Example sentences of "they have a vested [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This is all a far cry from the halcyon days of the mid 80s when investors almost felt they had a vested right to 20 per cent per annum plus returns on a year by year basis .
2 One final comment , I have gained the impression from the correspondence in New Scientist that the statements of Associated 0ctel and of the petroleum industry are rejected largely because they have a vested interest , but also because they run counter to the ideas of correspondents .
3 As up to 4() per cent of their income comes from corporate profits they have a vested interest in working for the common benefit .
4 Further , once women get themselves into the position of dependent housewives , they have a vested interest in the maintenance of the status quo since it is too late in their lives to think of independent careers , and sexual freedom merely means the freedom for their husbands to seek younger women .
5 Chemical companies may posture regret , but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales , as markets in industrialized countries are shrinking .
6 I needed their co-operation , because they have a vested interest in the path and could , if antagonised , form a powerful opposition .
7 He said : ‘ Using estate agents to do this work is dangerous because they have a vested interest in giving high property values . ’
8 They have a vested interest in starving Bosnian Muslims out of their remaining enclaves in the eastern part of the republic and controlling whatever comes in by road .
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