The phrase "apply to determine" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the process of using a method or criteria to find out or establish something.
Example: "We need to apply to determine the best course of action for the project."
Alternatives: "use to ascertain" or "employ to find out".
It must be admitted that the tests one can apply to determine the value of a metaphysical theory are at best unsatisfactory.
Yet the most recent authority to speak on the general question of what standard a judge should apply to determine admissibility of expert testimony and evidence, the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence, stated that Frye remained the standard in Alabama and cited Perry in support of this proposition.
Explain how the design of your study (retrospective, case-control, etc). impacts the strength of the conclusions that can be drawn, and describe the study participants, data collection, and statistical tests you will apply to determine the confidence with which your hypothesis can be accepted.
After consultation with the States, the Administrator shall (as part of the regulations) promulgate criteria that the Administrator, or a State that has primary enforcement responsibility under section 300g 2 of this title, shall apply to determine whether disinfection shall be required as a treatment technique for any public water system served by ground water.
The rules under § 1.1471-3(d)(4) and (e)(3) apply to determine the circumstances under which a withholding agent may treat a payment made to a disregarded entity owned by an FFI as made to a payee that is a participating FFI or registered deemed-compliant FFI, and not as a payment made to a payee that is a nonparticipating FFI.
If a participating FFI cannot reliably associate a payment (or any portion of a payment) with valid documentation, the rules described in paragraph (c) of this section shall apply to determine the chapter 4 status of the account holder (and payee if other than the account holder).
