11.   However, Roy predicted problems if the state assumed responsbility for Superfund cleanups without adequate federal financial support.

12.   If the payment is not made, it would allow the state to assume the assets of the company.

13.   In return for the transfer, the state will assume pension payment liabilities for workers employed by France Telecom before its partial sale to the public and private investors.

14.   In terms of the two settlements, the state assumes the liability for non-parti-cipating parties, which it also sues for reimbursement.

15.   It also postulates that some nebulous, wavelike states of being assume definite form only when they are actually observed.

16.   Others point out that it is imprudent for the state to assume that the current boom will go on forever.

17.   Such expenses are by far the largest segment of local tax bills, and critics have said for years that the state should assume more of these costs.

18.   The proposal would remove the burden of county assessments from residents by having the state assume the liabilities of the counties along with their assets, Weld said.

19.   The Regents plan, if approved by the Legislature, would be the first time the state has assumed complete authority over a school district.

20.   The state also would assume all liability for injuries that might occur in the park during the time the state funded its operations.