INTEREST


Meaning of INTEREST in English

I. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a focus of interest

Animal behaviour has long been a focus of interest for scientists.

a good/excellent/interesting article

There was an interesting article on Russia in the paper today.

a keen interest in

She takes a keen interest in politics and current affairs.

a leisure activity/interest

Many people have little time after work for leisure activities.

a minority interest

Jazz is a minority interest, but it is still an important part of musical studies.

a personal interest in sth

He took a personal interest in the case.

a strong interest in sth

At 16, he developed a strong interest in archaeology.

an active interest

As a teenager he began to take an active interest in politics.

an explosion of interest in something

There has been an explosion of interest in networking websites in the last few years.

an intense interest in sth

The police are aware of the intense interest in the case.

an interest payment (= a payment of interest on a loan )

an interesting comparison

The exhibition provides an interesting comparison of the artists’ works.

an interesting contrast

the interesting contrast between his early and later paintings

an interesting fact

The research revealed some interesting facts about the behaviour of cats.

an interesting point

He has made an interesting point.

an interesting proposition

A further study focussing on older people is an interesting proposition.

an interesting/fascinating subject

Fame is a fascinating subject.

attract attention/interest etc

The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media.

business interests (= business activities, or shares in companies )

Both companies have substantial business interests in Indonesia.

charge rent/a fee/interest etc

The gallery charges an entrance fee.

commercial interests (= things that bring business advantages )

The President’s reform programme threatened US commercial interests.

competing interests

a compromise between competing interests within the organization

compound interest

conflicting interests (= different things that people, countries etc want or think are important )

The two groups have conflicting interests.

consuming interest/passion (= a strong feeling of interest, or something you are extremely interested in )

During this period, politics became his consuming interest.

controlling interest

The firm paid over $10 million for a controlling interest in five hotels.

defend...interests

the workers’ attempts to defend their interests

engage sb’s interest/attention

The toy didn’t engage her interest for long.

entrenched attitudes/positions/interests etc

a deeply entrenched belief in male superiority

excite interest

She is a talented young actress who has excited a lot of interest.

express an interest in sth

Many property developers have expressed an interest in buying the land.

find sth/sb easy/useful/interesting etc

She found the work very dull.

Lots of women I know find him attractive.

I found them quite easy to use.

force prices/interest rates etc down/up

The effect will be to increase unemployment and force down wages.

general interest

These courses are based around topics of general interest .

generate excitement/interest/support etc

The project generated enormous interest.

genuine interest/concern/desire etc

The reforms are motivated by a genuine concern for the disabled.

a genuine fear of invasion

has...vested interest

Since he owns the strip of land, Cook has a vested interest in the project being approved.

hold (little) interest/appeal/promise etc

Many church services hold little appeal for modern tastes.

hold sb’s interest/attention (= make someone stay interested )

Colourful pictures help hold the students’ interest.

in the public interest (= helpful or useful to ordinary people )

We have to show that publishing this story is in the public interest .

interest group

interest rate

interesting

The idea sounded interesting , but I didn’t think it would work.

interest...stimulated

Her interest in art was stimulated by her father.

intrinsic interest

the intrinsic interest of the subject

lively interest

Even Paula has shown a lively interest in politics.

long-term interests

the long-term interests of the company

lose confidence/interest/hope etc

The business community has lost confidence in the government.

Carol lost interest in ballet in her teens.

Try not to lose heart become sad and hopeless – there are plenty of other jobs.

loss of interest

This did not explain his apparent loss of interest in his wife.

love interest

media attention/coverage/interest etc

The tragedy received worldwide media attention.

much the best/most interesting etc British English

It’s much the best way to do it.

of historical interest

places of historical interest

of particular interest/concern/importance etc

Of particular concern is the rising cost of transportation.

passing interest

He had only ever shown a passing interest in sport.

polite remarks/conversation/interest etc

While they ate, they made polite conversation about the weather.

