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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Brought, bear on
Hi, Brought here seems to me "to dedicate" ?
I found this for "bear on" to be relevant to; relate to
so trying to rewrite it I get- Alexander Campbell, dedicated years of thought so those years are relevant to his interpretation of the Bible ? Not sure if it is correct for bear on first time I see this word ...
"Alexander Campbell, brought years of thought to bear on his interpretation of the Bible."
I found this for "bear on" to be relevant to; relate to
so trying to rewrite it I get- Alexander Campbell, dedicated years of thought so those years are relevant to his interpretation of the Bible ? Not sure if it is correct for bear on first time I see this word ...
"Alexander Campbell, brought years of thought to bear on his interpretation of the Bible."
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bring to bear (idiom) — to concentrate on with a specific purpose: Pressure was brought to bear on those with overdue accounts.
- bring to bear (idiom) — to concentrate on with a specific purpose: Pressure was brought to bear on those with overdue accounts.
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bring to bear (idiom) — to concentrate on with a specific purpose: Pressure was brought to bear on those with overdue accounts.
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Hi Mister, Does brought and to bear on usually goes together as a meaning? I have to spend time with it, hope to understand ...
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This is the way I wrote it down (Just to be sure)
Alexander Campbell, concentrated years of thought (to) specific purpose (to) his interpretation of the Bible ?
Alexander Campbell, concentrated years of thought (to) specific purpose (to) his interpretation of the Bible ?
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