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To describe something as “garbage” tends to presuppose the point in issue, namely whether the homeowner had any continuing privacy interest in it.En qualifiant une chose d’« ordure », on tend à présupposer la réponse à la question en litige, soit celle de savoir si le propriétaire d’une maison conservait un droit au respect de sa vie privée, de son intimité, relativement à cette chose.http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010
The preceding remarks show that the future is filled with strife and uncertainty, but they all presuppose an unchanged Germany.Les observations qui précèdent nous montrent un avenir plein de luttes et d'incertitudes, mais elles supposent toutes l'Allemagne actuelle n'ayant pas changé.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
The availability of an intermittent sentence in this case depends on s. 732(1) of the Criminal Code. By its terms s. 732(1) presupposes that a sentence within its purview can be served intermittently.La possibilité d’infliger une peine discontinue en l’espèce est déterminée au par. 732(1) du Code criminel, dont le libellé suppose qu’une peine visée par la disposition peut être purgée de façon discontinue.http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010
The doctrine of sound prediction, in its nature, presupposes that further work remains to be done.De par sa nature, la règle de la prédiction valable présuppose l'existence d'autres travaux à accomplir.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011
Where a party has a right of appeal, the law presupposes that the exercise of that right is to be meaningful.Lorsqu'une partie possède un droit d'appel, la loi présuppose qu'elle peut l'exercer valablement.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 01.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 01.11.2011
The deductibility of expenses, which presupposes the existence of a source of income, should not be confused with the preliminary source inquiry.La déductibilité des dépenses, qui présuppose l'existence d'une source de revenu, ne doit pas être confondue avec l'examen préliminaire portant sur l'existence de cette source.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.11.2011
This disposition presupposed that, while the Ontario court had jurisdiction, it would not be appropriate in all the circumstances to exercise it.Cette décision présupposait que, bien que le tribunal ontarien était compétent, l'exercice de cette compétence pourrait ne pas être approprié eu égard à toutes les circonstances.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011
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presuppose
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | presupposed |
Imperative | presuppose |
Present Participle (Participle I) | presupposing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | presupposed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I presuppose | we presuppose |
you presuppose | you presuppose |
he/she/it presupposes | they presuppose |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am presupposing | we are presupposing |
you are presupposing | you are presupposing |
he/she/it is presupposing | they are presupposing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have presupposed | we have presupposed |
you have presupposed | you have presupposed |
he/she/it has presupposed | they have presupposed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been presupposing | we have been presupposing |
you have been presupposing | you have been presupposing |
he/she/it has been presupposing | they have been presupposing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I presupposed | we presupposed |
you presupposed | you presupposed |
he/she/it presupposed | they presupposed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was presupposing | we were presupposing |
you were presupposing | you were presupposing |
he/she/it was presupposing | they were presupposing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had presupposed | we had presupposed |
you had presupposed | you had presupposed |
he/she/it had presupposed | they had presupposed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been presupposing | we had been presupposing |
you had been presupposing | you had been presupposing |
he/she/it had been presupposing | they had been presupposing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will presuppose | we shall/will presuppose |
you will presuppose | you will presuppose |
he/she/it will presuppose | they will presuppose |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be presupposing | we shall/will be presupposing |
you will be presupposing | you will be presupposing |
he/she/it will be presupposing | they will be presupposing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have presupposed | we shall/will have presupposed |
you will have presupposed | you will have presupposed |
he/she/it will have presupposed | they will have presupposed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been presupposing | we shall/will have been presupposing |
you will have been presupposing | you will have been presupposing |
he/she/it will have been presupposing | they will have been presupposing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would presuppose | we should/would presuppose |
you would presuppose | you would presuppose |
he/she/it would presuppose | they would presuppose |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be presupposing | we should/would be presupposing |
you would be presupposing | you would be presupposing |
he/she/it would be presupposing | they would be presupposing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have presupposed | we should/would have presupposed |
you would have presupposed | you would have presupposed |
he/she/it would have presupposed | they would have presupposed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been presupposing | we should/would have been presupposing |
you would have been presupposing | you would have been presupposing |
he/she/it would have been presupposing | they would have been presupposing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am presupposed | we are presupposed |
you are presupposed | you are presupposed |
he/she/it is presupposed | they are presupposed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being presupposed | we are being presupposed |
you are being presupposed | you are being presupposed |
he/she/it is being presupposed | they are being presupposed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been presupposed | we have been presupposed |
you have been presupposed | you have been presupposed |
he/she/it has been presupposed | they have been presupposed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was presupposed | we were presupposed |
you were presupposed | you were presupposed |
he/she/it was presupposed | they were presupposed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being presupposed | we were being presupposed |
you were being presupposed | you were being presupposed |
he/she/it was being presupposed | they were being presupposed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been presupposed | we had been presupposed |
you had been presupposed | you had been presupposed |
he/she/it had been presupposed | they had been presupposed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be presupposed | we shall/will be presupposed |
you will be presupposed | you will be presupposed |
he/she/it will be presupposed | they will be presupposed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been presupposed | we shall/will have been presupposed |
you will have been presupposed | you will have been presupposed |
he/she/it will have been presupposed | they will have been presupposed |