have bearing on
idiom
: to affect or influence a decision
—usually used in negative statements
Personal feelings had no bearing on our decision.
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Of course, such a bill would not have bearing on the possibility of redistricting in December, should that end up happening.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Nov. 2025
Bingaman added that he had been told that Michael Bell, who owns the Richardson Mortuary, was hospitalized in February, which might have bearing on the situation.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
The judge said in the ruling that any violation of the terms of service of the genetic databases or of internal FBI policy does not have bearing on Kohberger's constitutional rights.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Since the Supreme Court’s ruling allows the federal district court overseeing the Smith case to determine whether or not that act—and other similar conduct in the indictment—qualifies as official or unofficial, the ruling could have bearing on the proceedings in Georgia, too.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 1 July 2024
The case could have bearing on the election interference prosecution against Trump.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
If Trump were convicted in the January 6th case in Washington, would that have bearing on how courts should view this?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James has indicated the verdict could have bearing on a civil case being pursued by her office.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
For SARS-CoV-2, similar dimensions of the immune response could have bearing on how immunity works and how to design a vaccine.
—Gregory Barber, Wired, 10 July 2020
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Nov. 2025
Bingaman added that he had been told that Michael Bell, who owns the Richardson Mortuary, was hospitalized in February, which might have bearing on the situation.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
The judge said in the ruling that any violation of the terms of service of the genetic databases or of internal FBI policy does not have bearing on Kohberger's constitutional rights.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Since the Supreme Court’s ruling allows the federal district court overseeing the Smith case to determine whether or not that act—and other similar conduct in the indictment—qualifies as official or unofficial, the ruling could have bearing on the proceedings in Georgia, too.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 1 July 2024
The case could have bearing on the election interference prosecution against Trump.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
If Trump were convicted in the January 6th case in Washington, would that have bearing on how courts should view this?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James has indicated the verdict could have bearing on a civil case being pursued by her office.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
For SARS-CoV-2, similar dimensions of the immune response could have bearing on how immunity works and how to design a vaccine.
—Gregory Barber, Wired, 10 July 2020
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“Have bearing on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20bearing%20on. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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