Example sentences of "[vb pp] to apply [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it is not surprising that efforts have been made to apply New Critical methods to prose fiction . |
| 2 | Carr commented that ‘ as soon as the attempt is made to apply these supposedly abstract principles to a concrete political situation , they are revealed as the transparent disguises of selfish vested interests . ’ |
| 3 | Our choice of ‘ aware ’ , as a philosophically uncorrupted word which can help us to approach philosophical problems from a different angle , does have something to do with its recent currency in the valuations of ordinary discourse , as when someone is said to apply abstract principles without being aware of other people as persons , or to have lost by too exclusive concentration on the uses of things awareness of the colours of dawn and the scent of the flowers . |
| 4 | Richard Benson wrote of the method he evolved : " For years I have loved the broad and smooth areas of colour that exist in posters printed by stone lithography , and in working with the halftone screen to reproduce photographs , I have struggled to apply this inherently lithographic quality to the work of the stone 's descendant , the modern offset press … |
| 5 | It is also a fact that although 6th edition philosophy is taught and revered , the practical methods given to apply this teaching have been , over the years , sadly neglected . |
| 6 | It might also be doubted whether the accused intended to apply any force . |
| 7 | Severe contention exists about whether a rule-based or statistical approach should be used to apply syntactic constraints . |
| 8 | Greenfield has attempted to apply this to other cultures , using questionnaires given to Wolof children to establish an empirical basis for the distinction ( 1972 ) . |
| 9 | He notes , for instance , that linguists have attempted to apply some of the terminology of natural science inappropriately to language , often through such metaphors as ‘ cohesion ’ , ‘ balance ’ etc. , which fix and reify what is in fact a more flexible and dynamic phenomenon . |
| 10 | So far , legislation has been passed to apply this principle only to packaging . |
| 11 | Students are encouraged to apply analytical and diagnostic skills to the information-related problems which are likely to be encountered at the interface of Personal Assistant , Office Supervisory and Middle Management levels , thus enhancing their ability to work in an interactive role in team situations . |
| 12 | Both share the tradition of a strong voluntary sector which , in Victoria , has found expression in health charities as determined to apply existing knowledge for prevention as to support the development of the new . |
| 13 | But there is clearly a newly assertive policy being followed in the White House , and the early exuberance of US politicians when the invasion seemed to be going well has provoked fears that President Bush might be tempted to apply military solutions to Nicaragua and to the war on drugs . |
| 14 | We can study in these terms what an author has written against the background of what he might have written , had he failed to apply certain transformations , or chosen to apply others instead . |
| 15 | However , many more then proceed to do a management job and soon forget this brief introduction because they are not immediately required to apply statistical learning to real life situations . |