bear heavily

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This will bear heavily on the quality of the President's appointments and his ability to mold his people into an effective Administration.

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Any major war . . . must bear heavily on them during its continuance and also for generations to come.

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For the schools to raise tuition fees would bear heavily on the already hard-pressed student, and would do little to close their budget wounds.

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Stems that bear heavily require to be supported.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing

Professor Craig: They usually bear heavily where the food supply is restricted.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 by Northern Nut Growers Association