bringing to bear
Example Sentences
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KBR has toggled cannily between leveraging personal ties to the government and, when necessary, bringing to bear the impersonal might of expensive legal teams.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2022
The weapons he’s now bringing to bear, including executive orders and the U.S. military, were already well prepared for him.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2018
An independent commission could complement a joint congressional inquiry by bringing to bear independent expertise and experience.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2016
Each will handle four of the nine Beethoven symphonies separately, then join for Symphony No. 9, bringing to bear a combined force of about 300 musicians.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2015
I would beg your committee to consider very earnestly this question before bringing to bear against these people the sovereign power of the State.
From The Shepherd of the North by Maher, Richard Aumerle
