The phrase "withdraw an application" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used when someone wants to formally retract their request for something, such as a job application, college application, or loan application. Example sentence: I have decided to withdraw my application for the position as my circumstances have changed and I am no longer able to commit to the job at this time.
So the new board decided to withdraw an application for state approval to conduct open-heart surgery.
The corporation agreed to withdraw an application for a federal license to sell rifles and shotguns at that branch, under pressure from antigun groups and community leaders.
Now, the new rule limits the time period that beneficiaries can withdraw an application to within 12 months of the first month of entitlement.
Because of that decision, Janssen officials also announced Monday that they would withdraw an application for another new use, one that would have reduced the risk of clots that form on stents.
President Obama promised to cancel the project during his 2008 campaign, and last year he told the Department of Energy to withdraw an application that it had submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a construction license.
But in the settlement, Insmed agreed to stop selling Iplex in the United States as a treatment for growth deficiencies and to withdraw an application to have the drug approved for such use in Europe, according to a joint press release issued by Tercica and Insmed last night.
Last week, Merck & Company withdrew an application for F.D.A. approval of a successor to its Vioxx arthritis treatment.
Ms. Elliott said that to her knowledge the company had never withdrawn an application.
The nurse died in April, and the case was dismissed after her family withdrew an application to pursue the claim.
He withdrew an application to fight in Texas in April after officials said they wanted more medical information.
Two weeks ago Cuadrilla announced it had withdrawn an application for an extension to its planning permission for exploratory drilling at Balcombe.
