Example sentences of "applying for " in BNC.

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1 Other cases are known to Amnesty International , where asylum seekers travelling without valid travel documents have been prevented by airline personnel , sometimes with the knowledge of Immigration Officers , from applying for political asylum in this country .
2 ‘ You 're still applying for the wrong jobs , ’ she said , with more than a hint of exasperation .
3 Realistically , I 've been applying for the sort of job that will pay me enough money to keep me going when I retire .
4 ‘ I would also state my belief that in relation to Class AA , our parent company has behaved entirely properly ; the process of applying for a patent necessarily entails wide publication and ample opportunity for opposition .
5 If you are applying for planning permission yourself , include a letter stating the planning merits of your proposal and also any personal circumstances you think are relevant — for example , that you are building an extension for an elderly relative .
6 And they tell you that two AS-levels are equal to an A-level when it comes to applying for university places . ’
7 Mr Crook is appealing against two secrecy orders imposed last month , and applying for leave to appeal against another also made last month .
8 No one was quite sure whether this was a good idea , however , as some of the old party 's members refused to recognise the new party , though they hedged their bets by saying they might consider applying for membership .
9 The manager has to organize their companies , hire them an accountant and a lawyer ( if they have n't already done that ) , get them VAT registered , and do a lot of simple administration like applying for passports .
10 He intervened on ‘ big ’ issues or government initiatives ( such as applying for membership of the EEC , and incomes policy , defence , and foreign and Commonwealth matters ) .
11 Mario and Michael Andretti were passing through Phoenix en route to the Australian event , confident that the drivers would not be debarred from applying for FISA international licences .
12 ‘ I will not be applying for a FISA licence until after the Surfers race , ’ said Mario , ‘ and I do n't foresee any problems .
13 He is applying for judicial review of a decision by the council 's professional conduct committee to prefer the less serious charge of breach of proper professional standards , which leads to an admonition .
14 But only those applying for small amounts of shares are likely to see their allocation met in full .
15 Solicitors will lose their monopoly on applying for grants of probate to deal with wills .
16 Solicitors will lose their monopoly on applying for grants of probate to deal with wills .
17 They categorised all applicants , genuine or otherwise , who were unable or unwilling to specify their long term intentions , as necessarily falling outside the ambit of the rules and thus doomed to inevitable failure when applying for entry clearance .
18 But only those applying for small amounts of shares are likely to see their allocation met in full .
19 He insisted the scheme was not in tatters and the main effect of the banks ' decision would be to make applying for a loan less convenient for students .
20 Mr Fowler said that while the existing law provided that it was automatically unfair to dismiss anyone for not being a union member , the bill completed the outlawing of the closed shop by extending the same protection to people applying for jobs .
21 Describing NAB 's decision as ‘ outrageous ’ , Bond Corporation is today applying for a restraining order to prevent the receivers taking any action until a full court hearing on Tuesday .
22 Everyone else had gone to Japan and I was still in New York trying desperately to get a visa for Russia but I could n't get one , so I convince Tony deFries that if I went to Japan and went to the Russian Embassy in Tokyo , they 'd be so confused by an American applying for a visa in Tokyo 's Embassy that i could fake it and get one , and he said I was welcome to try .
23 A federal judge is expected to rule soon on the constitutional issue at hand — whether a state-owned institution can bar half the state 's citizens from applying for admission because of their sex .
24 Such small works can be carried out without applying for grant and , therefore , the whole farm does not have to comply with the regulations .
25 The problem was too many men applying for too few places ; in 1895 , eighty-seven men passed the required examination for the ministry although the college still had only sixty places .
26 The report suggests that the decision to set up hospital trusts in Scotland resulted either from ‘ deference ’ to the arguments of groups applying for trust status , or from ‘ blind determination to implement unpopular policy ’ .
27 FROM July next year credit reference agencies will be allowed to supply financial information only about a person applying for credit , the Data Protection Registrar , Eric Howe , said yesterday .
28 Mr Bragge was applying for an injunction on behalf of French champagne producers Taittinger and the champagne growers ' association , to prevent Mr Woodall and his partner , Mr Ray Bevan , 39 , selling their product in bottles labelled ‘ champagne ’ .
29 Allowing schools to become independent of local councils , by applying for Grant-Maintained status if the parents involved so wish .
30 Before applying for the order the LEA would normally have to consult the local authority social services committee .
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