initial application

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandapplication

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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application
noun
uk
/ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
an official request for something, usually ...
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(Definition ofinitialandapplicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is not surprising, because insecticide prices are negatively correlated withinitialapplicationrates.
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The domain of radiological examinations of the chest was well-suited for theinitialapplication.
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More recently, microprocessors have been introduced into the commercial arm systems, and they are progressing beyond theirinitialapplicationof improving stock control.
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But it does mean that theinitialapplicationof the niche construction model to the human behavioural sciences is taking place at a relatively abstract level.
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All decisions would have to be conveyed in writing to the applicant within three months of theinitialapplication.
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I say "three years", bearing in mind a delay in theinitialapplicationand then a long delay in hearing the appeal.
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Secondly, the assembly recommended that benefits should be payable from the date of the claimant'sinitialapplicationto either agency, but that, too, was rejected.
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An employer can claim grant under this scheme for up to 12 months following approval of hisinitialapplication.
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I think it started with aninitialapplicationto the solicitor about 22 months ago.
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Samples of industrial wastes are taken oninitialapplicationand repeated as appropriate in the case of material changes.
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The average length of time for scheme approval followinginitialapplicationhas been 20 weeks.
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There is often a rush to get theinitialapplicationin first.
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We are not persuaded, because most applications for modifications should be simpler than theinitialapplicationfor a licence.
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There may also be an urgent need to modify a licence to meet changed circumstances, a reason that cannot apply to theinitialapplication.
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Initialapplicationfees for new drugs cover the work associated with the assessment and evaluation of an application prior to granting a marketing authorisation.
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If the consent of the non-entitled spouse is forthcoming, it is more sensible that he or she should make theinitialapplication.
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Once they have made theinitialapplication, all responsibility for their remaining on the list will devolve on the electoral registration officer.
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I urge two things very strongly: first, that theinitialapplicationand decision should be as thorough and as certain as possible.
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There are periods of public consultation on theinitialapplicationand on the assessment by the member state handling the application.
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They are not routinely advised of the services of these organisations at the time of theirinitialapplication.
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