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To bear upon

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(Mil.) to be pointed or situated so as to affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit (the object); as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center.
- Hamersly.

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During that long interval Starbuck would ever be apt to fall into open relapses of rebellion against his captain's leadership, unless some ordinary, prudential, circumstantial influences were brought to bear upon him.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
He knew very well that it is not the easiest thing in the world to bring influence to bear upon a great railway company.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
It was in vain that I brought the batteries of common-sense to bear upon her whim.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
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