1.   All this runs counter to a commonly held assumption of the biochemical cause of obesity.

2.   If nothing else, this gave credence to the generally held assumption that he was a winner.

3.   It is clear to me that they refute the commonly held assumption that those who suffer evil are free to respond in kind.

4.   Most expected them to merely confirm the widely held assumption that Cascadia was benign.

5.   Such a discovery would force a reassessment of some widely held assumptions of particle physics.

6.   That theory contradicts the widely held assumption that cosmic expansion is slowing over time.

7.   The new finding, if sustained, is surprising in the light of two widely held assumptions about human origins.

8.   There is a widely held assumption at the United Nations in many capitals that all Clinton foreign policy decisions are being made for short-term domestic political gains.

9.   There is a widely held assumption that if you lose the fat in your food, you also lose the taste.

10.   For the Americans, the Thai economic crisis has challenged a number of previously held assumptions.