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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If Trump were convicted in the January 6th case in Washington, would that have bearing on how courts should view this?
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
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
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
In the case of the Trump property search, once agents and prosecutors assembled their evidence, an independent federal magistrate judge needed to agree that a crime was likely committed and that there was specific evidence at Mar-a-Lago that would have bearing on the crime.
—Garrett M. Graff, Wired, 9 Aug. 2022
Sanson adds that the attitude a reader has towards Bionic Reading, say after reading about glowing testimonials on social media, may also have bearing on its efficacy.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 28 June 2022
Some Penn professors have wondered if Mackenzie’s role in the lawsuit might have bearing on the university’s scrutiny of her credibility.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
The decision could also have bearing on whether other states with broad affirmative defense laws, including Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming, allow individuals to employ them when charged with violent offenses.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Blackwell pointed out that the findings do not have bearing on every pathogen.
—Christine Clarridge, Star Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
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
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
In the case of the Trump property search, once agents and prosecutors assembled their evidence, an independent federal magistrate judge needed to agree that a crime was likely committed and that there was specific evidence at Mar-a-Lago that would have bearing on the crime.
—Garrett M. Graff, Wired, 9 Aug. 2022
Sanson adds that the attitude a reader has towards Bionic Reading, say after reading about glowing testimonials on social media, may also have bearing on its efficacy.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 28 June 2022
Some Penn professors have wondered if Mackenzie’s role in the lawsuit might have bearing on the university’s scrutiny of her credibility.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
The decision could also have bearing on whether other states with broad affirmative defense laws, including Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming, allow individuals to employ them when charged with violent offenses.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
Blackwell pointed out that the findings do not have bearing on every pathogen.
—Christine Clarridge, Star Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
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