1 The courts must bear down on young criminals.

2 The teachers bear down on English teaching.

3 The enemy warship tried to bear down on our small airboat.

4 The government has announced it will bear down on inflation.

5 His lecture is intended to bear down on the application of acupuncture anaesthesia in brain surgery.

6 Bear down on it with all your strength so it doesn't move.

7 A stillness which seemed to bear down on her like a physical presence.

8 These thoughts bear down on me as I sit here on this third night of writing.

9 The courts bear down on young criminals.

10 My batting trainer told me to bear down on my swing.

11 As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.