The phrase "an intense application" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strong or focused effort in applying something, such as skills, knowledge, or a process.
Example: "The team demonstrated an intense application of their expertise during the project, leading to outstanding results."
Alternatives: "a vigorous application" or "a strong application".
"Fu-u-u-u-uck, I can't breathe anymore," he said after a few minutes of intense application.
Rice false smut caused by Villosiclava virens (Cooke Tak) (anamorph Ustilaginoidea virens) [ 1, 2] has emerged as a devastating disease in rice, due to the intense application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers and the cultivation of high-yielding semi-dwarf rice cultivars worldwide [ 3].
Gilding the intense application was that gossamer late cut, a shot to make cricket aesthetes purr and turn the game's romantics weak at the knees.
In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell contends that genius is not an accident of birth but the combination of innate ability and intense application – typically 10,000 hours of practice.
Fourteen more world titles are testament to his enduring skill and intense application.
And he still believes that if he can understand how things really are through intense application to their true nature and exact terms to describe that nature, they can be changed.
It is generally understood that with expanding populations world calorie production will have to double by 2050, but no one quite knows how to achieve this given that the major impact of the "green revolution" (intense application of fertilizers, herbicides and improved seeds) has already reached dangerously diminishing returns.
In London – where the pressure for school places is most intense – applications were down around a fifth.
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