Bring something to bear

* bring something to bear (formal)
to use influence, arguments, or threats in order to change a situation (often + on )
1) Pressure should be brought to bear on the illegal regime and support given to the resistance.
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* bring oneself to do
2) She could not bring herself to tell him the news.
3) I couldn't bring myself to say a tearful goodbye to Frank

I had never seen "bring" take an objective complement except for only one set phrase as shown in #2 or #3 and then I saw #1 in the passive voice, not the active voice.
So I'd like to see some examples in active voice and know whether "bear" can take other to-infinitive rather than "to bear."

I will present such structures as "bring something to bear."
: tell somebody to do
compel somebody to do
cause something to do

Thank you in advance for your help.