Example sentences of "[art] [adj] interest in [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not the least interest in the fortunes of Italy , did not care that once more liberty and unity were the watchwords , and it astonished her that Mrs Browning could seem as anxious about war as she did about her sister 's health . |
| 2 | A story about the offender 's arrest nearly doubled the daily circulation of the New York Post In response to the public interest in the crimes , a deal was struck in respect to the rights to the story and a book produced . |
| 3 | Wading through the stream of overwhelmingly affectionate obituaries , I could not find a single phrase to support the view that Mr P ever had the slightest interest in the games that people play . |
| 4 | Since numerals do not stand for ‘ numbers in abstract ’ but for ‘ particular things numbered ’ , the misguided interest in the properties of such abstractions has really been a trifling concern with mere language or formalism . |
| 5 | The surface of the letters to Theo about Gauguin 's defection , the disproportionate interest in the whereabouts of Gauguin 's fencing gloves , spoke of an anxiety for Gauguin , a Christian concern . |
| 6 | A second influence has been the developing interest in the differences in later life experience between men and women . |
| 7 | Have sales of religious books matched the growth in ethnic minority groups in the UK over the last 10 years and the related interest in the religions of the Middle and Far East ? |
| 8 | However , notwithstanding that registration has not occurred , the beneficial interest in the shares may have passed from the transferor to the transferee . |
| 9 | Notwithstanding that the transfer is not lodged for registration or registration is refused , the beneficial interest in the shares will , it seems , pass from the seller to the buyer at the latest at stage ( 2 ) and , indeed will do so at stage ( 1 ) if the agreement is one which the courts would order to be specifically enforced . |
| 10 | Thus the main interest in the methods of communication should lie in how they affect the wider landscape rather than in their specific details . |
| 11 | Now the Church has a definite interest in the goods of the deceased . |
| 12 | This can often be dealt with by notifying the individual of the meeting and its purpose and saying that he will be welcome to attend if he feels that he has a specific interest in the proceedings . |
| 13 | British industry is taking a clear interest in the opportunities that exist in Vietnam , and I hope that others will follow our example . |
| 14 | A third party may claim that it has a direct interest in the actions of States or it may accept that its interest is indirect or peripheral . |
| 15 | Dexter remembered that Blufton had a reputation as an executive who took a direct interest in the programmes his company made . |
| 16 | New strategies for regional distribution were called for , and a fresh interest in the regions was shown by Whitehall . |
| 17 | Di Tella took a personal interest in the lives of his workers , giving gifts at weddings and on the birth of children and taking responsibility for the health and welfare of the workers and their families . |
| 18 | The fact that David Lloyd George , who became prime minister in December 1916 , had a well-developed taste for publicity and a personal interest in the potentialities of propaganda strengthened this change of attitude . |
| 19 | The specialist social worker and another under-fives worker with a personal interest in the issues undertook a supplementary review to examine resources for these children . |
| 20 | There can be no exclusion of the implied title undertaking , but this is somewhat misleading since it is possible under s12 of the SGA to sell only a limited interest in the goods ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 21 | George Singleton was always aware of the social and artistic value of the cinema and , to this day , continues to express a serious interest in the arts in general . |
| 22 | ( Though Biarritz was already very fashionable in the 1860s , thanks to the patronage of Napoleon III , and Impressionist paintings show a visible interest in the beaches of Normandy , the continental bourgeoisie was as yet uncommitted to salt water and sunshine . ) |
| 23 | We have to understand what seems often to attract women more than men to soap operas , or to a passionate interest in the doings of the Royal Family . |
| 24 | Throughout his life Blumlein was a trustworthy and loyal man with a passionate interest in the arts , music , and aviation — he held a private pilot 's licence from 1929 and often flew a biplane or Moth . |
| 25 | But true enthusiasts are not inspired by making money — their only concern is a passionate interest in the buildings themselves . |
| 26 | The story of a former pupil who becomes a master at the school ; his affection for the place survives ill-treatment , for after inheriting money , retiring , and marrying the ‘ wardrobe-woman ’ , he continues to take a kindly interest in the boys . |
| 27 | Even in their middle-age , however , Anita 's children could have a deep interest in the terms of her will . |
| 28 | Member governments continued to take a primary interest in the views of their own people , the EC was slow to make decisions and was not subject to proper democratic control , CAP was unreformed , and the Community lacked the political cohesion to act as a single ‘ force ’ in world affairs . |
| 29 | Also , there is now a growing interest in the roots of rock music too . |
| 30 | The chimpanzee in the laboratory would be unlikely to solve the box-stick-and-banana problem if it had no initial interest in the bananas . |