Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun sg] on " in BNC.

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1 So long as there is uncertainty about the matter , that must have a bearing on whether enforcement proceedings are taken by the Attorney-General up and down the country in a necessarily very large number of cases .
2 After all , some may treat a scar on the forehead as comparatively trivial , but to another it would be a source of serious worry .
3 This may have a bearing on the ease with which it can be trained .
4 This could place a burden on the RNLI of as much as £3 a year on present costs .
5 The Strood delegate suggested that this would put a penny on the rates , but the Rochester delegate rejected the resolution .
6 A Labour Chancellor will hope that by publically ruling out devaluation this would pre-empt a run on sterling and would limit any base rate rise to ½ per cent at most — thus avoiding a mortgage rate rise .
7 This will afford a check on your forecast wind planning .
8 Members will be conscious of the fact that results for the Bank in Britain were substantially better than those predicted earlier and , of course , this will have a bearing on the outcome of discussions .
9 It 's a well known fact that aircraft are sold all around the world , this can have a bearing on the capability and also a bearing on their cost and therefore saleability .
10 This can put a strain on the goodwill which usually exists between community workers and DHSS staff .
11 ‘ If they 're using a phone-booth-to-phone-booth system , there 's no way the British can get a tap on it .
12 " That 'll take a bashing on a hard shore and never a crack in fifty years .
13 For example , he may want to see whether the chief constable has been making use of civilian resources as well as he should , and he might be saying to the inspectorate of constabulary , ’ If you can demonstrate a better use of money and resources through civilianisation , that might have a bearing on the availability of uniformed police officers . ’
14 Do you think these might have a bearing on your feelings about a woman as your parish priest ?
15 All these can cause a stress on the body and if they are stronger than the body 's power to withstand them , then imbalances will be caused , initially at the level under stress .
16 That would impose a limitation on the freedom of action of that company which would not apply to the companies with which it was competing .
17 As any of the information in the Figure 1 may have a bearing on a section in question , it can readily be seen that advanced hyper-text features are needed if all the relevant subject matter is to be available and easily reached in the electronic medium .
18 That will have a bearing on my future . ’
19 And that will put a brake on industrial well-being .
20 The optimum formation for missile troops is a long thin line from which as many archers as possible can draw a bead on the foe .
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