bear heavily

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

For the schools to raise tuition fees would bear heavily on the already hard-pressed student, and would do little to close their budget wounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

This will bear heavily on the quality of the President's appointments and his ability to mold his people into an effective Administration.

From Time Magazine Archive

Any major war . . . must bear heavily on them during its continuance and also for generations to come.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stems that bear heavily require to be supported.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing

They also bear heavily on our coastal downs and more western country, but some kinds of Japanese plums blossom too early for the Stanthorpe district.

From Fruits of Queensland by Benson, Albert H.