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The phrase "applied at the time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that was relevant or in effect during a specific period or moment in the past.
Example: "The regulations that were applied at the time of the incident are still under review."
Alternatives: "implemented during that period" or "enforced at that moment".
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The official interest rate that applied at the time was 3.25%.
The infrastructure charge is applied at the time the funds are expended or transferred.
For designated funds, the infrastructure charge will be applied at the time funds are received from all external revenue sources.
The generalisations of 'left' versus 'right' of the 1980s, and 'reformists' versus 'conservatives' of the 1990s – however well they applied at the time – no longer work.
Dopamine release was evoked by a single electrical pulse (400 μA, bipolar pulse), applied at the time indicated by the arrow.
In all cases, departments must be explicit about the priority system to be applied at the time the subject is listed in the time schedule.
Water is applied at the time of seeding and then subsequently only every 10-20 dependingnding on the soil conditions.
To compensate for these changes, optimal target offsets will be calculated and applied at the time a target is scheduled to be observed.
The FCO has the same warning in effect for a wide range of countries, and it would have applied at the time you booked your trip.
When contacted by the Observer, Jolley said: I applied at the time (to attend Alan Coren's memorial service) when the announcement went in the Telegraph or one of the papers.
For restricted funds (expendable gift funds, endowment income funds and sponsored project funds that carry an F&A rate of 0%), the infrastructure charge will be applied at the time funds are expended or transferred.
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