Examples of 'brought to bear' in a sentence

Meaning of "brought to bear"

This phrase means to apply or utilize something, usually force or influence, in a particular situation or against a particular target. It can be used to describe the act of putting something into action or making it effective. It is often used in the context of exerting pressure, influence, or power to achieve a desired outcome
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  • simple past tense and past participle of bring to bear

How to use "brought to bear" in a sentence

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brought to bear
A lot of pressure is being brought to bear to have us discharged.
Brought to bear on the british government.
No pressure should be brought to bear in that area.
I brought to bear on improving what is gen.
Overwhelming force will be brought to bear if necessary.
Influence brought to bear on the national judicial authorities.
Many pressures are brought to bear upon.
Brought to bear on the task in hand.
Pressure will be brought to bear to make sure.
Psychological pressure had also been brought to bear.
The resources brought to bear are common knowledge.
Yet none of that insight was brought to bear.
This point is brought to bear in the concept.
All these things will be brought to bear.
No pressure was brought to bear on pupils to encourage them to enrol.

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The usual tools of peacemaking must be brought to bear.
Pressure is sometimes brought to bear on their families.
All the technical amendments have been brought to bear.
That will be brought to bear upon them.
All departmental resources were brought to bear.
Justice must be brought to bear on both sides.
A range of rewards and penalties needs to be brought to bear.
There will be pressure brought to bear in a lot of places.
In the latter case duration fields are brought to bear.
Great pressure is brought to bear to make us undervalue ourselves.
Insufficient scrutiny or public debate has been brought to bear.
Judgement must be brought to bear in applying the criteria.
Described the pressures that were brought to bear.
Pressure is brought to bear upon him.
Fire every weapon that can be brought to bear.
Intensity brought to bear at the exact moment it is needed.
Close attention has been brought to bear on him.
If brought to bear upon flesh.
All of this will be brought to bear at home.
Brought to bear on contemporary issues.
Considerable pressure has been brought to bear on my client.
Federal regulators were influenced records were destroyed and pressure was brought to bear.
The full pressure is brought to bear on the seal.
The artists deserve more points of view being brought to bear.
Proper arguments were brought to bear and swift progress was made.
International diplomacy is brought to bear.
Are being brought to bear on the situation.
There are certain pressures brought to bear on us.
These have been brought to bear concerning monetary funds and so on.
The theories which have been brought to bear upon.
Linguistics can be brought to bear on the problem of designing test.
It was therefore necessary that pressure be brought to bear upon them.
Pressure can also be brought to bear through religious affiliation.
It was only following proposals made and pressure brought to bear by.
And could not be brought to bear abaft the beam.

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