Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] have a [adj] interest " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like other Ministers , Chancellors do not confine themselves solely to matters where they have a departmental interest . |
| 2 | Many authorities provide in their Standing Orders for the attendance of councillors at meetings of committees of which they are not members where they have a particular interest in certain matters on the agenda . |
| 3 | Once they have a controlling interest , they will want a very high return for their money and the cost , well that will be borne by the workers in terms of lower health and safety standards , massive labour cuts from industry that is admittedly out-dated and labour intensified . |
| 4 | And I wondered if you had a personal interest as well . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | think of that i i i if you have a particular interest what are the other things that |
| 7 | Oyston is also chairman and owner of Blackpool Football Club , and is seeking the permission of the League to waive their rule that no one may hold more than 10 per cent of a club if he has a financial interest in another . |
| 8 | The Panel will not regard an adviser as independent if he is in the same group as the financial adviser to an offeror , or if he has a significant interest in or financial connection with either an offeror or the target company of such a kind as to create a conflict of interest ( Rule 3.3 ) . |
| 9 | is n't necessary for me to do my job , but because I have a personal interest . |
| 10 | Not because we have a vested interest , personal or impersonal , in challenging , compromising or embarrassing the ecclesiastical establishment . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I needed their co-operation , because they have a vested interest in the path and could , if antagonised , form a powerful opposition . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ Using estate agents to do this work is dangerous because they have a vested interest in giving high property values . ’ |
| 14 | The society says that the Crown Estate , the governmental agency responsible for leasing the seabed to fish farmers , is an inappropriate overseer because it has a financial interest in promoting the industry . |
| 15 | But in his judgment Mr Justice Morland said Professor Hartt had been ‘ dishonourable and deceitful ’ by posing as a disinterested scholar when he had a financial interest in the statue 's sale . |
| 16 | Sir , — I am not at all surprised to read ( EADT March 10 ) that Mr Ken Steward of Cross Green Farm , Cockfield is unhappy about people objecting to Atlas Aggregates proposal to excavate sand and gravel from his land , as he has a vested interest in the project being approved . |