"The goal is to ensure that the assumptions that go into measuring a plan's liability better reflect whether or not it will be terminated."

"The common assumption that the economy cannot exceed annual growth rates of 2.5 percent without risking a resurgence of inflation does not reflect changed economic realities," the resolution said.

Mr. Friedman's assumption that no one wants service cuts reflects the kind of elitist thinking that we find so maddening here in the "red states."

This assumption better reflects the characteristics of human cognition because cognitive processes usually do not work in isolation but function within a network of interrelated competencies and skills.

The assumption that revenues would rise in fiscal 1992 in the three states and New York City reflects similar kinds of emergency measures.

The assumption that only the genes evolved reflects a widespread misconception about the way natural selection acts.

Those assumptions are markedly more optimistic than the budget office's previous forecasts, and reflect a growing consensus among economists that the economy's long-term potential has improved because of heavy investments in technology.

The quasispecies theory has been useful to understand RNA virus evolution, but the assumptions underlying the model do not always reflect the biology of RNA viruses.

However, cost models have significant limitations in accuracy unless their underlying assumptions of system size and cost drivers are carefully chosen and reflect the agency's previous experience in system development.

That assumption, he said, does not accurately reflect Korean opinion.