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Discover LudwigThe phrase "amended to apply" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or formal contexts when referring to changes made to a document or regulation that allow it to be relevant or applicable in a new situation.
Example: "The policy was amended to apply to all employees, regardless of their position within the company."
Alternatives: "revised to be applicable" or "modified for application".
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The original proposal banning releases of more than 4 balloons was amended to apply only to more than 24 balloons.
The county's policy, which initially drove away Latino residents, was later amended to apply only to individuals who were taken into police custody.
In 2012, the controls were amended to apply to universities, and intangible sharing of technology and research that could be used for military purposes.
To address that problem, the Congressional Black Caucus has called for Section 3 to be amended to apply to voting laws that have a discriminatory effect, whether or not intent can be proved.
Campaigners have warned that the lives of mothers and children are at risk after an Indian government scheme that pays women to receive maternal healthcare throughout their pregnancy was amended to apply only to first-borns.
His cabinet recently passed a new citizens bill that, if approved, will require all non-Jewish migrants to pledge loyalty to Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state" – although, apparently in response to international pressure, the law may now be amended to apply to all new migrants, including Jews.
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Or the order could be amended to clearly apply to the new threat — interfering in elections.
The first paragraph of the article itself was also amended to clarify that the changes apply only to England and Wales; mothers' names already appear on marriage registers in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
In fact, the New York forgery law was amended in 1986 to apply to computer transactions.
Following the defeat, the Indian government amended the law to apply it retroactively, which could yet leave Vodafone liable.
It was amended in 1925 to apply to applications for final as well as interlocutory injunctive relief.
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