Jan expressed polite interest in Edward’s stamp collection.

proprietary interest (= he does not own any part of it )

He has no proprietary interest in the farm .

provoke interest

Their campaign provoked great interest.

pursue an interest

Always encourage children to pursue their interests.

renewed interest/confidence/enthusiasm etc

renewed concern about farming methods

resurgence of interest

There has been a resurgence of interest in religion over the last ten years.

revival of interest

There has been a revival of interest in Picasso’s work.

safeguard sb’s interests/rights/welfare etc

The industry has a duty to safeguard consumers.

sectional interests

community groups seeking to protect sectional interests

serve the needs/interests of sb/sth

research projects that serve the needs of industry

showed...interest in

Mary showed great interest in the children.

simple interest

special interest group

special interests

Special interests donate millions of dollars to political campaigns.

take an active interest in sth

Not many young people take an active interest in gardening.

the interest rate (= the amount of interest charged on a loan or paid on savings )

Interest rates have remained high.

the rate of interest/pay/tax etc

They believe that Labour would raise the basic rate of tax.

unhealthy interest/obsession/fear etc

Gareth had an unhealthy interest in death.

universal interest

a topic of universal interest

whip up interest/opposition/support etc

They’ll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book.

with interest/amusement etc

A small crowd of people were watching them with interest.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

economic

To him also was entrusted the general supervision of the economic interests of the Crown in the Forest.

Sluggish economic growth means interest rates will stay low amid tepid demand for loans and a reduced risk of accelerating inflation.

It was also the first clear indication of Britain putting its economic interests before those of the politically persecuted.

Clearly, there is more to this movement than a group of businesspeople looking out for their own economic interests .

Over the course of time, it was clear that that was where its economic interests lay.

Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests .

Second, they had mutual economic interests .

It has frequently been observed that bureaucrats have their own economic and political interests .

general

It is a book for those of us with a general but deep interest in separation sciences.

If the general level of interest rates rises after issue, then the market price of the bond will fall.

It adds, it will be absorbing for all those with a general interest in the subject.

A worse fate has befallen the general interest , mass circulation magazines, once the dominant national media.

Each one of perhaps a group of four should prepare a brief summary of an article of general interest .

There are, nevertheless, features of the Maastricht text which raise questions of general legal interest , irrespective of its fate.

A few points of general interest might usefully be restated here.

The rate may fall below that, depending on the general trend of interest rates.

good

At one point he indicated that it was in the best interests of the investigation.

He was also liked by his employees, who always felt Clark had their best interests at heart.

All the artificial constraints of maintaining a regulated monopoly mean that it is not in the best interests of the consumer.

This attitude is understandable, but in the end, not in the best interests of the children.

Quite naturally, therefore, each Arab government was guided by its own considerations rather than the best interests of the refugees.

It acts, in other words, in its own best interests .

Where a person was not capable of understanding, the doctor must apply the best interests of the patient test.

I have only your best interests at heart.

great

Neither girl took a great deal of interest in me.

Even in ruin the Colosseum is a magnificent edifice of great structural interest and aesthetic splendour.

If employees own part of the company, they will most likely take a greater interest in its success.

I have read from cover to cover with great interest , and now hasten to enclose my subscription.

It is too Complicated a combustion system to be of great interest from a fundamental standpoint.

Professor Slocombe picked delicately at his morning repast and listened to it all with the greatest interest .

The greatest publicity and interest in the world is to be told about something, not to have read about it.

high

The Labour Party has pledged that, if elected, it will introduce credit controls as an alternative to high interest rates.

Neither needed the United States leading the world to higher interest rates.

Indeed, it is persisting with exorbitantly high interest rates.

Hopewell got a lousy credit rating, which meant investors wanted a higher interest rate.

However, at current high interest rates, many employees can not afford to pay the interest on expensive bridging loans.

People hold domestic deposits despite the higher interest rate on offshore deposits because they associate greater political risk with offshore deposits.

The position of legal adviser to a large and growing industry can be of high importance and interest .

The impact of inflation and high interest rates has focused increased attention on the financial implications of nearly all business decisions.

keen

I assure the hon. Gentleman that it is a subject in which I take the keenest interest .

Both leaders have professed keen interest in the border-its environment, its enforcement, its very being.

The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest .

Some people have expressed surprise at learning the U. S. Chamber of Commerce is taking such a keen interest in welfare reform.

Ideally with keen interest in current affairs, entertainment, health and lifestyle subject areas.

This part of the action was watched with keen interest by those at Union headquarters across the Antietam.

There is also Cortex which we set up last year as a process engineering consultancy with a keen interest in environmental work.

They took a keen interest in the color and the appearance of the brickwork on the building.

little

As governor he maintained the pattern, showing little serious interest in policy detail, while maintaining heavy rightist attitudes.

