Where lock-in is a factor, it is wrong to suppose that consumers and producers will blunder on as if it were not.
However, this body of work is best understood as a set of exceptions that modifies but leaves intact the canonical model of rational choice, not least since it is irrational to suppose that people in general behave irrationally.
It was always unrealistic to suppose that a massive fiscal tightening could leave out welfare, given that it makes up 28% of total spending.
"It's been a good start to the season for me and I suppose it's good that my new contact talks are coming up, " he said.
"I suppose it is possible that people have an agenda, " Dr Paxton says.
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It seems reasonable to suppose that many of Pakistan's dwindling foreign visitors, of all stripes, will now stay away from the country.
It is reasonable to suppose that he was an excellent sailor, and the Viking boats of the time were the finest in Europe.
Their most recent common ancestor lived over a billion years ago, so it is reasonable to suppose that any genes they still have in common are pretty fundamental.
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The pace of job losses in America has been mild compared with previous downturns, and there are a couple of reasons to suppose it will stay that way.
We suppose it is possible that previous SD TiVo's are more responsive, but the Series3 is by far the most responsive HD DVR we have used and a pure delight compared to the HR10-250.
So while I suppose that it is possible that Russian infant mortality increased at the exact same time that new far more stringent criteria were being applied, it is far more likely that Russian infant mortality stayed about the same but appeared to increase because the new standards capture a larger universe of infant deaths.
However it works, I suppose we will cross that bridge when we come to it.
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But consider that Catholic business owner fighting not to offer health insurance that covers birth control pills: suppose the public agrees that it is in his right to deny this to his female employees.
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It is also fanciful to suppose that Kabul can be demilitarized without some faction trying to grab power.
Now I suppose it's possible that some day they will hit a ceiling.
And, John, we're assuming this is a coordinated campaign by the White House, although I suppose it's possible that independently senior administration officials just happen to be saying the same thing at the same time.
In closing, I suppose it would be worth mentioning that there are two alternatives to Medicaid and Medicare reform.
Now, some of these merger fiends may be terrific companies, but it would be wishful thinking to suppose that any of them are understating their earnings.
It is a dangerous illusion to suppose that another retreat by the civilized world would satisfy the appetite of the terrorists and get them to leave us alone.
If a difficulty arises, and it will eventually, do you suppose that all of those hedge fund managers will politely agree to get out one-at-a-time in a calm and orderly manner?
It would be equally unrealistic to suppose that employers can eliminate, or discover and explain, the myriad of innocent causes that may lead to statistical imbalances in the composition of their work forces.
Suppose we applied it to other organizations that protect the public.
"At the end of the day, I suppose it is before the ballot box that the members of the council's executive and the council at large would be judged on their performance, " he said.
That said, the Foundation's funding situation could force Nokia to take action if it wants the platform to continue to develop and evolve, but we suppose we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
It is impossible to be exact, but suppose that the same proportion of men aged between 25 and 50 was economically active now as in 1990.
It was good advice, I suppose at the time, but perhaps not in the way that Speaker Boehner meant it.
It would be nice to suppose a third reason, that in the end the French are less racist than they think they are.
Yet it's there if you want it, and we suppose there are a few folks that are gushing at the idea.
Suppose it wasn't until the late 1980s that you woke up and realized Ehrlich was a boob, that he had gotten it all wrong.
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