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								a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school December 31 is the deadline for applications
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								the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
 he advocated the application of statistics to the problem
 a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis
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								a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
 he has tried several different word processing applications
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								the work of applying something
 the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine
 a complete bleach requires several applications
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								liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
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								a diligent effort
 it is a job requiring serious application
 
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