It presumes a traditional nuclear family with a middle-class marriage, income and stability.

So far, he had been one of the few not to presume on his previous friendship with her clone.

"You are, I presume," he said, with his rat-trap mouth biting off the words, "quite proud of yourself."

In fact, the two overlap, when certain key words are understood in senses which presume familiarity with the ways they have previously been used.

"There is little danger of Martin's presuming with either of them," he said.

It was presumptuous of him, but then, he was also presuming her acquaintance with island ways.

"We have to increase speed, I presume, to rendezvous with the Kreel."

He presumed too much on his long association with Tuek.

You have, I presume, a bathing dress with you?

"And you would, I presume, take the UC-1 back with you?"