Example sentences of "[vb mod] apply [adv] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exceptions to this rule should apply only to a limited number of sectors enumerated in the Treaty . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You tend to lose the origins of it ’ , was what Anne Smith said about Bellerby Feast , but the observation could apply equally to a number of events whose origins are lost in the ‘ mists of time ’ . |
| 3 | The term sub-contractor may apply equally to a private or public company , any corporate or public body , as well as any individual self employed person or partnership . |
| 4 | a requirement or condition which he applies or would apply equally to a man but — ( i ) which is such that the proportion of women who can comply with it is considerably smaller thin the proportion of men who can comply with it , and ( ii ) which he can not show to be justifiable irrespective of the sex of the person to whom it is applied , and ( iii ) which is to her detriment because she can not comply with it . |
| 5 | This would apply only to a juvenile already in care of a local authority and then found guilty of a further imprisonable offence , and would be for a fixed period of not more than six months . |
| 6 | If asthmatics with reflux were somehow more readily influenced to have endoscopy than asthmatics without reflux , our results would apply only to a selected group of asthmatics , and selection bias would be present . |
| 7 | Such a principle can apply equally to a constructive dismissal ; see Chapter 15 . |
| 8 | Consequently , the defence account of mistake is of general applicability whereas the definitional account can apply only to a limited range of cases . |