Sentence examples for been understood to apply from inspiring English sources

The law does not on its face radically alter the duty to retreat; the duty to retreat has historically been understood to apply only in situations where one can retreat "with complete safety and without undue sacrifice of one's liberty".

It contained a provision allowing states to conduct some drug testing of "welfare recipients," though the provision has long been understood to apply to people on TANF, not to people on SNAP. .

In 1997 the denomination amended its constitution to bar from the offices of clergy, elder, and deacon any member who was sexually active outside marriage (the amendment was understood to apply primarily to homosexuals).

1098b?], he explains that this must be understood to apply, not to sense perception, but only to acts of the mind [4.8.6].

Although the words "Japanese" or "Japanese-American" never appeared in the order, it was understood to apply only to persons of Japanese ancestry.

Although the term "diabetes" is used predominantly, the Standards should also be understood to apply to the education and support of people with prediabetes.

Caroline Thomson, the BBC chief operating officer, and Helen Boaden, BBC News director, are understood to have applied.

Grade is understood to have applied for the job, but it remains unclear whether he made the shortlist of candidates being formally interviewed as Lord Patten's replacement in the top BBC position this week.

It does so because the ought-to-do operator of deontic logic and the accompanying principles are properly understood to apply to entities about which decisions can be made.

It is a sign of Western cultural bias that the term "classical music" is commonly understood to apply to only the music of North America and Europe, although "world music" (an equally catchall term) includes many traditions that are even older.

The order was initially understood to apply even to U.S. green card holders before DHS Secretary John Kelly affirmed Sunday night the order would not, in fact, impact those people, who are also known as legal permanent residents.