Their owner, summoned from a nearby cafe, assumed the air of a curator.

Indeed, somewhere in the process, owners have assumed that their players are content with the status quo.

The new owners would also assume more than $20 million in liabilities.

The owner then assumes the responsibility for maintenance and operation.

That's what most grease-car owners have assumed, in any case.

The new owners assumed the debts of the school.

But investigators knew that it might take days, weeks, sometimes months, to identify the prints' owner - assuming they were on file.

With a 3-to-1 adult-child ratio, the owners assumed little could go wrong.

The owner then assumes that the computer is somehow infected.

In the agreement, the owner making the repairs would assume responsibility for damages.