bearing

Example Sentences

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The report found Patel “has neither the breadth of experience nor the bearing an FBI director needs to be successful.”

From Salon

Long processions of women, many of them bearing a takli or spindle to honour Gandhi's commitment to homespun khadi cloth, take over Bombay's streets, quite literally pushing men to the very margins.

From BBC

It's worth bearing in mind, however, that these calculations only show the impact of the Budget measures.

From BBC

It is “not a value judgement about the importance of programs ... It has no bearing on whether a program is professional in nature or not.”

From Los Angeles Times

Blind cricket is played with a white plastic ball packed with ball bearings that rattle as it rolls -- which allows it to be heard by players.

From Barron's