Many high school students have begun 'applying for college'. [=asking to be accepted as students at colleges or universities by filling out and sending applications]
He was able to stop the bleeding by 'applying' pressure to the cut. [=by pressing on/against the cut]
We can handle these problems effectively if we 'apply' the lessons learned from past experiences.
(..) .s?.s?. magnums? Something bigger maybe? Look, if you're really interested, if you give me your name and address... we'll send you all the information on how to apply. How's that? - You will? - Sure. Okay. Why not? My name is Henry... (..)1976 Taxi Driver