Yet the basic assumptions of that bombing campaign have been turned on their head in recent years.

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In response to these emerging higher standards, pensions must question many of their basic assumptions and implement changes.

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IT-based consultancies such as Andersen Consulting is forcing more traditional consultancies to rethink their basic assumptions about their business.

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"We operate under a few basic assumptions around here, " says David Wheeler, 47, InfoGlide's red-bearded founder and chief technology officer.

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The overall effect of the app is to surprise you and make you reconsider some basic assumptions about one of your basic senses.

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Most scientists spend most (if not all) of their careers, accepting the prevailing paradigm and proceeding in a puzzle-solving mode within its basic assumptions.

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Somewhat surprisingly, one of the basic assumptions guiding the formulation of the new defense strategy was the need to conduct two major conflicts at the same time.

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And one of its basic assumptions is that the more other places you can get the same thing from then the lower the price it wants to try and charge you.

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Some may disagree with me on my basic assumptions, either viewing them as over optimistic or over pessimistic, but I think a discussion centered on growth, profitability and the cost of growth is not only a healthy one but one that we should be having about all young, growth companies.

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Dumb questions test basic, tacit assumptions.

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