It is an almost universal assumption that a conservation policy is a set of conservation techniques - and very little else.

There is no tugging of forelocks here, you see, but a genuine universal assumption that no person is better than any other.

One was the universal assumption that explosives were the main threat.

Until a week ago, he too had shared the universal assumption that Cetagandan Imperial Security was in charge here.

But in the business community, there is a "universal assumption" that taxes will go up anyway to help cut the deficit, said Mr. Shilling, the economist.

It was a universal assumption that indulgence in luxury could undermine traditional military virtues.

Mr. Wilson is coy about the almost universal assumption here that he aspires to the White House in 1996.

The universal assumption here is that they will name Bush electors.

Why is there this almost universal assumption that as regards a two-speed Europe fast is good and slow is bad?

But the seemingly universal assumption that Roger Mudd would be Cronkite's successor got Rather to thinking he deserved consideration.