But Victor Amadeus seems to have had little interest in scholarship for its own sake.

For there are large chunks of the remit of little or no interest to the advertisers.

Sometimes the self-absorbed child also shows little interest in his parents, ignoring them or seeming not to focus on them.

The Government has no little interest in this as the negative food trade gap is about £5.7 billion.

With fuel cheap these days, the market has shown little interest in the issue.

In the modern world they are being exploited by businessmen with little interest in the long term.

They show as little interest in their customers as do the worst government bureaucracies.

low

Electricity companies in particular benefit from low interest rates because they are big borrowers.

A low interest loan from an anonymous benefactor allowed the concrete floor to go in.

First, many large and seemingly reliable companies borrowed money from banks at low rates of interest .

But until April, lower interest rates failed to offset the impact of the recession and house prices continued to fall.

But along with the reduced risk comes lower interest rates.

Analogously, large loans attract a lower interest rate than small loans because of the administrative economies of scale.

Insurers are cutting the yield because prevailing low interest rates have made it difficult for them to meet commitments.

national

Liberal policy was unpatriotic because it recognised other national interests and threatened dissolution of the empire.

Still, there remains a national interest in the Arizona Wildcats.

But it is likely that both would be harder-nosed in the pursuit of national interests .

The 1916 Senate hearings produced no debate on the question of whether concern about leprosy was in the national interest .

To have come so far, so fast, already redefines the art of the possible. National interests ?

Here a national interest of very nearly the first magnitude is involved.

By the end of 1990, taking account of all national interests , thirty three companies are now involved in Eureka 90.

Such ties and feelings, however, could not indefinitely resist some erosion as material national interests and priorities began to change.

particular

Firstly, there were discussions of issues thought to be of particular interest or relevance to women, such as abortion or equality.

The Advocate, based in Los Angeles, is a biweekly news magazine covering stories of particular interest to homosexuals.

Second, to prevent a particular interest rate structure from becoming too entrenched.

And he takes a particular interest in his garden.

What your colleagues can offer will depend on their particular skills and interests .

The house used by the kidnappers was of particular interest .

It represents an idealized view of the information needs of an area of particular human interest or activity.

personal

Now this guy, he talks about money too, but his interest is personal .

I must confess some personal interest in these proposals.

Lenin took a personal interest in railway and electricity technology for another reason.

The module is particularly suitable for students with a personal or vocational interest in Home Economics.

This public duty must not be influenced by private and personal interests .

Latimer and Neville had substantial experience of campaigning in Brittany, and Latimer had some personal interests there to protect.

So much will depend upon personal interest and knowledge.

political

Voters' assessments of media usefulness varied more with their political interest , and in a complex way.

Few political interest groups are transformed into successful political parties.

The half century before 716, in fact, is full of political interest .

The political party offers a well-organized and obvious structure within which an individual can direct her political interests .

Economic and political interests are therefore affected - in the countryside and in the government.

No matter how powerful the political interests , the same rules must apply to all.

Yet popular political interest was low, and the council was rarely perceived to represent adequately the interests of local people.

Some structures that are predominantly involved in the input process are political parties, interest groups, and the media of communication.

public

The judge rejected the argument that publication of the information in an article would be in the public interest .

The test is whether the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest in the preservation of confidence.

There was little further public interest in what appeared to be just another statistic.

It is these qualities that have made our audit and advisory roles valuable to our clients and to the public interest .

This is so not withstanding the very strong public interest in preserving the life and health of all citizens.

Restrictive practices Restrictive practices, in the form of formal agreements between firms, are presumed to operate against the public interest .

An alternative course would be to introduce general legislation to protect the public interest when an essential service is threatened.

The period can be extended if continued secrecy is deemed to be in the public interest .

real

One is the expected rate of inflation, and the other is the real rate of interest .

The real interest in fiction is to learn about the ways other people live their lives.

Brezhnev's real interest began on page four.

But real interest rates stayed high.

The real interest of the hunt for the Higgs particle is that it may not be quite what is expected.

The real rate of interest is simply the difference between the market rate of interest and the inflation rate.

By the time the conferences actually began in December, it had realised that real interests were at stake.

It contains nothing of real interest , and I have included it in the chart with Vela.

special

These set limits to the level of contributions with the aim to prevent candidates from becoming obligated to special interest groups.

Surprised and delighted lobbyists for special interests were called to write legislation in their own hand.

