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bear on

verb

  1. to be relevant to; relate to
  2. to be burdensome to or afflict

    his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Attorneys for the veterans shot back that “the government’s swipes at the District Court...belittling its reversal on an unrelated case—have no bearing on the questions at issue here.â€

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Slowing private investments have a direct bearing on India's growth prospects.

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He also argued that the constitutional court's decision on the November election should have no bearing on his candidacy for the upcoming vote in May.

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She’s brought her skills to bear on acclaimed short fiction collections and her one previous novel, the 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist, “Swamplandia!â€

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Indian officials have said their acquittals would have no bearing on the case in India.

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