having direct bearing on

ADJECTIVE

relevant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admissible applicable compatible consistent germane important pertinent proper related significant suitable suited

WEAK

accordant ad rem allowable applicatory apposite appurtenant apt becoming cognate concerning conformant conforming congruent congruous consonant correlated correspondent fit fitting harmonious having to do with material on the button on the nose pat pertaining to pointful referring relative right-on to the point weighty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improper inapplicable inappropriate incompatible insignificant irrelevant trivial unacceptable unfitting unimportant unrelated unsuitable

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having direct bearing on

There are several diseases of the bone having direct bearing on the anomalies of the extremities which should have mention here.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

Those causes have been, in the religious field, of a twofold nature, both having direct bearing on the problem with which we are dealing.

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Norman Angell

The question of the signa militaria of the Romans is a wide and very important one, having direct bearing on the history of heraldry, and on the origin of national, family and personal devices.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

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