Example sentences of "[is] apply to the " in BNC.

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1 In order to understand the disciplinary encounters between a parent and child the ‘ trick ’ is to examine the positive and negative consequences each is applying to the behaviour of the other ( see page 110 ) .
2 The Royal College of Nursing is applying to the Court of Appeal for a judicial review of Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley 's decision to hold a private inquiry into the case .
3 But the editorial method which is applied to the data has much to display that is well-spoken .
4 A square voltage waveform is applied to the excitation coil , of sufficient magnitude to saturate the core .
5 The main problem when using crimps is you ca n't actually see whether any damage has been done to the main line when the pressure is applied to the crimp .
6 If this idea is applied to the sleep/wake rhythm , it means that the ‘ polarity ’ between waking activities during the daytime and nocturnal sleep would decrease .
7 The paper points out that , apart from the 470,000 trainees included in the statistics , a further 500,000 jobs should be discounted if the European Commission 's formula of full-time equivalence is applied to the one million new part-time jobs .
8 If a negative voltage is applied to the tip , pushing electrons into the surface , the gallium atoms will show up clearly in the STM , because electrons will flow into the surface most when the tip is above a gallium atom .
9 When a voltage is applied to the tip of the AFM needle ( which is kept far enough away from the surface so that no tunnelling current can flow ) , the dopant 's electrons are disturbed and exert an electrostatic force on the tip .
10 It is recommended that the Article , if accepted , is applied to The Somerset Levels , Halvergate Marshes , The Broads and similar areas ( to not exceed more than 4% of the land area of each Member State ) .
11 In more general heraldic usage the word is applied to the bringing together of two or more sets of arms to form quarterings — this is to say a shield divided into a number of areas , each capable of carrying a complete coat of arms as a sign of familial bonding .
12 Adhesive splicing-tape is applied to the back , so the oxide surface remains uninterrupted .
13 The second meaning attached to the word ‘ love ’ is the one conferred on it when it is applied to the manifestation of the primitive uncontrolled mating urge as it applies to human beings , and also sometimes to animals .
14 The third meaning of this word ‘ love ’ is the one which is applied to the intense physical attraction between the sexes , known as falling in love , and which can be described as an intensification and beautification of the mating urge .
15 Topical treatment ( a cream that is applied to the skin ) , is used for mild or moderately severe acne .
16 When data — that is , a 1 or a 0 — is applied to the D input , nothing happens .
17 When data — that is , a 1 or 0 — is applied to the D input , nothing happens .
18 If an EM field is applied to the cell , the cell 's EM activity becomes aligned to the nature of the applied field and at the same time it re-arranges its intracellular components accordingly .
19 The interest rate quoted is applied to the principal for the number of days of the advance divided by 365 if this is a domestic UK sterling deal ( 360 days for Eurosterling and most currencies ) , and the interest is repaid together with the principal at the maturity date .
20 An adhesive resin is applied to the skin surface .
21 A bead of non-setting mastic is applied to the external joints , between the aluminium and hardwood frames at head and jambs , and between timber frame and brickwork
22 In particular , this approach is applied to the problem of document reuse .
23 More recently , O'Hair and Kabrisky ( 1991 ) have presented a method for recognising whole words as single symbols , although their system is applied to the off-line recognition of printed text .
24 The new Wilson ball , which has been specially developed for the Olympics , features a unique new treatment , Baygard , a fabric protector which is applied to the existing Durafelt 135 outer .
25 First , he argued that it is highly artificial to construe all consumption as a response to needs ; while this approach may seem illuminating when it is applied to the consumption of individuals , it can not plausibly be extended to productive consumption , which has to be treated as ‘ the consumption which satisfies the needs of production ’ , if the theory is to be sustained .
26 When a current is applied to the gold film , direction of spin of electrons in the device can be switched up or down .
27 The technique as described originally is applied to the mouse testis below ( Section 2.1 ) , and modified in our laboratory for use with human testicular material ( Section 2.2 ) .
28 The adjective discreet ( which , notice , is applied to the door rather than to the man ) strengthens this inference from the " click " .
29 From the Persian word kelley ( head ) , it is applied to the main or " head " carpet in the traditional arrangement .
30 Its external appearance , ‘ of a grotesque Gothic character … and pointed Gothic arches ’ , with those sharp contrasts of light and shade recommended by the Picturesque , is applied to the standard plan of a four-square Georgian house .
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