have a bearing on
Example Sentences
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Also on Wednesday, President Donald Trump is set to meet with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to discuss Middle East issues, which could also have a bearing on crude prices.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Instead they are assessed against its "threshold" policy of whether the allegations have a bearing on an individual's fitness to teach.
From BBC • May 23, 2025
While the state attorney general’s office will continue working to identify predators who are targeting children, Torrez said it’s too early to say whether that work will have a bearing on the civil litigation.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
While the conditions—location, weather, funding, local infrastructure—of these rebuilding projects have a bearing on their success, both Winston and Aghayere suggested looking at how the undertakings were structured financially and logistically.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2023
In a way the stories are held together, because most or all of them have a bearing on the idea which is set forth in the first story—the one that gives the book its title.
From A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties by Major, Charles
