Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “have a bearing on” and its meaning is “have a relevance, relation or connection to something; have an influence, impact or effect on something”.
Example Sentence: Monsoon in India has undergone several changes over the years, especially on account of climate change… And these changes spell (cause) intense and frequent extreme unprecedented weather events over the places which once struggled to record even normal monsoon rains. With this looming threat having a bearing on food security, it is only a matter of time before it has socio-economic impact.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article How climate change is altering Indian monsoon and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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