Aspects of special interest , including the Jockey Club Rooms, can be incorporated in custom made tours.

The influence of pressure groups and special interests will become pervasive.

Approximately ten of the students came from outside Britain, and Eva took a special interest in them.

Will it be Bob Dole, who has made a career out of raising money from the special interests ?

Schools must design their own local units to take account of local circumstances and special interests .

The idea of public virtue had been overtaken by special interests , which today have been replaced by individual concerns.

vested

Professional journals support and represent a vested interest and run information about that which affects that interest.

To be very hard-nosed there is also a vested interest in running an efficient information service for a band.

After all, supporters have a vested interest in ground safety and comfort.

Probably the last of the true amateur captains, his decisions were not controlled by monetary or vested interests .

This is made doubly difficult where there is a concurrent struggle for power among vested interest groups and individuals.

To that extent, I declare a vested interest .

There are too many vested interests .

So I had a vested interest in her being around to talk to me.

■ NOUN

business

Longer-term relationships had generally only developed where particular business interests were more or less directly involved.

A parliament code of conduct is being debated that would require members to disclose their assets and business interests .

These business units are grouped together into divisions which represent areas of similar business interest .

Two sizeable gifts were presented to Symington shortly after the governor removed heads of state agencies whose policies had displeased business interests .

Those companies that persevered with longer-term planning realized that a mechanism was needed to manage changing emphases in their multiple business interests .

One might think that the business interests would have more sway, but the results suggest otherwise.

Robinson spent the years of the civil war and Interregnum building up business interests and achieving prominence in City politics.

It looks only at the side of business interests who think only of trade liberalization.

charge

Those with loans from banks may borrow more in order to pay the higher interest charges .

The minority interest charge in the consolidated profit and loss account was £184,000.

Operating profits dropped by 18 percent to £105.9 million and interest charges were slashed by two-thirds to £5.4 million.

As it is, his overdraft increases, and so do the interest charges , at two or three points over base.

The interest charge would be fully tax deductible.

Expenditure on marketing, research and development and capital equipment, saw a £378,000 interest charge replace a £733,000 credit.

Apart from the interest charges involved, the longer a defendant can spin out the negotiations the better.

group

Compromises would not attract the support of the key interest groups in either and would be impossible to implement.

So while businesses strive to please customers, government agencies strive to please interest groups .

Auditors should be responsible to a wider interest group than the shareholders.

The 1995 version was the first set of guidelines to include oral testimony from special interest groups and individuals.

Membership of the Codex committees includes a high proportion of commercial interests , with little balancing representation from public interest groups .

Some structures that are predominantly involved in the input process are political parties, interest groups , and the media of communication.

The dominance of the academic tradition is patently supported by the major vested interest groups within education and the broader society.

What defines an anomie interest group is a group political action that emerges with little or no planning and then quickly stops.

payment

If you want to get out of the scheme, you will be charged three month's interest payments as a penalty.

Up to two thirds of the operating profits of owner-managed companies goes on interest payments , it is claimed today.

The coupon rate of 10 percent requires an annual interest payment of $ 100 per bond.

The underlying rate of inflation, excluding mortgage interest payments , rose from 3.2 percent in January to 3.4 percent in February.

Underlying inflation, which excludes mortgage interest payments , rose to 3 percent.

Only people whose total income is less than their personal allowances are allowed to register for gross interest payments .

Investors in each tranche received interest payments .

rate

Greenspan and the bond market were rewarding him with lower interest rates .

Economic growth slowed down but did not stop, inflation remained in check and longterm interest rates dropped like a rock.

It thereby seeks to manipulate interest rates .

The impact of inflation and high interest rates has focused increased attention on the financial implications of nearly all business decisions.

The cost of granting an interest rate moratorium would not be that high.

But then the Federal Reserve allowed interest rates to fall.

The exit rate is the agreed interest rate below which the contract rate is abandoned.

The term structure of interest rates is affected by liquidity preferences, future expectations, and supply and demand conditions.

■ VERB

arouse

A man doing a handstand in the town centre is likely to arouse interest .

While the paintings by Miro do not arouse much interest , the ones by Klee become an instantaneous success.

The case aroused much interest and reminded people of the similar murder of a local woman a year earlier.

A new consumer product must be introduced with a suitable advertising campaign to arouse an interest in it.

The purpose of this chapter is to arouse your interest in thinking about the question.

