Example sentences of "applied to the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Suzanne first gave Santa an exfoliating body scrub , then seaweed gel was applied to the Claus tum , hips and legs .
2 A strong positive voltage applied to the gate draws excess mobile electrons ( which are negatively charged ) into a layer between the insulator and the semiconductor .
3 Memory node voltage depends on the number of electrons at the node and the the voltage applied to the gate electrode .
4 The ethic of abstinence and effort could hardly be applied to the success of the American millionaires of the 1860s and 1870s , or even to the wealthy manufacturer , retired to a life of country-house leisure , still less to his rentier relatives ; to those whose ideal was , in Ruskin 's words :
5 the first thing that we , we , we would respect is and suggest and this is a course which has been offered erm , erm , in order of other cases , er , we should ask that the er because of the adjournment necessary for investigation , the , the money will attract interest and we would ask for an order that the erm , the plaintiff is entitled to interest at the special account rate on any lump sum hereafter ordered to be paid , now what that means is that if at the end of the day the instruction say goes off and the conventional lump sum order is made , we are entitled to interest on the whole of that lump sum , if on the other hand a structured settlement is put into position and er part is either applied to the purchase of the annuities , in the commercial way to try and settle it or taken it back by the health authority , in consideration for self funding structured settlement , then we would only get the interest on the actual cash we have been kept
6 Even when applied to the novel , as in Leavis 's writings on novelists or Lodge 's own early critical book , Language of Fiction , the New Criticism looked for passages of quasi-authorial description , or the exploration of consciousnesses that seem to carry authorial support .
7 The tables on the South side of the Library are unsuitable for the consultation of colour illustrated books , and for leather bound books , until UV screening can be applied to the windows .
8 Similar principles were applied to the assessment of each case .
9 Bowel scintigraphy using Indium-111 labelled leucocytes has been applied to the assessment of disease extent and activity in Crohn 's disease .
10 For example oestrogen and trinitrin have been administered in a patch applied to the skin .
11 Even though essential oils are sometimes given orally ( especially in the case of garlic ) they can often be even more effective when applied to the skin .
12 Topical treatment ( a cream that is applied to the skin ) , is used for mild or moderately severe acne .
13 An adhesive resin is applied to the skin surface .
14 It 's also the term we 've applied to the phenomenon which results in these disappearances . ’
15 If judges carry out their duty of assessing damages for non-economic loss in the money of the day at the date of the trial — and this is a rule of practice that judges are required to follow , not a guideline from which they have a discretion to depart if there are special circumstances that justify their doing so — there are two routes by which the judge 's task of arriving at the appropriate conventional rate of interest to be applied to the damages so assessed can be approached .
16 A square voltage waveform is applied to the excitation coil , of sufficient magnitude to saturate the core .
17 By a summons dated 30 April 1991 the defendants applied to the judge in chambers for directions as to whether notwithstanding the order of Morland J. , they were at liberty to comply with the notice and , if so , on what forms if any ; and , further or alternatively , variation or discharge of that order so as to allow them to comply with the notice .
18 A group of Yorkshire farmers has applied to the UK Trading Standards Office for approval to use the British Standard ‘ kite mark ’ as an endorsement of the quality of their beef .
19 And promoter Mickey Duff has applied to the IBF and WBA to have the fight recognised as a world title eliminator .
20 Many cork floor tiles are sold with a protective vinyl wear layer already applied to the tile surface , some with a semi opaque colour layer included under this ; cheaper unsealed types need treating with varnish or sealant after laying .
21 Influential advocates of existing religions have persistently resisted the use of reason being applied to the word ‘ 'god ’ , and have thus inevitably ensured the ultimate failure of those religions .
22 Mr Ramrath considered that these conditions were not in accordance with European legislation , and applied to the Luxembourg courts for reinstatement .
23 The mute when applied to the trumpet produces , when the instrument is blown softly , a far-away effect which , though not nearly so poetical as the sound of a soft muted horn , is nevertheless beautiful and intriguing .
24 On the contrary , it was clear from article 40(3) and Klensch v. Secrétaire d'Etat à l'Agriculture et à la Viticulture ( Joined Cases 201/85 , 202/85 ) [ 1986 ] E.C.R. 3477 that the principle of non-discrimination applied to the acts of member states in the agricultural sector .
25 the centre meets the full cost of any necessary quality assurance requirements which are additional to those normally applied to the module .
26 The key term here is ‘ control ’ whose biological and political connotations are applied to the ordering of Pynchon 's text .
27 When applied to the underside of the slates/tiles , Ruberlok reduces the heat loss through the roof by 80% .
28 I am unable to accept this argument , whether it is applied to the contravener himself or to persons ‘ knowingly concerned . ’
29 The public assistance officer , Mr. W. G. Daniels , reported that the displaced casuals had been accommodated in lodging houses in Bedford ; these were inadequate and in October 1940 , the committee applied to the Ministry of Health for release of the casual wards for their ‘ proper purpose ’ .
30 ‘ Realism maintains that universal moral principles can not be applied to the actions of states in their abstract universal formulation . ’
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