bring to bear

Most of all, though, Cave Canem is a reflection of the ethos everyone involved in it has brought to bear on the endeavor.

“As the Government itself concedes, the awesome power granted by the Act may be brought to bear only on those who are, in fact, ‘alien enemies,’” Baosberg wrote.

He said the EA had confirmed "there was no influence brought to bear on their decision-making process as a result of my engagement on this particular project".

She said the political characters were not based on real politicians and she "deliberately stepped away from that as that's what an audience is going to bring to bear".

Both exhibitions are a big jumble of things brought to bear on cultural history, a subject better handled through texts.