Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a [adj] interest in " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is most evident whenever a teacher has developed a real interest in some school subject or area of the curriculum , often the result of some form of limited subject specialisation by the teacher . |
| 2 | But Soviet support for the neutralisation of Cambodia and Laos helped to stimulate a regional interest in neutrality in Southeast Asia which was developed by the ASEAN states in the 1970s . |
| 3 | A recognition of the need to maintain that sector and through it the full diversity of recorded music in Britain is one reason why the last few years has seen a new interest in the record industry from public bodies concerned with culture and with employment . |
| 4 | However , the job itself , as we have already noted , is rarely the cause of disenchantment with agriculture — indeed , in a decade that has seen a renewed interest in the countryside among young people and a growing desire to escape from the urban rat-race , agriculture could have much to offer . |
| 5 | Belser have previously published facsimile editions of books and manuscripts in the Vatican.The Archbishop of Cologne has shown a keen interest in the refurbished ‘ Archbishop 's ’ museum and is supporting the new director , Joachim M. Plotzek , in his efforts to gain international recognition for the museum . |
| 6 | On evidence ( to date limited ) , Gorbachev , like his patron , has shown a strong interest in the East German reforms , which strengthen the centre ( the State planning Commission ) and enterprises at the expense of intermediaries ( ministries ) — rather than the Hungarian reform , which strengthens markets . |
| 7 | I know that he had hoped to take part in this debate but had to be elsewhere ; I pay tribute to the fact that he has shown a personal interest in the case . |
| 8 | The bishop 's hobbies include reading and walking and since his student days he has had a great interest in church and choral music . |
| 9 | I think that we should have access to the schools for everyone who is interested in education , and I think that includes teachers , so that is why I was very grateful to receive your invitation today , and I think the series is good , but I think that why we want an open society within our schools is because everyone has got a tremendous interest in education until people begin to surround it with jargon or to build walls and barriers which create a closed society . |
| 10 | On the one hand , the new art history 's commitment to the conditions in which art is produced has influenced a strong interest in women artists ' different social and economic position ; and on the other , the history of psychology , represented above all by Michael Foucault 's studies of sexuality , has fostered a keen awareness , among practitioners as well as critics , that cultural symbolism informs the language of social exchange beyond material , that it expresses sand creates shared ideas about femaleness , about sexual difference ; furthermore , these ideas are constantly in flux . |
| 11 | However , since all readers of Update might reasonably be expected to have a keen interest in training issues , the Training and Development Lead Body ( TDLB ) has been chosen to illustrate how at least one such organisation has taken up the challenge to develop qualifications for its sector . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend has been a close supporter of the industry for many years and has taken a close interest in its activities . |
| 13 | It is only in the last hundred years that the West has taken a serious interest in exactly where the different Anatolian rugs were made . |
| 14 | PC Week , which has taken a new interest in Unix since the Novell announcement and will reportedly even grace us with its presence at Uniforum , attacked Microsoft 's NT last week in a pair of front-page stories headlined ‘ NetWare Casts Shadow Over NT . ’ |
| 15 | As many of you will have noticed from your Q.T. day programme Beryl will not be teaching this year ; for some time she has taken a great interest in the Back Pain Association and has now become involved particularly at weekends in special classes for back-pain sufferers . |
| 16 | She has been a member of the Finance Committee for the past two and a half years and has taken a great interest in the Society 's financial affairs . |
| 17 | The Countryside Commission has taken a particular interest in these areas with the aim of promoting environmental improvement through Groundwork and other types of project . |
| 18 | Our Chairman , Richard Newcombe , who has taken a particular interest in the museum , then spoke , welcoming the guests and thanking them for their support . |
| 19 | There are 72 horses at Manton this year , and Luciano Gaucci has taken a big interest in the yard since acquiring Dr Devious last autumn . |
| 20 | The EEC has taken a direct interest in the problem of acid deposition , and in November 1988 a directive was agreed upon by EEC environment ministers concerning the sulphur emissions of large combustion plants . |
| 21 | If you want to know more about a rug you already own , or simply want to develop a general interest in the subject , study the design schemes ( described in Chapter IV ) , and the characteristics of rugs from the various producing countries ( Chapter V ) . |
| 22 | ‘ I still expect to have a substantial interest in the day-to-day running of the club and my assistant Lil Fuccillo will be appointed manager . ’ |
| 23 | He began in the then Sales Department and has retained a special interest in the public house operations side of the business . |
| 24 | Committed to the cult of the workers as ‘ disinterested ’ opponents of militarism , they generally remained silent about the degree to which workers themselves had come to have a vested interest in the arms race . |
| 25 | However , an outside developer has expressed a serious interest in taking over the A-listed building and running it as both as a commercial mill and as a tourist attraction . |
| 26 | In the last two years Guinness PLC has acquired a substantial interest in LVMH , France 's largest luxury goods company with such famous brands as Moët & Chandon champagne , Hennessy cognac , Louis Vuitton luggage and Christian Dior perfumes . |
| 27 | It seems this year 's surprise chart hit has prompted a renewed interest in the didgeridoo . |
| 28 | During that time BP has held a small interest in offshore block 8 and has been designated operator for onshore Cabinda Central block , where operations have been suspended for security reasons . |
| 29 | Sad to say , I had learnt to be suspicious of good-looking young men who for no particular reason seemed to take a sudden interest in me . |
| 30 | He walked around watching the instructors putting the men through their paces and , as on his last visit , seemed to take a particular interest in what was going on in the boxing ring . |