bearing on
Example Sentences
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"The handshake evolved very slowly as a mode of greeting and had no bearing on hat-honor as a gesture of deference," he says.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
What happened at the correspondents’ dinner, though, should have no bearing on the ballroom debate.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
I don't think this game has any bearing on the Premier League title race.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Kotak said there were no dead rubbers for India, ahead of the match against the Dutch that will now have no bearing on the tournament.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
There were other aspects of the dispute that we shall not go into here, since they have less direct bearing on Galileo’s life.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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