Example sentences of "to apply [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Companies will also be under pressure not to apply narrow limits on shareholdings . |
| 2 | 1 The trick of making eyes smoulder is to apply solid colour sparingly , then smudge and spread it by softening the edges . |
| 3 | One of Pearce 's main points is that we need to be able to apply monetary values to environmental gains and losses . |
| 4 | Environmental policy : how to apply economic instruments , targets economic sectors that have a major impact on the environment , ie energy , transport , agriculture and industry and OECD believe it will prove useful to governments , business , industry and pressure groups concerned about the environment and sustainable economic development . |
| 5 | This issue comprises an extensive effort to apply economic modelling techniques and other analytical approaches to policy issues in a specific sector . |
| 6 | Perhaps the most striking indication of how cloth overtook wool as the country 's major export is an action of Henry VII in 1493 : in order to apply economic sanctions to the Low Countries , he banned cloth exports , but not those of wool ( 84 , p.283 ) . |
| 7 | I would like to apply that to other relationships . |
| 8 | ‘ Yeah , I hear it totally now that I 'm familiar with all these blues licks , and so I 'm starting to apply that sort of thinking to the more modern type of playing . |
| 9 | Lord Morris observed : ‘ If someone possessed of a special skill undertakes ( irrespective of contract ) to apply that skill for the assistance of another person who relies on such skill he voluntarily undertakes the responsibility of so acting . ’ |
| 10 | To apply that principle here : suppose the corporation proposed to reduce the number of taxicabs from 300 to 200 , it would be their duty to hear the taxicab owners ' association : because their members would be greatly affected . |
| 11 | In order to drive home the point that the messianic Spirit , the Spirit of the days of salvation , was really available to all believers , the Spirit had first of all to inspire Peter with his vision of the unclean animals in the sheet which were intended for him to eat , and then to apply that vision to a Gentile officer whose men were at that very moment waiting in the courtyard for Peter to accompany them to Cornelius so that he might receive the good news of Jesus . |
| 12 | Under the " once-and-for-all " test what matters is that the income can be used to benefit the individual in question in the year of assessment in which it arises , and it does not matter if it is not possible so to apply that income in a subsequent year of assessment . |
| 13 | He admits to being surprised at the split attitudes of middle-aged men — and even some of the younger ones — who want their daughters to have a proper career structure but then fail to apply that belief at work . |
| 14 | The Australian writer and journalist Hoyd Sommerlad observed that it was inappropriate to apply western-based criteria to the media worldwide . |
| 15 | She has been as ready as the Labour party to apply political criteria when making appointments to bodies like the health authorities and nationalised industries . |
| 16 | Having to tackle procedures restricted by legislation also forced us to apply political theories to practical realities without too much compromise . |
| 17 | The Parliamentary scrutiny to which all bills are subject enables MPs and peers to apply political and expert opinion to legislative proposals . |
| 18 | It is quite appropriate to apply political criteria to a political statement such as a manifesto , or policy document . |
| 19 | In the weeks following Lithuania 's March 11 unilateral declaration of independence from the Soviet Union [ see pp. 37299-300 ] , the Soviet authorities began to apply political , military and economic pressure on Lithuania to revoke it . |
| 20 | Among others , these prevent double counting of non-trade exchange differences which could otherwise be included under deductions for cases III , IV or V Schedule D , of exchange differences on currency acquired under a forward contract and indefinite deferral of unrealised gains ; ensure carry-forward of losses are not prevented by a drafting technicality ; enable regulations to apply arm's-length test exclusions to debts that vary in amount ; and extend the rules on translating forward currency contracts to those not reflected in accounts prepared under normal accounting practice . |
| 21 | Where it is necessary to apply specific control measures , it is suggested that the flock should be annually ally treated with a suitable anthelmintic in late pregnancy . |
| 22 | Instead , it may be sufficient merely to apply semantic constraints to assess the plausibility of a particular combination of words in the input . |
| 23 | A better way would be to apply semantic restrictions to partial parses . |
| 24 | First are theoretical approaches which depend upon some empirical knowledge to apply theoretical concepts such as the continuity equation . |
| 25 | UK judges are obliged to apply Scottish and English law which can then , however , be challenged in the European court . |
| 26 | Use a comb spreader to apply fresh adhesive to the floor . |
| 27 | In the event , the February 1956 crisis was the last time that Franco was able to apply old methods to new situations . |
| 28 | This reaction produced attempts to apply scientific principles and procedures to the study of human functioning . |
| 29 | It is squarely in the scientific tradition and is a conscious attempt to apply scientific method to international relations . |
| 30 | He believed that it was possible to apply scientific principles to each task which would replace the old rule-of-thumb method of working . |