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    bear on example sentences

    bear on


    1. She killed one more mutant bear on its way up; then she came below here and destroyed the rest of them


    2. For his part, the great politician broke off from his prepared text and brought his verbal guns to bear on the heckler, just as he had done with unfailing accuracy so many times before


    3. In the two hours between finishing the evening’s murderous chores and Ken’s return from the pub, Helen Roach’s insidiously persuasive skills were brought to bear on her daughter, convincing Lucy that she had killed her step-brother, but that her mother loved her so much that so long as Lucy never uttered another word on the subject of Alan’s disappearance, then she would protect her forever and a day


    4. off from his prepared text and brought his verbal guns to bear on


    5. Claimed all sorts of pressure had been brought to bear on the committee and more or less accused Bunty of having slept with half of them … there was actually a case brought against him for slander but it fell through when he speedily retracted his statement


    6. Tipene sighed and retired to his bedroom, casually tossing the teddy-bear on the floor


    7. Nothing we’ve heard about could bring anything more to bear on us from the surface


    8. Uh, grab the teddy bear on her bed


    9. This disease was the cross everyone had to bear on Gallipoli for it affected all who set foot on the peninsula to one extent or another


    10. He had started to bring his aim to bear on the third German when the man bolted, crashing away through the underbrush as he tried to put distance between himself and Colling

    11. In this way we bear one another’s secrets


    12. 12 And the prince that is among them shall bear on his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go out: they shall dig through


    13. However, I reminded him, they do not have our mobility and it was very unlikely they could bring two of their camps to bear on us, unless the easternmost one fled to the central one and then together they turned to face us


    14. 3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear on my knees, that I may also have children by her


    15. 22 And the goat shall bear on him all their iniquities to a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness


    16. 9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging to them was that they should bear on their shoulders


    17. (To bear one's iniquity means that God will choose the punishment


    18. He was breathing heavily, but not too quickly, a sound that echoed Simon’s own heart as he brought the renewed power of his thought to bear on the mind-cane’s link


    19. As the breathing and mental activity (and the equivalent neuronal activity in the brain) become more regular and reduced, the meditator learns to disengage from external reality and the impact of sensations so as to bring awareness carefully to bear on the stream of consciousness


    20. Enlightenment solves many problems by bringing true wisdom to bear on them

    21. has brought balance and common sense to bear on this diseased condition


    22. Amelia decided that the new baby be named after her father Rory, but unlike Elizabeth he would bear only his father’s surname - Hamilton


    23. There stood the unicorn and I gently pushed down the barrel of the rifle that Martinez had instantly brought to bear on the vision


    24. “Bear one another’s burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ


    25. For their parts, the fire control officers in each of the remaining ships trained as many of their lasers as could be brought to bear on the missiles, but it was not enough to save the four ships that made up the diamond front line


    26. The lasers rotated to bear on the incoming missiles


    27. With the P I ships noses up facing the approaching interceptors, their vulnerable propulsion unit was protected, and their entire weapons suite could be brought to bear on the interceptors


    28. protection-even derivative versions that bear only a small snip-


    29. This would allow all the British guns to bear on the German ships whilst the enemy would only be able to fire with their forward guns


    30. The full weight of eight gun broadsides from both German ships was about to be brought to bear on Hood

    31. This was at a time when American and Soviet overwhelming resources were being brought to bear on the Axis


    32. And he said unto them, Draw out now, and bear onto the ruler of the feast


    33. As the politicians of Rome grew more troubled, they ordered a greater force to bear on


    34. What was new however, was the speed of communication around the world, the speed with which nations could mobilize and join in distant hostilities, and the destructive force capable of being brought to bear on enemy combatants and bystanders alike


    35. In late October the United States and Australia brought forces to bear on the Phillipine


    36. her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may


    37. She whirled around bringing her phasor to bear on the man when suddenly she heard a scream from the ridge


    38. Ben brought his phasor to bear on the man dragging Viella, but he couldn't get a clear shot


    39. Level three is about mastering relationships, which uses the lessons of levels one and two and brings them to bear on problems in our


    40. Mark brought the camera to bear on him

    41. It is hard to bear one more such sad and ugly day,


    42. “But between us,” chipped in Valya, “we have considerable mathematical brain power to bring to bear on the problem, plus the man who developed the system we are trying to break down


    43. bear on publications that do not toe the party line, ‘… antipathy


    44. Dar moved around so he could bring his lips to bear on hers, kissing her with a passion he’d never known


    45. minds which are conscious of God, restrained and dissolved, bear only


    46. always bring his mind to bear on him


    47. Instruct the patient to take a large step forward with their affected leg to weight-bear on the front of the chair


    48. Instruct the patient to take a large step forward with their unaffected leg to weight-bear on the front of the chair


    49. one another, live together in unity, and bear one


    50. Bringing my Paley's _Evidences_ and Sherlock Holmes' side to bear on her, I reasoned that my younger guest was, or had been, a mother,--this because of the practised way she had twitched the handkerchief off and said Peep bo; that she was either a widow, or hadn't seen her husband for some time,--this because of the real affection with which, in her sleep she had laid her cheek on my hand; and that she liked music and often went to the opera









































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