Example sentences of "[pers pn] have a [adj] interest in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ask yourself ‘ What are the pay-offs of being shy , and do I have a vested interest in maintaining them ? ’ |
| 2 | Alan Anderson , Monsanto Quality Manager , presented the award and made these comments : ‘ I had a personal interest in this one because I 've been working on the application of quality to safety management which is what the Rubber Chemicals Safety Improvement team is all about . |
| 3 | My brother Rollo and I had a consuming interest in cricket and knew the names and performances of all first-class cricketers from about 1946 onwards . |
| 4 | But I had a passionate interest in model trains . |
| 5 | But if I was pressed to make a choice , apart from Coldingham Loch , I would have to admit that the Whiteadder River is my favourite Border stream , and I confess that I have a vested interest in Whiteadder . |
| 6 | I have a vested interest in that painting . ’ |
| 7 | I have a strong interest in languages , and although now we are trying to teach more languages in school , even in primary schooling , I do n't feel that within er my , I 'm only eighteen at the moment , by the time I 'm twenty five things still wo n't have came far enough along for me to utilize this skill . |
| 8 | I have a modest interest in pictures and antiques and I will now have more time for the sale rooms . |
| 9 | I have a particular interest in South Africa 's erm foreign policy and one of the , from the past , one of the things that South African decision makers have said to me , our dilemma is we do not know what American policy is because if we listen to the Pentagon we get a different voice coming out than if we listen to , let us say , congressional members who are visiting from the committee of foreign affairs . |
| 10 | Even though the white woman is oppressed herself , she has a vested interest in apartheid . |
| 11 | The last thing she wanted was for the local press to find out that she had a personal interest in finding Angy 's killer . |
| 12 | Nothing was said to indicate she had a proprietary interest in the house . |
| 13 | You will have invested time and effort in the activity and you have a vested interest in seeing a return from the investment . |
| 14 | ‘ And one that I know you have a personal interest in — polio . |
| 15 | SUPPOSE you have a print by Picasso , Dali , Miro or Chagall , or sold one in the past few years : you have a special interest in a Brooklyn courtroom this week . |
| 16 | He does seem to suggest , that if you 're directly interested or if you have a direct interest in something you ca n't take an objective view , and I would say that actually , members have shown their ability to erm , to achieve something different from that , the way they wear different hats at different committees , Mr comes to mind where he will argue for the D S O's , at the D S O managing board , and for the client at Education Committee . |
| 17 | By and large it is better to write an individually tailored application letter for each job , as this gives the company the feeling that you have a particular interest in that specific job . |
| 18 | It was all there in the sharp and arrogant , ‘ You have a particular interest in my secretary ? ’ with which he flattened her . |
| 19 | Having come this far , we had a vested interest in Ashmunein , and we resolutely climbed the largest of its mounds . |
| 20 | ‘ We have been working with producers over ten years directly — we are very anti-market — and we have a distinct interest in the husbandry and the food and the breeds of the animals . |
| 21 | It should be driven instead by our recognition that we have a vested interest in ensuring that the vast quantities of data that are currently being produced by government , publishing houses , banks and information services can support our many and varied processing aims . |
| 22 | ‘ We have a big interest in Russia and Russia has the same in Lithuania — they need access to the Baltic and to ( the Russian enclave of ) Kaliningrad , ’ he said after casting his vote on Sunday . |
| 23 | Algirdas Brazauskas : ‘ We have a big interest in Russia ’ |
| 24 | ( d ) a number of respondents supported the idea of prohibiting solicitors from acting where they had a personal interest in a transaction , but not where the interest was that of a family member or employee . |
| 25 | Given that San Sebastian was then a hive of intrigue and rumour ; that there were multiple connections between the parties involved ; and that they had a common interest in retaining political initiative in their own , civilian hands , it seems not impossible that the Falangists and Carlists were aware of the negotiations between Cavaletti and Aguirre . |
| 26 | And they have a long-term interest in maintaining industry 's prosperity , for that is what pays their pensions . |
| 27 | As up to 4() per cent of their income comes from corporate profits they have a vested interest in working for the common benefit . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Chemical companies may posture regret , but they have a vested interest in increasing Third World sales , as markets in industrialized countries are shrinking . |
| 30 | I needed their co-operation , because they have a vested interest in the path and could , if antagonised , form a powerful opposition . |