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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def apply_bios_properties_filter(settings, filter_to_be_applied):
 """Applies the filter to return the dict of filtered BIOS properties. :param settings: dict of BIOS settings on which filter to be applied. :param filter_to_be_applied: list of keys to be applied as filter. :returns: A dictionary of filtered BIOS settings. """

    if not settings or not filter_to_be_applied:
        return settings

    return {k: settings[k] for k in filter_to_be_applied if k in settings}