bear upon

He leant forward and brought his puzzled gaze to bear upon her.

How can we bring any of these fascinating fables to bear upon our subject?

The influences which we can bring to bear upon this question are chiefly indirect.

He brings the light of Plato to bear upon the miserable state of his own country.

The vedette brought his short rifle to bear upon the apparition.

This remark of his had seemed to bear upon the hidden subject.

I was sick at heart, and could not bring my mind to bear upon any one subject.

No jests are so rich as those that bear upon the unloveliness of features not our own.

Perhaps the forces needed cannot be brought to bear upon the child.

What arguments were brought to bear upon him we shall never know.