But this work is arousing great interest and excitement.

The shadow cabinet elections are arousing unusual interest because of change at the top.

attract

This aluminium sea kayak trolley, to be imported by North Shore, attracted a lot of interest at Crystal Palace.

Barnett Banks Inc. is still attracting the interest of analysts.

Similarly the draw will attract as much interest for those it keeps apart as those it brings together.

Anything that hinted of danger was what attracted our interest above all.

The collection of earrings, brooches and necklaces have attracted widespread interest from buyers at the International Spring Fair.

Yet even if Frankenstein had never been invented, Mary Shelley would continue to attract interest as the favoured child of romanticism.

This area is one that also attracts the interest of political scientists.

cut

But it rebounded almost twice as far on news that the Fed had cut interest rates.

I would have cut interest rates very sharply now to three or four percent.

Financial analysts now say the Bundesbank may choose to cut interest rates, wark against inflation, not an economic spur.

There is speculation the bank is under pressure to cut interest rates.

Since then, futures prices have been predicting a 50 basis-point cut in short-term interest rates by April.

Soon, the Fed may have to decide whether to cut interest rates again, and if so how quickly.

At a glance 1% cut in interest rate to 7%.

defend

We have defended Britain's interests with vigour and with success.

Everyone is defending the interests of his own farmers...

And, true, he hacked at Mr Lawson's trade deficit; but he also defended his rise in interest rates.

In order to insure that those who defend their interests stay in power.

It is simply defending its own caste interests .

Workers' organisations were then created and expanded, with the assistance of patronage, but in order to defend workers' interests .

The pro-reform directors are now organising to defend these interests .

The problem is not just one of specialist areas defending their territorial interests .

express

As the gilt market has shrunk, several GEMMs have expressed an interest in making a market in non-gilt fixed-interest sterling securities.

No previous evidence indicated Clinton expressed any interest in firing the travel staff before any irregularities in the office had been substantiated.

Ideology can be seen as a set of beliefs and values which express the interests of a particular social group.

Among those that have expressed interest is Broken Hill Proprietary Co.

Many people are expressing an interest in playing the game and no doubt many parents will be interested in mini-rugby for their children.

Just one of the nine expressed greater interest in the National Football League.

This is used by some banks to express the rate of interest as an annual rate.

generate

Will such businesses be sufficiently profitable to generate the interest of the private sector?

Online services like Napster helped generate interest in a slew of new computer products in recent months.

It generates interest in Apple and it sells hardware.

Here at home, recent hearings and growing media reports have begun to generate more interest in the issue.

OnMoney, its financial portal, has generated scant interest despite Dollars 100m of investment.

Predictably, the case has generated huge interest on the computer network that connects millions of people around the world.

And can they then cut through pervasive public cynicism and generate enough voter interest to enact their recommendations?

The Hersey-Blanchard model has generated interest because it recommends a leadership type that is dynamic and flexible, rather than static.

lose

Providing you give us at least seven days notice you won't lose any interest on the amount withdrawn.

Fannie Mae loses interest revenue in a lengthy foreclosure.

Even Goneril had lost interest in it.

When my daughter seemed to lose interest in breastfeeding and demanded more solid food, I spent several days feeling depressed.

In reality children usually start to lose interest after about two weeks once they realize that they can earn them relatively easily.

At the same time, the government lost millions in interest not earned while taxes, fees, and fines went uncollected.

The little boy had lost interest and started pulling open the drawers of the dressing-table.

John Alsop later recalled that Stewart seemed fascinated with his children as infants, but lost interest as they became toddlers.

pay

Cheshire, Skipton and Derbyshire building societies are among those that run offshore accounts and tend to pay attractive rates of interest .

How about paying 20 percent interest on a second mortgage?

And I paid , with interest .

Individuals would not pay taxes on interest or investment income, and businesses could not deduct the cost of fringe benefits.

Accounts that pay monthly interest may offer lower rates than those where the interest is paid annually.

The trust paid a rate of interest to its owners.

Large corporate customers pay interest on overdrafts at the bank's base rate plus 1%.

Money must be borrowed to pay for the deficit, but money must be borrowed to pay interest on the borrowings.

protect

Member States are generally in a good position to protect their own interests through the organisation.

So I must act to protect my interests .

Organizational and ideological affinities may also lead state elites to incorporate and protect certain interests .

