bear down

Think tanks too have grown, as challenges nobody thought of a few decades ago now bear down on us.

They would be shouting here again, the roar of children's roller skates would bear down on him from behind.

bear down on the way as long as the stars appear Cross, is often signal the end of a rebound.

I cannot bear to see a bear bear down upon a hare.

And, while it may be tempting to constantly bear down on rates, in-house counsel should resist the temptation to engage in macho posturing.

The government is trying to bear down on prices by raising rates and reining in credit.

As the producers tend to save more of their income than the consumers, more expensive commodities bear down on global demand.

They were ordered to bear down hard on his friends, enemies, associates, family, and his contacts with them in the last seven years.

That reckoning, however, included measures of the dying Labour government adopted by its successor, which bear down on high earners.

When women move to town, it's better to have fewer kids, bear down, and get them some education, some economic opportunity.

My batting trainer told me to bear down on my swing.

So rapid has been the accumulation of inventory, it will be "another factor likely to bear down on near-term activity" .

This report suggests that policies could do more both to bear down on costs and support a UK based industry.

Unbearable psychological pressures bear down on us .

The bigger that damage, the fewer the spare resources available to bear down on prices.

For people living in Louisiana's Gulf Coast, waiting for Gustav to bear down on them has been pretty alarming.

He is able to bear down all the difficulties in his studies.

To bear down on energy usage would require a different approach.

Bear down on it with all your strength so it doesn't move.

s also bear down on costs, and so money remains cheap while (core)inflation is safely confined.

To bear down on harshly; crush.

Example : The nurse will tell you when to bear down.

Historians will, I hope, be shocked that we let austerity bear down hardest on the young.

But because the package will bear down too heavily on ordinary Greeks without addressing necessary structural reform, it is likely to fail.

MM: You will have to bear down if you expect to pass the exam.

These shots were not sufficient to fetch the bear down.

If you really bear down, you will finish the task.

We must bear down to keep our unbeaten record intact.

If you bear down, you will finish the task.

Bear down onTo effect in a harmful or adverse way