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So her protestations of ordinariness might all seem somewhat disingenuous – though it's refreshing to hear a pop megastar acknowledge concepts such as luck and chance, rather than grimly trotting out American dream cliches and Protestant work ethic myths – were it not for her own career decisions bearing it out.
He told the Lowy Institute the milestone was proof the west's diplomatic pressure and sanctions against Russia – which is backing separatist rebels in the east – were bearing fruit.
Matt and Sweat escaped from adjoining cells by cutting holes in pipes in the prison's heating system and had the time and nerve to leave a note bearing a smiley face and the words "Have a nice day".
Arundhati Roy, the Booker prize-winning author, recently accused Mahatma Gandhi, India's revered independence leader, of discrimination and called for institutions bearing his name to be renamed because of his attitude to caste.
And since you're now coming anyway, here are some tips of what else to see, bearing in mind everything on the programme looks good and mad and free: As they are hosting the party, it would be rude to ignore Everything Everything.
How brilliantly and thrillingly offensive would it be for today's teens to parade around in T-shirts bearing the smiling face of Gary Barlow, OBE? Stewart Lee is appearing free for charity at standup comedy benefits almost weekly for the rest of the year, as usual.
There was a nod to civilian life in Pakistan with a series of floats, including one bearing a pair of roaring electronic dinosaurs and others for each of country's different regions – the mountainous north was represented by men dressed as mountaineers pretending to scale a model of K2.
Then they commandeered the necessary materials and a marker pen to create bright placards bearing slogans about Sir Philip and his tax responsibilities – material too libellous to repeat here.
In Canada groups such as mosques, churches or even members of an immigrant community can privately sponsor refugees, bearing some or all of the financial cost of integration.
One campaigners were in Dresden for the G7 finance ministers' meeting last week, where they installed large balloons bearing the faces of heads of state as they demanded "more than hot air" from the talks.
The meat was exported all over the world, but mostly - as colourful labels bearing names like 'Donald Cook' and 'Hereford Corned Beef' in the tiny ticket office attested - to Britain.
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The primary grammatical function of "bearing" is as a verb , specifically the present participle of "bear". As shown by Ludwig, It is often used to describe the act of carrying, supporting, or influencing something.
Expression frequency: Very common
