Example sentences of "they have [adj] interest " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garry Whannel traced four main themes in the analysis of football hooliganism in the popular press in the 1970s : fans were ‘ mindless/senseless ’ ; they were ‘ maniacs/lunatics ’ ; ‘ foul/subhuman ’ ( which led some fans to chant back at the police and the respectable public ‘ We hate humans ’ ) ; finally that they were ‘ so-called supporters ’ and in a small minority , i.e. they made up only a very small percentage of the crowd and they had little interest in the game itself . |
| 2 | They had little interest in the apparent winners of the elections ; and they seemed no longer to care much what would happen next . |
| 3 | However , the single most important factor militating against employers ' cooperation was that they never regarded the ‘ problems ’ highlighted by reformers — indiscipline , excessive occupational mobility , absence of vocational guidance , lack of systematic industrial training , and inadequate preparation for family responsibilities and exercise of the franchise — as problems for which they felt responsible ; they had little interest in the search for solutions . |
| 4 | But it projected enthusiasm , delight and knowledge right through the television screen and it made Peter within a few months well-known to millions of people who had never imagined that they had any interest in natural history . |
| 5 | The proportion of the former who are not interested in regular working , because they have other interests or other commitments , is relatively high , although it is influenced by the level of unemployment overall as well as in the local labour market . |
| 6 | They have similar interests to entrepreneurial and internal capitalists , but in addition may be concerned with the ability of firms to cover interest payments and loan repayments without jeopardizing long-term profitability . |
| 7 | ‘ They have minimum interest rates which mean some people are paying four per cent more than they should , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 8 | It is hard , after a lifetime of sharing disappointments and problems with a parent , to find that they are no longer capable of sustaining conversation , that their memory is failing or that they have little interest in things outside their own immediate situation . |
| 9 | They have little interest in potatoes but have a great regard for brassicas of all descriptions : cabbages , kale , sprouts , cauliflowers , and the like . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , if they have little interest in power they may not be very good managers . |
| 11 | It is difficult talking to Laputans , as they have little interest in anything except music and mathematics . |
| 12 | Alternatively , in the present economic climate , the power relationships between the different agencies may result in professionals vying to serve the needs of prospective clients since they have vested interests in defining the needs of their clients and expanding the numbers they serve in order to safeguard their own jobs . |
| 13 | Farmers and farm workers find that they have common interests as ‘ locals ’ which can be at loggerheads with those of the newcomers . |
| 14 | They have this interest because such mating could affect the likelihood that an individual 's genetic constitution would be reproduced in an individual of a later generation . |