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bring

to institute proceedings, charges or to put evidence before a tribunal.

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Historians and, more recently, sociologists have added their views, bringing to bear a zeal of interpretation that seems equal to the ardor of devoted reformers in nineteenth-century England.

The Civilisation of the Crowd: Popular Culture in England 1750-1900

But, in the end, each voter must make that judgment by bringing to bear all the decision-making resources -- history, religion, common sense, psychology -- that he or she brings to bear in making value judgments on any public policy issue.

Taxing consumption only: identifying the issues

Again, such complex assessments are improved by bringing to bear group expertise.

Comparison risk ranking applications: here's one method of allocating tolerable misstatement