That leaves employers powerless to protect against conflict-of-interest situations, several experts noted.

Is it not clear that the multiplicity of often overlapping self-regulating authorities are not adequately protecting the national interest ?

However, this definition shows that blackmail protects economic interests .

The Urban Planning Law gave priority to protecting the long-term interests of the state against immediate, local interests.

Such a covenant was held to go well beyond what was necessary to protect the interests of the firm.

pursue

Within a generation or two aristocratic Christians were pursuing the same interests as their pagan ancestors.

Corinne delegated the details of the nursery to Aggie as she pursued her varied interests in town.

The state bureaucracies created by eighteenth-century absolutism signified the arrival of a universal class pursuing a universal interest .

Barry Cox, 53 years old, chief executive officer and president, resigned to pursue other interests .

Therefore, once he has left, the employee is allowed to pursue his own interests .

He succeeds Wayne D.. Wallace, who left the company to pursue other interests .

There is no question of the representatives of the various States being in competition with each other or pursuing national interests .

Politics is the competition among individuals and groups pursuing their own interests .

represent

Professional journals support and represent a vested interest and run information about that which affects that interest.

These companies represent national and transnational interests .

Equity shares represent the residual interest in a company.

The consultant is working to represent the interest of the owner.

The General Practitioner Board was set up to represent the interests of general practitioners.

Our people are denied even the semblance of political power, electing careerist politicians who allegedly represent our interests .

Parties often, but not necessarily, represent the interests of classes or status groups.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory My hon. Friend has vigorously represented the interests of views of those who may be affected by this project.

serve

It can not be assumed, however, that such organisational interests necessarily serve particular external interests ....

Can an ombudsman serve the public interest as opposed to the institutional interests of his paper?

In this way, thought and action are conditioned to serve the interests of capitalism through an ideological hegemony.

Why would any nation hesitate to serve its own best interests by such sensible and humane redirection of its wealth?

These groups have no reason to feel that the white male-dominated unions have ever done much to serve their interests .

Is this serving our best interests ?

This use of power therefore serves the interests of society as a whole.

Historically one important assumption has been that our ordinary lives serve the interests of the powers that be.

show

Now she'd shown an interest .

Before last year, Khan showed no interest in politics and turned down Cabinet posts in two interim governments.

Interestingly, I have a pair of Kribensis in the tank, but they have not shown any interest in the fry.

Time Inc., the publishing unit of Time Warner has shown tentative interest in black magazines.

The khthons showed no interest in the ancient relic.

Online newspapers: Web surfers are showing strong interest in online news.

As yet, few have shown much interest in basing their products on Windows.

He showed no further interest in the magazine or in being outside.

take

She has always taken an interest in youth organisations and finds time to be treasurer of the West Bank Scouts movement.

In the real world, political work goes on whether or not the public takes an interest .

Do you buy environment-friendly products and take an active interest in nature?

Each member of the group, based in Woodbridge, has an area in which they take a special interest .

The trouble with arriving early at a park is you don't look convincing pretending to take an interest in the roses.

Do they ever take an interest in the increased prices Ulster people endure on food and other commodities compared to the mainland?

Both Harris and Doody take a particular interest in Mary Leapor's poetry.

Louise took no interest in her fortune.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

advance your career/a cause/your interests etc

arouse interest/expectations etc

A man doing a handstand in the town centre is likely to arouse interest.

Kennedy and Wilson had both aroused expectations, which had not been fulfilled.

This extraordinary and highly convoluted story has aroused interest in many quarters from time to time.

as a matter of interest

be one crazy woman/be one interesting job etc

bear interest

A part of the legacy, however, ceases to bear interest.

catch sb's attention/interest/imagination etc

conflict of interest/interests

A conveyancer must be acutely conscious of the problems a conflict of interest might impose.

Both failed to sell stock they owned after being warned of potential conflicts of interests.

Camelot then protested about a conflict of interest because Freshfields had worked for Sir Richard's Virgin company.

E denied the charges, saying Satrap left while under investigation for conflicts of interest.

It helps to avoid potential conflicts of interest, but equally it has pitched for business against its parent - and won.

The question of conflicts of interest and duty within financial conglomerates and the regulation thereof is not entirely academic.

There were gross conflicts of interest involved in that land deal.

We don't see any conflict of interest.

declare an interest

If you have strong feelings about a situation declare an interest and suggest that some one else temporarily takes the chair.

