bear on

verb

1. to be relevant to; relate to

2. to be burdensome to or afflict

   his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience

Example Sentences

Longfellow ended his poem on a confident note, declaring that, “borne on the night-wind of the Past, through all our history, to the last,” Americans would “waken and listen” to Revere’s “midnight message.”

From Salon

Better teams will bring more line speed and pressure to bear on those skills.

From BBC

This had occurred earlier in the day and it had no bearing on the collision involving the child.

From BBC

The song is redeployed in a way that has little bearing on the lyrics but somehow feels coherent with the original emotion.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course, success against Champions League winners Paris St-Germain is likely to have little bearing on how the next nine months develop.

From BBC