“The physiognomy of the city and the bearing of its inhabitants share the portentous aspect of a drama.”

“None of those paragraphs have any bearing or have any relevance in considering the overseas cases because they were not dealing with the scheme of this legislation.”

“It was quite hard to find her bearings without her sight.”

“The tape is registered against the lower support guide by tilting the bearing less then a degree outward.”

“He has fleshy pale cheeks, bright brown eyes and an eager bearing that leaves the impression of an overgrown boy.”

“Your begging is past bearing.”

“The shield maiden would bear the maiden warrior's shield in battle, hence the name.”

“As if no longer able to bear the echoes of horrors past, Kalin stopped his history lesson and looked at me for the first time in over an hour.”

“She was the woman who would bear his children, raise and nurture them.”

“They not only show fine workmanship but also bear engraved marks.”

“Instead the chains - which can bear a weight of 68 tonnes each - crank into action, lowering and raising the Hull tidal barrier into position.”

“He accused the top officials of blaming each other with no one willing to bear the responsibility.”

“The idea that the growing number of clubs standing on football's equivalent of death row are somehow the unfortunate victims of a natural disaster does not bear scrutiny.”

“The countryside gradually lost its brightness as the green grass faded into yellows and the flowers dried up and died, not able to bear the chilly temperatures.”

“The trees grown in pots bear fruits, shed their leaves and flower around the same time as they do under natural conditions.”

“Follow the forestry track until you emerge from the woods, cross the bridge over a burn, then bear right up the rough, stony and often wet track which rises steeply to the Bealach na Sroine.”

“I just found another fact that bears on this issue.”

“… the violence in that country bears watching if the world wants to avoid a serious international conflict.”