11.   Assuming otherwise is a definite turn-off.

12.   Assuming the favorites are eligible, watch for Germany to dominate.

13.   Assuming the money was forthcoming.

14.   Assuming there is one.

15.   Because no matter how many times a crack creeps into the ridiculous notion about athletes assuming they are somehow invincible, this kind of thing is always a surprise.

16.   A desire for privacy is not an admission of wrongdoing, and to assume otherwise is to rupture the bonds of trust between employee and employer.

17.   But assuming there are no lottery upsets, the top five picks should go to the Clippers, Minnesota, Washington, Philadelphia and Golden State.

18.   But most are just dreaming, assuming Shaq is OK and can co-exist from now until June with Kobe.

19.   Even assuming that interest were legitimate, there is a wild disproportion between the harm supposed and the speech ban enforced.

20.   For now, Parr and city officials are sparring over which private laboratory will analyze the evidence, assuming there is enough evidence to analyze.