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The phrase "apply for a licence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the process of formally requesting permission to do something, typically from a governing body or authority.
Example: "To start your own business, you must apply for a licence from the local council."
Alternatives: "request a permit" or "seek a licence."
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Why not apply for a licence?
A promoter has to apply for a licence to do so.
Instead he wanted operators to apply for a licence to run games in the US.
Moreover, landlords of certain large shared houses now have to apply for a licence from the council.
For further information on how to apply for a licence, see http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/collaboration/um-partnership.
Budding cannabis producers can now apply for a licence to legally grow the crop in Australia, for medicinal use only.
China recently published sweeping new rules that require Internet companies to apply for a licence and hold them responsible for illegal content carried on their websites.
Even bringing them under supervision by forcing them to apply for a licence to operate would be a difficult and potentially counter-productive task.
Before I could record footage I had to apply for a licence from the Independent Television Commission, now part of the regulator Ofcom.
The club, meanwhile, will not qualify for the Europa League because, such is their parlous financial state, they did not apply for a licence.
"The authorities now issue licences to each model and those who want to participate in public events and catwalks, should apply for a licence and its ID card.
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before applying for a licence
apply for a move
apply for a subscription
apply for a tuition
apply for a master
apply for a work
apply for a combat
apply for a bursary
apply for a license
apply for a summer
apply for a deferral
apply for a reconsideration
apply for a cap
apply for a job
apply for a place
apply for a health
apply for a visa
apply for a patent
apply for a passport
apply for a government
apply for a sign
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