The phrase "application on the ground" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to refer to the practical consequences of a policy or plan. For example, "Although the government had put forward a plan to reduce poverty, its application on the ground was much less successful than anticipated."
The Patent and Trademark Office rejected Chakrabarty's application on the ground that the bacterium was a product of nature.
The zoning commission denied the application on the ground that the development would be too dense for the site.
The three-judge court refused the application, on the ground that rule 14 had not been complied with.
The U.S. declined his application, on the ground that he was not an especially remarkable person and that he had exaggerated his credentials as a scholar.
Local councillor Ramesh Patel intends to oppose the application on the ground it does not contain enough affordable housing for the area.
The Commission rejected the application, on the ground that the City Council's rezoning action had not yet been submitted to the voters for ratification.
It lands the theoretical concepts in their practical application in current on-the-ground organizing efforts, digging into how to go about reaching alienated voters, mobilizing new volunteers, and building the kind of long-term political power needed to win.
He took those words to heart, and helped to break down the ivory tower by teaching a generation of scholars that their work had concrete, on-the-ground application — and wasn't just for stuffy university journals.
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But local residents and councillors in the area objected to parts of the application on the grounds it would increase congestion and parking problems in the area.
The government had said it would argue against the court application on the grounds that it had granted delegates at the conference immunity.
