Start thinking about the four or five key assumptions you make in your forecasts.

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Or you could make implausibly heroic assumptions about economic growth and a rise in the tax base.

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It can call some of your assumptions into question or make you more assured of your underlying belief.

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The "Dance Card" rankings, as Coleman and Lynch call their system, make a couple of assumptions: All teams ranked 25 or better in the RPI will make the tournament, and no team ranked below 80 will receive an at-large bid.

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Or at least, some of the assumptions that neuroscientists make.

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The slight shift in cultural beliefs, needs and wants of the many communities means that Fortuna Silver cannot afford to make assumptions on what they believe may benefit or hinder any community.

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ABMs, in contrast, make no assumptions about the existence of efficient markets or general equilibrium.

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England take on either Australia or Pakistan in the final and although it is dangerous to make assumptions I will be astonished if it's not Australia, who have produced some very strong performances while Pakistan have sneaked in through the back door.

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But inevitably people make assumptions about sexuality, leading to misunderstandings, embarrassment or just the lack of a real connection.

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Foreign investors could make inaccurate assumptions based on funding arrangements that have worked well in their home countries or other emerging markets and, in turn, ignore that India is unique in its market demands, talent supply, and business culture.

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