Sentence examples for term was applied from inspiring English sources

The term was applied to a great variety of sediments and rocks with a considerable range of composition.

The term was applied to Christians, who not only refused to worship the gods of the pantheon but demanded exclusive worship of their own god.

Originally the term was applied only to that area in French theatres, comparable to the greenroom in English theatres, where actors relaxed when they were offstage.

The term was applied initially to venturesome men who entered the steppe seasonally for hunting, fishing, and the gathering of honey.

In the United States the term was applied to the program of the Populist Movement, which gave rise to the Populist, or People's, Party in 1892.

In the lead-up to the 2007 election, for example, the term was applied to his decisions to abandon legislation paving the way for an Australian nuclear industry and securing the return of prisoner David Hicks.

The presumption was that many took issue with a loaded term being applied inaccurately.

That term is applied in the diaspora — pre-war Prague, wartime Poland, postwar America.

The term is applied to all diseases that cause hardening of the arteries.

The obligations for treatment of prisoners of war -- that term is applied only to international conflicts -- are more rigorous.

Today, the term is applied to any scene of disarray, confusion or even heightened activity as in the headline: iPad pandemonium.