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bear on

verb

to be relevant to; relate to
to be burdensome to or afflict
his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience

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In her statement to The Times, Calderon said that “political contributions have no bearing on any policy decisions I make.”

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Most of all, though, Cave Canem is a reflection of the ethos everyone involved in it has brought to bear on the endeavor.

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In fact, Mr Kretinsky says he hopes to bring the European parcel know-how at GLS to bear on Royal Mail's operations.

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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.”

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

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bear off bear one's cross

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