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The phrase "as apply" is not correct in standard written English.
It is likely intended to convey a meaning related to the application of something, but it is incomplete and lacks clarity.
Example: "The rules will be enforced as apply to all participants."
Alternatives: "as relevant" or "as pertains".
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You picture his brushes loaded with color -- heavy-ended tools that push, as much as apply paint.
In other words, these fishermen will now enjoy the same protections as apply to every other worker in Ireland".
I suspect this is because the same screwed-up rules apply to coping with menopause as apply to childbirth and breastfeeding.
Foreign agents can currently evade tough disclosure requirements under the Foreign Agent Registration Act by instead registering under the same rules as apply to lobbyists for domestic interests.
But they did not so much take their foot off the gas as apply the handbrake, turn off the engine and throw the key out of the window.
Some fear that foreign investment in e-commerce may fall under the same rules as apply to bricks-and-mortar retailers such as Walmart.
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Meet reality television, as applied to business.
"It was pitched to me as applied philosophy," Haggis says.
"Mr Zuma should face the charges as applied".
Not so much "peeling the onion" as "applying the varnish".
Safety First As innocuous as applying external magnets might seem, there is some potential for harm.
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