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bear upon

British pronunciation/bˈeəɹ əpˌɒn/
American pronunciation/bˈɛɹ əpˌɑːn/
to bear upon
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
[phrase form: bear]
1

have an effect upon

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2

*** Be relevant to

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Examples
1Ottoman fortifications were prepared by the 23rd of July, and Barbarossa was ready to bring the full might of his army to bear upon Castelnuovo.
2On the other hand, Uesugi Kenshin needed to find a way to close the distance with the enemy, and bring the killing power of his veteran but outnumbered Samurai army to bear upon his adversaries in close quarters.
3I think I would say because I want to bring the idea of purpose, of the ends, of human life, individual life, institutional life, organizational life, to bear upon the functioning of our very complex world.
4And, also, she wanted it to bear upon the way we thought of each other ethically, our relationships, our personal stories.
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