Meanings of make the supposition in English

But, in order to make the supposition answer my purpose, I must add two other cases.

This is an exceedingly rough estimate, but let us make the supposition for the time being.

God forbid that we should make the supposition!

No, let me rather make the supposition that Great Britain refuses to execute the treaty, after we have done everything to carry it into effect.

At any rate something that happened not long afterwards made the supposition probable.

It was supposed I was much involved with another man, and circumstances made the supposition particularly objectionable.

'But supposing you should not return-youhave compelled me to make the supposition-

Her beauty was fuel to his jealousy, and his jealousy alone made the supposition of her guilt for a moment tenable.

Having destroyed every external object of delusion, let us now see what makes the supposition necessary that the people will mislead themselves.

"Well, granted,-andit is a considerable grant,-doesthat make the supposition out of the question?"

Her roses and lilies were never discovered to be spurious, till she attained an age that made the supposition of their being natural impossible.

Second, By making the supposition that anything should intervene to limit or break off their intercourse, he found that she had become indispensable to him.