bears upon

Example Sentences

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I’ve been with my partner for 15 years; we’re not married, but plan to be in the next five years, if that bears upon this question.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2021

“Boeing is so big that almost every discussion of strategy, budgets or programs bears upon its interests,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2019

Barr quotes that line and then, in the same sentence, concludes that “the absence of such evidence bears upon the President’s intent with respect to obstruction.”

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2019

The weight of this guilt bears upon us like armor, yet is surely not as easy to take off.

From Time • Jul. 12, 2012

I mention this matter here because it bears upon the trick which I am about to explain.

From Water Wizardry A collection of tricks in which water is the chief agent by Ainslie, Arthur