Example sentences of "[pers pn] has a [adj] interest " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even though the white woman is oppressed herself , she has a vested interest in apartheid . |
| 2 | He has a keen interest in popular music and the developing laws and rights in respect of musical performers and songwriters . |
| 3 | He has a keen interest in contemporary music and is a founder member of the ensemble Capricorn . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | You can not , for instance , turn someone into a surfing champion just because he 's at the seaside , but if it turns out that he has a genuine interest in fishing and some skills as a fisherman you can centre pictures and film on that . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This principle may be infringed when a member of a board takes part in the granting or the rejection of an application for a licence in which he has a personal interest . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Our client is the sole director of a private company in which he has a substantial interest . |
| 10 | He has a long-standing interest in the provision of community care for disabled and older people , through his involvement with voluntary organisations including MIND , the Alzheimer 's Disease Society , the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation and the National Aids Trust . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | The judge was satisfied that the applicant had ‘ a sufficiently arguable case , that he has a sufficient interest ’ and in the event the question of the applicant 's locus standi was not pursued before this court . |
| 13 | On this occasion , as my hon. Friend the Member for The Wrekin and others have pointed out , he has a special interest in being here . |
| 14 | Managing director and major shareholder Peter Kemmis Betty has been appointed president — a non-executive position but one which will enable him to concentrate on editorial areas , chess and archaeology , in which he has a particular interest . |
| 15 | He has a particular interest in Italian Mannerist art and also photography , especially the early history in Scotland . |
| 16 | It has a vested interest in brainwashing people into believing that they are happy , when in fact they are not and could not possibly be . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It has a significant interest in the Harp lager consortium , and about 11 per cent of the take-home brown ale market . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It has a special interest for me because — just to take one aspect — it has an enormous number of long ensembles : a bit like Figaro . |
| 21 | It has a particular interest in German law and politics and Germany 's place and influence within the Community . |