1.   As a foundation it is inadequate to bear the weight of the case that Mr. McGregor sought to build upon it.

2.   His arms were numb, his hands too weak to bear his weight.

3.   Yet these will hardly bear the weight of a theory so grand as the fusion of legacy and trust.

4.   The ice was not thick enough to bear the weight of marching men.

5.   The latter are smaller and lower and could bear the weight of a tall spire as at Salisbury.

6.   The boat would never have borne the weight of the three of them, plus the horses.

7.   Perhaps this distinction is too little to bear the weight placed on it.

8.   Some roads may have to be narrowed to single-track width in order to force lorries onto the central sections which are sufficiently strong to bear their weight.

9.   Her ankle was still a shade painful, but it was bearing her weight.

10.   And the man bearing the weight of most of that production is prancing around the practice fields of Napa instead of Stockton.