The common assumption was that the action would be quick, decisive, and final.

It was glorious stuff, if you weren't having to face it, and challenged the common assumption that there are no fast bowlers in the game today.

Despite the common assumption that agency staff were temporary, half worked on a permanent basis while three quarters were full-time.

Its creation would be based on the common assumption that debates between potential prime ministers should take place during any general election campaign.

For the purpose of discussion here, they can be considered a single heterogeneous paradigm, linked but not united by this common assumption.