Literary agent and friend, David Black says the role Feiler asked him to assume was a natural fit.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

"It is easy to assume that it can be solved by a messy political compromise between powerful states,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Indeed,it's not clear what they have accomplished, but I think that it would be fair to assume that they haven't accomplished a lot."

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

General Keen says U.S.troops are working to assume more responsibility for aid distribution, which will allow U.N.peacekeepers in Haiti to focus on security concerns.

VOA: standard.2010.01.18

"It would be absolutely wrong to assume that people's individual experience does not influence their thinking,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

No political bloc took enough seats to assume power and Western diplomats,among others, say it could be weeks,perhaps months before a ruling coalition could come together.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

His mostly-sunni critics complain that Iraqi forces are not ready to assume the task.

VOA: standard.2009.06.01

Now,it seems sensible to assume that that assumption could be wrong.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

When the search began, a half-century ago, it seemed sensible to assume that as technological civilization increased on a planet, more and more signals would be broadcast into space.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

you have to assume they are in," He says the more advanced a country is in its use of computers and the Internet, the more vulnerable it may be.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

They do not want to assume any legal obligations,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

Also,business plans often assume it will be easy to gain a share of a large or fast-growing market.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

Mr.Obama's budget numbers and deficit projections assume a return to moderate economic growth next year, with robust expansion in the years that follow.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

We must assume our responsibility and give voice to them.

VOA: standard.2009.11.20