Example sentences of "[noun] has a [adj] interest " in BNC.
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| 1 | This story has an added interest . |
| 2 | As Honorary Secretary of the AAA Road Running Committee , and successful organiser of some of Britain 's best road races , Colin Gostelow has a vested interest in fighting road running 's corner . |
| 3 | There is no doubt that the efficient way to plan projects is to take them in order of priority — the marketing function has a major interest in priority setting — and allocate to each in turn the maximum amount of resources it can usefully employ . |
| 4 | Mr Hobbs said , with pride , ‘ Mrs Hobbs has a professional interest in the theatre . |
| 5 | Olive Geddes has a particular interest in sporting archives , of which the National Library has a fine collection , including the papers of the Scottish Football Association , the Royal Highland Yacht Club and the Edinburgh Skating Club . |
| 6 | Flow rates from the recently sidetracked Tempa Rossa-1 ST well , in which LASMO has a significant interest , are extremely encouraging , reports from Fina , the operator , confirm . |
| 7 | Since the Community institutions make law , and since industry has a legitimate interest in the content of that law , UK lobbying is no longer confined to Westminster and Whitehall . |
| 8 | Others have been suggested : to prevent the conduct of government business being unduly hampered and delayed by ‘ excessive ’ litigation ; to reduce the risk that civil servants will behave in over-cautious and unhelpful ways in dealing with citizens for fear of being sued if things go wrong ; to ration scarce judicial resources ; to ensure that the argument on the merits is presented in the best possible way , by a person with a real interest in presenting it ( but quality of presentation and personal interest do not always go together ) ; to ensure that people do not meddle paternalistically in the affairs of others ( query : can representative applicants be accused of this ? ) ; to ensure that the applicant has a personal interest not just an ideological concern in the outcome ( but , query , may not a genuine concern for the interests of others be neither purely personal nor purely ideological ? ) . |
| 9 | The rule says that the court shall not grant leave to apply for judicial review unless the applicant has a sufficient interest in the matter to which the application relates . |
| 10 | So it will often be impossible to be entirely sure , in advance of litigation , whether any particular applicant has a sufficient interest . |
| 11 | Although it would have avoided the possibility of argument had Winchester made the application , I am content to proceed upon the assumption that the applicant has a sufficient interest . |
| 12 | We accept that both the Unionist and Nationalist traditions are valid and legitimate ; that Northern Ireland should remain a part of the UK until the free consent of the majority of its people is given to change ; that the Republic of Ireland has a legitimate interest in the future of Northern Ireland ; and that a partnership in government which allows both communities to participate is the only practical way in which to make progress . |
| 13 | responding to requests for information from the general public on issues with which the Campaign has a special interest or expertise ; |
| 14 | RTZ 's Tinto Holdings Canada Ltd subsidiary has a controlling interest in a company which mines uranium at Elliot Lake , Ontario , which has been blamed for destroying the fishing-based economy of the local Anishnabe Indians . |
| 15 | If the judge has a pecuniary interest in the outcome of a case then he is absolutely barred from hearing it . |
| 16 | As the Cabinet prepares today to set out Britain 's energy strategy , Frank Frazer looks at the implications for the nuclear industry , sparked by efforts to save coal jobs All aglow for heat of the moment By a curious paradox , the nuclear lobby has a vested interest in ensuring maximum coal burn in UK power plant |
| 17 | By a curious paradox , the nuclear lobby has a vested interest in ensuring maximum coal burn in UK power plant as an alternative to stepping up output from the new generation of gas-fired power plant . |
| 18 | If the child has a special skill or the parent has a special interest and they enjoy together exchanging this skill or interest , like teaching a child to swim very young , teaching it to play or listen to music , or play very simple rhythmic sounds , then as long as it is done within a relationship that is , above all , a loving relationship , great . |
| 19 | If the child has a special skill or the parent has a special interest and they enjoy together exchanging this skill or interest , like teaching a child to swim very young , teaching it to play or listen to music , or play very simple rhythmic sounds , then as long as it is done within a relationship that is , above all , a loving relationship , great . |
| 20 | Where the vendor has a continued interest in adjoining land , each time any part of the land is sold , he may impose virtually any condition which is acceptable to the purchaser . |
| 21 | A. Layout ( Leisurewear ) Ltd is included in the group accounts as a subsidiary undertaking under s 258(4) since A. Layout Plc has a participating interest in the company and both companies are managed on a unified basis . |
| 22 | So er Eddie has a vested interest in getting some money from somewhere . |
| 23 | British business has a vested interest in the Soviet Union 's economic renaissance . |
| 24 | We shall see how the petrochemicals business has a particular interest in gas . |
| 25 | The dominating strategy is non-cooperative : an individual group of workers has a clear interest in standing firm in resisting money wage cuts even though workers en masse may be better off if a cooperative strategy were pursued . |
| 26 | AS a health and fitness writer Abby Knight has a particular interest in cellulite . |
| 27 | The daddy has a great interest in that kind of thing . ’ |
| 28 | Johnson ( [ 1979 ] AC 264 ) concerning the scope of the county court 's jurisdiction under the provisions of the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976 to exclude a person from premises in which that person has a proprietary interest . |
| 29 | My hon. Friend has a keen interest in these matters . |
| 30 | I know that my hon. Friend has a long-standing interest in promoting energy efficiency in his constituency . |