The phrase "applying a policy" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the implementation or enforcement of a specific policy within an organization or context.
Example: "The management team is focused on applying a policy that promotes sustainability in all operations."
Alternatives: "enforcing a policy" or "implementing a policy".
Policy transfer is the process of applying a policy, or knowledge that informs a policy, from one setting to another.
In letters sent late Wednesday to several Democratic lawmakers, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was clarifying guidelines that enforcement officers had used when applying a policy of prosecutorial discretion in cases of illegal immigrants with no criminal convictions.
The appeal judge, senior immigration judge Gleeson, does not seem to have taken this seriously and says that the Home Office claim that Devittie had made a mistake in law by applying a policy that had already been withdrawn was more significant.
She also indirectly discriminated against homosexual couples on the grounds of their sexual orientation by applying a policy which put them at a disadvantage as compared with heterosexual couples and she could not reasonably justify by reference to matters other than their sexual orientation.
Thus, it was very difficult — even impossible — to apply a policy uniformly throughout the empire.
The best way to ensure that social workers will apply a policy is for them to hear a respected colleague say that he or she finds it beneficial.
The action raises questions about how consistently the Bush administration intends to apply a policy that had vowed to crack down on terrorist groups worldwide.
He modernized the police, applied a policy of restraint that spared New York the tragic shootings that occurred elsewhere, and left the city the sixth safest of the top 25 cities in F.B.I. statistics.
I applied a policy of sorts to the inclusion of images: it had to illuminate something in the text, rather than being a decorative piece to fill a space.
If problems arise related to a security issue, for instance, a company can apply a policy to block malicious activity.
It is recommended to apply a policy mix, including all the proposed policy instruments carbon tax, subsidies for solar technologies, and funding for energy-efficient renovation.
