Meanings of held assumption in English

The long held assumption that fare increases dent ridership is also being tested.

But this widely held assumption may be grossly incorrect.

There is a widely held assumption that Sec.

Their findings challenged the widely- held assumption that the vast majority of retractions were down to honest errors.

A long- held assumption has been that evoked and spontaneous neurotransmissions draw on the same pools of vesicles.

They also pour cold water on the widely- held assumption that sex offenders are more likely to reoffend than other offenders.

There is a widely held assumption that CAO points are determined by colleges in advance and remain relatively constant over the years.

Yang has taken out the stem cell step, and challenged the long- held assumption that a stem-cell-like state is necessary for successful cloning.

They stood together in the candlelight, relying on the long- held assumption that the windowless basement would keep them safe from Cardassian scrutiny.

The result merely confirmed what was already a commonly- held assumption: Hermes, the defending Leinster and Irish league champions, are the team to catch.

The ruling refuted a commonly held assumption that commissioners' partisan bent will favor their fellow party-members, campaign finance experts and former FEC staffers said.

LONG- HELD assumptions about the evolution of humans have been challenged following a detailed analysis of a fossil skeleton dating back 4.4 million years.