focus on vs bear on

focus on and bear on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
focus on	No	No	Yes	No
bear on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bear on is a hypernym of focus on; that is, bear on is a word with a broader meaning than focus on:

Other hypernyms of focus on include come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on.

focus on (verb)	bear on (verb)
center upon	have an effect upon
	press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
	be relevant to
	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last