The phrase "applied to a number of different" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing concepts, methods, or practices that can be utilized in various contexts or situations.
Example: "The theory of relativity can be applied to a number of different fields, including physics, engineering, and cosmology."
Alternatives: "utilized in various" or "implemented across several".
The official name Li is applied to a number of different local groups, most of whom speak languages distantly related to the Tai language family.
The method has been applied to a number of different designs for a complex flowsheet that involves multiple reactive and separation steps with recycle.
Evaluations of interrater agreement and interrater reliability can be applied to a number of different contexts and are frequently encountered in social and administrative pharmacy research.
A procedure for calculating homogenized orthotropic plate stiffnesses of the sandwich was developed and applied to a number of different profiles.
Swarm intelligence principles have been widely studied and applied to a number of different tasks where a group of autonomous robots is used to solve a problem with a distributed approach, i.e. without central coordination.
These techniques can then be applied to a number of different methodologies such as video-enhanced differential interference microscopy, nanovid microscopy, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, fluorescence resonance energy transfer, and fluorescence ratio imaging.
Examples in particular are very important but they need to be ones you can apply to a number of different areas or competencies.
I did apply to a number of different jobs in different industries just to explore.
"They now have very detailed plans for the second half of the year which apply to a number of different areas.
Actually, none of the three applications described above apply specifically to financial services companies – they can be applied to a number of companies in different sectors.
"The idea is to commercialize this low-cost cell imaging and diagnostic platform and apply it to a number of different products," Dr. Karlovac said.
