Example sentences of "[noun] have to bear [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If because risk had passed to him the buyer has to bear some loss , it follows that he is not excused from carrying out the contract .
2 It is true that the industry has to bear some costs .
3 Any exports to the mainland have to bear high transport costs .
4 In the Sahel a couple has to bear 10 children to be 95% certain of producing a son who will survive to the age of 38 .
5 Here a series of influences — the isolation of mining communities , the absence of any opportunities for female work outside the home in an area like South Wales — were important in establishing a firm familial tradition , while a high infant mortality rate , 50 per cent higher than for most factory workers , meant that women had to bear children to achieve the average family size in 1911 .
6 Any account of these milestones has to bear both applications in mind .
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