bore upon

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Chairman Sophie Irene Loeb, President of the Child Welfare Board, began the speechmaking, all of which bore upon uniform national laws concerning child protection and widows' pensions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet one suggestion had fixed his attention, for it bore upon the very plan which he had himself been meditating for some days.

From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram

Joseph had frequently carried home books from the library of Cro' Martin, rare and curious volumes, which bore upon the ancient history of the country.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James

For Froulay's bore upon its platform a whole row of stone apostles; and on one corner stood a statue of Mary, which was to be seen from Sphex's house among nothing but roofs.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich

If he spoke of himself, he did so with a definite reason, which bore upon the business in hand.

From The Truants by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)