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English term or phrase:
applied for
English answer:
applied for a transfer
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Rafa Lombardino
May 22, 2005 15:04
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Therefore he applied for the transfer to xxxx Medical University, and this university has agreed to accept him.
Is the "applied for the transfer" used correctly"? Can it be "applied to be transferred to"? :-)
TIA!!!
Is the "applied for the transfer" used correctly"? Can it be "applied to be transferred to"? :-)
TIA!!!
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applied for a transfer is fine
Edward Napoleon Buonaparte Catchlove South Australian History
... On 15 March 1870 he applied for a transfer to the Northern Territory but was
unsuccessful. Although considered for the shortlist he missed out because ...
www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/catchlove.htm - 12k - Cached - Similar pages
Resumption of Studies
... If you have applied for a transfer and are subsequently withdrawn from study
by a Programme Assessment Board, you will have to complete the ...
cserv.abertay.ac.uk/registry/resumption.cfm - 21k - May 20, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
More LA Unified Spots Expected for Open Enrollment
... If one sibling's name is drawn, all siblings who applied for a transfer to
the same school will be given a transfer. Those who don't receive a spot at ...
www.latimes.com/news/education/ la-me-open7may07,1,24255.story?coll=la-news-learning - Similar pages
Article 13: Job Posting and Transfer Rights
... CUE shall provide LWU with a list of all workers who have applied for a transfer
prior to making a selection. If a worker transfers into an open ...
www.cueunion.org/cuesupes/lwucontract/art13.php - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
Jane's Police Review - Careers - Transferees
... Speak to your line manager and inform him or her that you have applied for a
transfer. 4. How do I decide which force to transfer to? ...
pr.janes.com/public/jprjob/transfer.shtml - 22k - May 20, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] WoodGreen Community Centre
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... Your patient is a WoodGreen Community Housing Inc. tenant and has applied for
a transfer to another housing unit as. described above. ...
www.woodgreen.org/housing/WCH-transfer.pdf - Similar pages
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= You could also say \"applied to be transferred to\", but the first option is more used. At least that\'s what I\'ve seen in most of the school transcripts and records I have translated.
Good luck! :o)
... On 15 March 1870 he applied for a transfer to the Northern Territory but was
unsuccessful. Although considered for the shortlist he missed out because ...
www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/catchlove.htm - 12k - Cached - Similar pages
Resumption of Studies
... If you have applied for a transfer and are subsequently withdrawn from study
by a Programme Assessment Board, you will have to complete the ...
cserv.abertay.ac.uk/registry/resumption.cfm - 21k - May 20, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
More LA Unified Spots Expected for Open Enrollment
... If one sibling's name is drawn, all siblings who applied for a transfer to
the same school will be given a transfer. Those who don't receive a spot at ...
www.latimes.com/news/education/ la-me-open7may07,1,24255.story?coll=la-news-learning - Similar pages
Article 13: Job Posting and Transfer Rights
... CUE shall provide LWU with a list of all workers who have applied for a transfer
prior to making a selection. If a worker transfers into an open ...
www.cueunion.org/cuesupes/lwucontract/art13.php - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
Jane's Police Review - Careers - Transferees
... Speak to your line manager and inform him or her that you have applied for a
transfer. 4. How do I decide which force to transfer to? ...
pr.janes.com/public/jprjob/transfer.shtml - 22k - May 20, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] WoodGreen Community Centre
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... Your patient is a WoodGreen Community Housing Inc. tenant and has applied for
a transfer to another housing unit as. described above. ...
www.woodgreen.org/housing/WCH-transfer.pdf - Similar pages
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= You could also say \"applied to be transferred to\", but the first option is more used. At least that\'s what I\'ve seen in most of the school transcripts and records I have translated.
Good luck! :o)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for kind help!"
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Nick Lingris
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applied for transfer to
It's better to use it without any article at all.
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8,500 hits on "apply for transfer to"
Peer comment(s):
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Balasubramaniam L.
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Yes, this also covers the case where 'transfer' has already been mentioned and the writer feels tempted to use 'the'.
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jrb
: I don't think so; I would say applied for a transfer, at least in the phrase above
19 mins
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Robert Donahue (X)
: he applied for a transfer to/he applied for transfer to/he submitted an application for transfer to, etc Those all work. No need for disagreement, just a matter of taste. :-)
42 mins
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True. I was only wondering why they had used the definite article. So I thought, why not drop the article altogether?
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20 mins
applied to be accepted at XXX
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applied for "a" transfer to...
You can use either one, but his one is preferable (with "a"):
- applied for a transfer to
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...or without and article
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\"an\"
- applied for a transfer to
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...or without and article
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\"an\"
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