The phrase "applies a narrow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the application of a specific, limited approach or perspective in a particular context.
Example: "The researcher applies a narrow focus to the study, examining only the effects of the drug on a specific demographic."
Alternatives: "utilizes a limited" or "employs a restricted".
New Jersey applies a narrower definition.
If Gov. Mark Dayton (D) signs the bill, as expected, Minnesota, which already applies a narrower version of the law to public employers, will become the third state to extend it to the private sector and the ninth overall to "ban the box," as activists call the strategy.
These apply a narrow smoothing kernel to precise data, and a wide smoothing kernel to imprecise data.
Some of the biggest firms, applying a narrow definition, say that pure proprietary trading constituted less than 10 percent of their revenue, and in some cases far less.
Some dioceses, for instance, appear to have fully embraced laws requiring the clergy to report cases of sexual abuse to the police, while others seem to have applied a narrow interpretation of those laws.
Independent of both state-political and profit requirements, Princeton is free, in a way fewer and fewer universities are, from having to apply a narrow economism to its activities.
We apply a narrow definition of former colonies by including among those only countries that have become independent after 1945.
The Federal Circuit, however, recently applied a narrow interpretation to the estoppel provision which jeopardizes the ability of PTAB proceedings to replace district court litigation.
Yet the company continues to self-define as a technology platform, deliberately eschewing wider editorial responsibility for the content its algorithms distribute, in favor of applying a narrow and universal set of community standards and/or trying to find engineering solutions to filter the Newsfeed.
