Example sentences of "have a bearing " in BNC.

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1 But neither Robson nor Charlton may be too keen now to expose their teams to the little nuances and shifts of psychological advantage that could have a bearing on the game in Cagliari on June 11 .
2 Fabre , obviously delighted with Lion Cavern 's winning reappearance , commented : ‘ The ground will have a bearing on our decision .
3 Do you think these might have a bearing on your feelings about a woman as your parish priest ?
4 However , special circumstances in individual applications may have a bearing in some cases on the offer which the University makes .
5 The teenager 's own responsibleness — and that of their friends — will have a bearing on your decision .
6 Clients ' attitudes may also have a bearing on which alternative is chosen .
7 The reason I cite these tales is that they do have a bearing on one another , albeit a tenuous .
8 Looks , of course , are n't everything , but they do have a bearing when it comes to choosing an instrument , and the Carlton 's sales figures may speak for themselves in the months to come .
9 It could also have a bearing on its unusual style — no verbal testimonies from friends and colleagues , no old archive footage , just Van getting royally stoned on the music with some mates .
10 It is a science that ordinary people feel powerless to influence but which will nevertheless have a bearing on every major site in the London area .
11 That will have a bearing on my future . ’
12 but the fact that , in an open court of law , someone has been shown to have failed to meet their credit obligations without sound reason must have a bearing on whether or not it is sensible to lend to them again — both from their own personal point of view ( whether or not they will find the payments an unduly heavy burden ) and from the pint of view of consumers generally , whose credit costs must rise if the level of bad debt rises .
13 UMPIRE Steve Bucknor came under fire yesterday for refusing to view a TV replay in a run-out incident which could have a bearing on the second Test between South Africa and India .
14 The mapping of these units has enabled a pattern of faulting to be recognised in the Upper Chalk outcrop that may have a bearing on its properties as an aquifer .
15 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 .
16 Changing our conception of international law could therefore have a bearing on our capacity tor achieving peace .
17 This may have a bearing on the ease with which it can be trained .
18 But I wanted , if possible , to put something into the dialogue that would have a bearing on my dispute with Armstrong about his account of bodily sensations .
19 Gradually , however , he realized that he could become a detective investigating his own past and that what he gleaned might have a bearing on the present .
20 The way they are placed can have a bearing on the good fortune , or otherwise , of the household : they can be symbols of welcome , or represent the seasons , or protect the garden from evil influences .
21 The aim here is simply to remind you of the basics and to draw your attention to some of the new provisions that could have a bearing on your immediate or longer term plans .
22 This will be an important and helpful clarification of what has recently been a vexed issue , and will undoubtedly have a bearing on pre-school provision .
23 By the same token , the airline should inform the official investigators of any suspicions or failures that they have experienced in the recent past that might conceivably have a bearing on the accident .
24 An information leak , for example , would have a bearing on the extent to which others who possess the information have already been buying or selling .
25 A distortion of the market in this way not only impedes the allocative efficiency of the market but may have a bearing on public confidence in the stock market ; this may in turn adversely affect market liquidity .
26 Before examining these in detail , there is one fundamental consideration to be looked at which will have a bearing on all managerial activity ; management style and attitudes .
27 ‘ However , I can tell you something which may have a bearing on your stubbornness . ’
28 The ‘ skill mix ’ of the workforce may have a bearing on the conduct of the strike , since skilled workers tend to have a more harmonious relationship with the employer , and their relatively favoured position in the labour market usually enables them to achieve their demands without having to resort to violence .
29 It might be necessary to witness a rehearsal before an assessment of the overall impact of the play can be made , and if the purpose of the performance is so that it can be publicly reproduced on a different occasion , the circumstances in which that publication will take place will have a bearing on the offensive character of the artefact in question .
30 The judge in instructing the jury sought to direct its attention to certain factors which might have a bearing on whether or not the defendant 's actions were against the complainant 's will .
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