Example sentences of "to apply [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This is the reason why many ethologists are hesitant to apply the insights of the theory of natural selection , which have been gained for the social behaviour of animals with only rudimentary cultures , to the behaviour of our own species .
2 IT IS NOT MARINE PRACTICE TO APPLY THE EXCESS TO ANY CLAIM FOR TOTAL LOSS — within this we would include total loss of any separately insured item i.e. outboard motor , trailer , dinghy or trolley .
3 I alternate the direction of these strokes , imitating the direction I use to apply the pastel in the first place .
4 I alternate the direction of these strokes , imitating the direction I use to apply the pastel in the first place .
5 Along with all the rest of them , he voted to apply the poll tax , through that guillotine procedure , against all the Scots , as well as against all the Welsh and all the English .
6 Both had their origin in a Working Document presented by the United Kingdom delegation and designed to apply the Convention only to evidence ‘ for use in proceedings pending in the State of origin ’ .
7 She allowed Rachaela to dab her with antiseptic and to apply the plaster .
8 One difficulty with the term is that many contemporaries would never have been prepared to apply the word ‘ culture ’ to the new preoccupations of the masses .
9 He experiences a sensation of a certain sort , and decides to apply the word ‘ pain ’ to every sensation like the first ( every sensation of the same sort ) .
10 The model allows the viewer to apply the air pressure to a flooded tunnel , causing it to dewater , to increase the pressure and eventually exceed the head of water resulting in a ‘ blow out ’ .
11 After exploring last month 's triplet combinations , you 'll now be aware that there are several ways to apply the shuffle groove .
12 Even if our ministries do not take that form of living as radically as that , incarnation does challenge each of us to apply the message of Christ .
13 Ripa di Meana wrote to the British Government in October complaining about its failure to apply the EC 's Environmental Impact Directive , which requires that all planning proposals that will have a significant impact on the environment must include a formal environmental impact assessment ( an EIA ) .
14 FoE said the European Commission was threatening the UK government with court action because of its failure to apply the EC 's drinking water directive fully .
15 It is the object of the present study to find this out and to apply the findings in teaching beginning and slow readers .
16 Hence it is important for the legislation to spell out the situations and conduct that will be presumed to be anticompetitive , and to provide for the competition policy institution to publish guidelines as to how it proposes to apply the legislation .
17 We have to apply the legislation both to Oxfam and to other high street shops .
18 A practical consideration when testing vehicle parts is for the defendant to be asked to apply the part such as brakes himself .
19 It 's important to apply the patina in an open space , because it acts on the copper and produces a most objectionable odour .
20 The Army Department reviewed commitments in Korea and wrote to the State Department that Korea possessed ‘ little strategic value ’ in the view of the joint chiefs of staff — ‘ To apply the Truman Doctrine to Korea would require prodigious effort and vast expenditure far out of proportion to the benefits to be expected . ’
21 Knowing when not to apply the rules is clearly an important skill to acquire .
22 The courts have also been willing to apply the rules to various licensing decisions on the ground that the applicant had a legitimate expectation of being granted a hearing .
23 I have been attempting to apply the smoking at work restrictions imposed at Regional Headquarters and Regional Chambers at Chesser House with limited success .
24 It did n't really hurt her : even when he had her part her legs to apply the flap to the tender inside of her thighs , she was in no real pain .
25 Once again , the Divisional Court refused to apply the criteria used by the European Court of Human Rights .
26 It must also be presumed that gradually over the years some kind of folklore will develop , a collective consensus about how to apply the criteria to the actual written work to be examined , whether as course-work or examination scripts .
27 He further stipulated that the building was to be erected within seven years of his death , otherwise the trustees were authorised to apply the money to any other charitable purpose .
28 In its lively style , the chapters cover the basics of instrumental design — both mechanics and electronics — the standard photometric systems , and the calculations necessary to apply the corrections required to appreciate the quality of the results ; all with clear exposition and laced with good advice .
29 She wondered idly why Rose had not asked him to apply the sun-cream and then realised that he was not among the swimmers .
30 To apply the framework of attention focusing to the data from these studies it is necessary to make some assumptions about the information that is central and peripheral in the stimuli .
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