But he added, "We have great hopes that the new Administration will normalize diplomatic relations and assume a positive attitude."

The Administration just assumed that the House Republicans would go along.

The Administration also assumed imports would shrink as foreign goods grew more expensive.

Like the private forecasters, the Administration is assuming that inflation will rise from its extremely low 1.9 percent rate in 1986, but will remain moderate.

The Administration assumes that nonfarm productivity growth has returned to its postwar average of about 2 percent a year.

The work papers from Mrs. Clinton's group say the Administration assumes that these groups "will be local monopolies."

The Administration is assuming annual growth of 3.8 per cent.

The Administration had been assuming that the growth of Medicare spending per beneficiary would slow after 2010, just as the first baby boomers become eligible.

But they said that the Administration assumed this would not happen and that air attacks would take place at the earliest opportunity.

The Administration assumes that competition will hold down drug prices when there are two or more similar products on the market.