have bearing

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Many scientists do continue to see value in using race as a social variable that can have bearing on health outcomes, akin to household income or education level.

From Scientific American • Dec. 22, 2022

“The personal use of social media can have bearing on employees in their official capacity as they are held to a high standard by the community,” the policy states.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021

Underlying that topline conclusion, however, is also evidence of a more nuanced reshuffling among different employment categories that could have bearing on the economy’s performance in the critical months to come.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2021

The decision could also have bearing on whether other states with broad affirmative defense laws, including Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wyoming, allow individuals to employ them when charged with violent offenses.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2021

But while he was gone, "gathering much wealth," his brother Agamemnon was slain; "therefore, small joy I have bearing rule over these possessions."

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques