assumes that the morally lowest must have been the only primitive elements in the evolution of humanity.
Be this as it may, our philosopher, if he assumes that the course of Nature is not only uniform, but necessary, is making an assumption which is not required for the purposes of science, though it may be for his philosophy.
Common sense assumes that the testimony of consciousness, so far as it can be verified by consciousness, can be trusted as evidence of the reality of that which is presented to it.
Here too, then, science does not even claim to prove what is or demonstrate what does happen, but assumes that we know it or find it out, in some way with which science does not concern itself.
The reply is that science assumes they have; science assumes that they play to win in the struggle for existence; and only on the assumption that men have common purposes is it possible to frame any scientific account of their actions.
The science of Political Economy assumes that it is a common purpose of men to acquire wealth, and that their actions are determined by that purpose.
It does, it may be replied, but whether the necessity which science assumes is the same as that maintained by the metaphysical theory in question, may be doubted.
Let us imagine a game of chess in course of being played by invisible players in presence of a scientific philosopher who knows nothing about the game--or who assumes that he knows nothing--except what his senses tell him.
That blood assumes a black pulpy appearance, commonly indicated by the term of 'rottenness', an indication or consequence of the violence of the disease, and the hopelessness of the case.
The tail is long and curved, but assumes the form of an almost straight line when he is much excited.
One thing, however, is clear, that for a disease which assumes such a variety of forms, there can be no specific; yet there is not a keeper who is not in possession of some supposed infallible nostrum.
It assumes a pustular and scabby form in the red mange, particularly in white-haired dogs, when there is much and painful inflammation.
In the majority of cases, such an expenditure of nervous and muscular power slowly destroys the strength of the animal, and he dies a mere skeleton; or the disease assumes the character of epilepsy, or it quiets down into true palsy.
The mucus thus separated from the intestinal membrane assumes an acrid character.
Not only is the disease epidemic or endemic, but the form which it assumes is so.
Mr Fuseli criticises the passage, and assumesthat the painter had better reason than that given by Mr Falconet.
Few situations, without the toil of a laborious ascent, show so commanding a prospect; while under the very eye of the spectator, natureassumes an aspect of more than ordinary beauty.
France, placing herself in that door, assumes to us the attitude of defiance.
Mr. Genet, however, assumes a new and bolder line of conduct.
If he assumes this front at once, and shows that he means to attend to self-respect and national dignity with both the nations, perhaps the depredations of both on our commerce may be amicably arrested.
He simply assumes it as proved that the Bible is a book not essentially different from Sophocles and Plato.
He assumes his right to disbelieve, and yet will not allow that he is an unbeliever.
The spirit or conscience comes to full strength and assumes the throne intended for him in the soul.
Where the two differ, she assumes that of course the inspired Oracles are wrong, and her own wild guesses right.
The main difference between him and Schleicher is that Mueller assumes that the Aryan tongue originally divided itself into an Asiatic and an European branch.
But this assumes that the freedom of the intellectual faculties can be balked, which appears contradictory to the conception of an autonomous power.
He assumes The mask, as if he would forsake the army; And in this moment makes he preparations That army from the emperor to steal, And carry it over to the enemy!
Directly this second condition is united to the first, but no sooner, nature assumes the character of simplicity.
But it must be remembered that a dramatic composition first assumes the character of a whole by means of representation on the stage.
Assumes its golden hue, or ere the moon Displays her perfect orb, no English horse Shall drink the rolling waters of the Loire.
It follows from this that I am especially unwilling to agree to the proposition in your papers, which assumes that the high destiny of man is to detect the spirit of the Divine Artist in the work of creation.
Each object on this moving ball Assumes a lovely hue; So fair good-humour brightens all That comes within her view.
The expression is metaphorical, and assumes that it has fared with MSS.
As Samson replies in the negative, Marie Antoinette assumes again a calm, cold attitude.
No one of the Allied or Associated Governments assumes any responsibility in respect of any other Government.
The disposition of these rocky sides assumes the appearance of a glen, in which are situated the remains of an extensive monastery, bearing the name of Khosha Vank.
The same writer in this work relegates the unfortunate Moses of Khorene, or rather the writer who assumes the mask of this name, to a position inter deos minores and to a period not earlier than the eighth century.
It may be that these smaller chambers served as sleeping-places; the ingenious Dubois boldly assumes that the first was a wardrobe and the second a kind of boudoir.
On our point of course, a little to our left, we held a bold and lofty hill, of which the outline assumes the appearance of two humps.
The long north-western slope of the Ararat fabric assumes the character of a dark and narrow promontory rising on an opposite shore.
The flanking cliffs rise and the valley narrows, until the formation assumes the proportions of a gulf many thousands of feet in depth, overhung by the snows of the summit region.
Of these the inner line crosses over from the Zagros to the Ararat system, and assumes commanding orographical importance in the western arm of that system, known as the Aghri or Shatin Dagh.
The one is named Berbix--he has conquered twelve times; the other assumes the arrogant name of Nobilior.
Being himself born to intrigue and skilled in dodging the leading question, he assumes that you have had equal advantages.
The northwestern range, which corresponds to the Alleghanies of Virginia, now assumes a character entirely different from them.
He openly assumesall these characters to show the humorous part of them.
He assumes that when one power causes the action of another in any sense, it must in every sense.
The solution assumes the very principle denied, that is, that our being in circumstances which originate particular acts of choice is not necessary.
It assumes the position in debate, to wit: that there cannot be consequents which are not necessarily connected with particular antecedents, which antecedents necessitate these particular consequents in distinction from all others.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "assumes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
