Example sentences of "apply [adv] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Act was needed to make up for the shortcomings of the Sale of Goods Act , 1979 , which applied only to the transfer of goods from a seller to a buyer and not to a situation where goods were being provided as part of a service , such as building work and car repairs , for example . |
| 2 | He is generally believed to be commemorated in the place name Caradon , which formerly applied only to the hill around which he held sway but now covers a complete District of South East Cornwall . |
| 3 | The testator has not regulated the case of the death of the second son childless : the condition on the trust in favour of his brother ( or rather now that brother 's heir ) is not satisfied , since that applied only to the brother to die first , if childless ; nor , since the first did not die childless , is the condition on the trust in favour of the granddaughter satisfied . |
| 4 | Whether the property expressed by the postverbal adjective can be taken as applying factually to the referent behind the subject , is quite another matter . |
| 5 | To be accurate , ‘ private press ’ should be applied only to a press where the owner 's or operator 's chief objective is to print a fine book , without being at the mercy of a publisher 's instructions and a first necessity to show a profit , even though he may sell his wares through commercial channels . |
| 6 | John Carter , on the other hand , concluded that ‘ as generally understood , the term private press would be applied only to a shop where the work was hand-set and hand-printed ’ . |
| 7 | This no longer applied only to the knight who took part in tournaments . |
| 8 | Conrad argued that his pledge had applied only to the Senate seat to which he had originally been elected and , therefore , he was free to contest his state 's other seat in the upper chamber when it became vacant due to Burdick 's death . |
| 9 | ‘ In the meantime the system will be applied only to the EFA , but it will also be suitable for tanks and helicopters as well as other aircraft so it will be very good for future business . ’ |
| 10 | Tax is deducted from all interest payments at a ‘ composite rate ’ which rate is calculated to yield that amount of tax which would have accrued to the Exchequer had the standard rate been applied only to the interest received by those liable to pay tax . |
| 11 | ( 2 ) That the prohibition in regulation 143 on the making of orders ‘ forthwith ’ applied only to an order which was to take immediate effect , and not to a suspended order which took effect after a lapse of time in the absence of objection by the Board ; and that , accordingly , a suspended order did not contravene the regulation ( post , pp. 199G , 202B–C , H — 203A , B–D ) . |
| 12 | The expression ‘ debenture ’ is applied indiscriminately to the instrument creating or evidencing the indebtedness and to the debt itself and the bundle of rights vested in the holder to secure its payment . |
| 13 | God 's warning to the Israelites as they embarked on their conquest of the Promised Land can be applied easily to the renewal of mind which each of us should experience . |
| 14 | These are more effective than shampoos because they are applied directly to the scalp and left on for longer . |
| 15 | The very stability which so commended itself to farmers — any transient compound is less useful in agriculture unless it can be applied directly to the pest — was the factor which so alarmed ecologists . |
| 16 | Extracts of 500 mg/ml of the flours of maize , rice , millet , and sorghum were applied directly to the nitrocellulose sheets irrespective of prolamin content . |
| 17 | Young provided Whitbread with detailed clinical notes on the progress of his patients , their symptoms , the exact appearance of their various growths and the methods of treatment — the oil was applied directly to the tumour . |
| 18 | This pulse is applied directly to the phase sequence generator , via a series of logical OR gates , and the consequent excitation change initiates acceleration of the motor . |
| 19 | From my own experience , essences used in baths and general massage will help the complexion whether or not they are applied directly to the face . |
| 20 | These life-sustaining ingredients can be applied directly to the vine by man , indeed are so applied by man in commercial viticulture , yet according to Mike Woodhead , the owner of ‘ Le Bonheur ’ in South Africa , it is possible to effect a permanently natural and desirable nutrient cycle in soils considered inferior by some . |
| 21 | One of the most successful uses of a viral control agent , however , causes long-term suppression of the pest population without ever being applied directly to the crop — ie the use of a non-occluded ( sub-group C ) baculovirus to control the rhinoceros beetle ( Oryctes rhinoceros ) , which is very damaging on coconut plantations . |
| 22 | You can buy liquid shading ( a spray-on opaque covering ) that can be applied directly to the glass , as well as plastic sheeting and mesh that you pin inside the greenhouse . |
| 23 | Ruberlok is applied internally to the underside of the roof leaving the external appearance unchanged . |
| 24 | The undertaking is applied equally to the House of Lords . |
| 25 | The extent and depth of religious belief is notoriously difficult to estimate at any time in any country , but a few general statistics can be applied reliably to the peasantry of 1922 in areas like Belorussia , Kursk , and Tambov . |
| 26 | but her statement could be applied simply to the love she feels for Paris , which will both morally and physically ‘ undo ’ Trojan society . |
| 27 | The prototype will be applied initially to the area around Heysham Nuclear Power stations , but the software will be written so that the system can use any information stored in the GIS data base . |
| 28 | A plastic mould of 6 mm diameter was applied tightly to the serosal surface of the anterior wall of the stomach just proximal to the antral gland area and 70 µl 100% acetic acid was poured through the mould on to the surface of the stomach for 20 seconds . |
| 29 | Among the Kimberley tribes the snakes are called Unguds , the word ‘ Ungud ’ being applied primarily to a life principle or a ‘ vital force ’ , and the natives believe that the Wandjina and Ungud paintings must be restored at the beginning of the wet season to ensure that rain will fall and fertilization proceed . |
| 30 | In London the Commissioner of Police applied directly to the Home Secretary . |