It's probably best to declare an interest.

Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson has already declared an interest in him after he spent a week training at Elland Road.

Mr. Adley: I have already declared an interest.

Mr. Adley: I thank my right Hon. Friend for that reply and declare an interest in the industry.

human interest

human interest stories

A human interest story, featuring the second-youngest Nobel laureate in history, seemed to him much more promising.

For he is above all concerned to deny that the point of the universe is somehow to serve human interests.

Gombe is still inaccessible by road - but despite its isolation, it hasn't lacked human interest.

It is the most exciting of all, the richest in human interest, and also the most dangerous.

It represents an idealized view of the information needs of an area of particular human interest or activity.

One clear fact is that those reasons relate entirely to human interests.

The conflict was not lacking in human interest.

Undoubtedly, the human interest story of how I have managed to be a theoretical physicist despite my disability has helped.

interested party/group

All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting.

Almost 1500 copies were despatched, ensuring that the proposals reached as many interested parties as possible.

At the other end of the political spectrum, some left-leaning think tanks take money from interested parties.

Costs and expenses Article 12 of the Convention specifies that costs and other expenses must be borne by the interested parties.

Every effort will be made to accommodate requests to provide all interested parties with the same information.

Information memoranda should not be sent to interested parties until a signed confidentiality letter has been received.

Local authorities must also respond to requests for information from a variety of interested groups.

That is increasingly being recognised by many interested parties.

The Department of Education is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the new support arrangements by October 31.

mutual friend/interest

His earliest rape, of a 19year-old girl, happened the previous year after they met via a mutual friend.

It was enough to have discovered one true mutual friend whose testimony could be relied upon.

She just wanted a mutual friend's number.

The officials were eager to stress the mutual interests of our two countries and a future full of cooperation.

The participating States also envisage holding future seminars on topics of mutual interest.

Their mutual interest had transcended the age difference, and he had invited her back to his island home on Grand Cayman.

not half as/so good/interesting etc (as sb/sth)

not have the remotest idea/interest/intention etc

not remotely interested/funny/possible etc

Life-ways are opened up which are not remotely possible, even in analogous terms, to any other species.

outside interests/experiences etc

He has got to ask how things are going at home or about my outside interests.

His outside interests were numerous and varied.

Making a mental note not to let outside interests interfere with her work, she began to inject the puppies.

Now Martin is looking forward to spending his retirement enjoying outside interests which will include travelling, walking and watching cricket.

One sees again and again that such people grow in outside interests.

Others found that the sheer workload of the course left them unable to develop outside interests, such as reading or the theatre.

Some of his many outside interests include reading, theatre and debating.

This would force campaigns to pay less attention to outside interests and more to the people at home.

pique your interest/curiosity

The tour of the hospital piqued her interest in studying medicine.

But organization is not the arena that piques my interest most.

But something innkeeper Darlene Elders said over breakfast piqued their interest.

But three recent cases are piquing our interest, and analysts say they may signal new and more venal form of corruption.

Then he told me something that piqued my curiosity.

What we want to do first, though, is to pique your interest by sharing some of the accomplishments.

spark of interest/excitement/anger etc

But as she looked at him, a tiny spark of anger flared within her.

By the time he was admitted he had lost whatever spark of interest he had felt.

Despite the quiet session, sparks of excitement could still be found in the market.

If he showed a spark of interest in them, Maude would be happy for the day.

The unexplainable spark of excitement, at being in his presence again, shocked her.

spark sb's interest/hope/curiosity etc

vested interest

Both the newspaper and the advertising agency have a vested interest in encouraging advertising.

The committee should be independent of all vested interest.

A person from outside the process area who has no vested interest in an issue makes the best facilitator.

Enormous vested interests will need to be overcome to bring about such changes.

Jerry has obvious vested interests to protect.

Lots of people have a vested interest in the past.

Or to create a rational design that goes against vested interests will likely not be implemented.

They thus have a vested interest in their conservation.

vested interests

Powerful vested interests are keeping American products out of that market.

Even fewer are unattached to vested interests in the debate.

In jails, at the hands of landlords, vested interests, police, during the Emergency.

Jerry has obvious vested interests to protect.

Others point to the rapid growth of military-industrial complexes with vested interests in international hostility.

Probably the last of the true amateur captains, his decisions were not controlled by monetary or vested interests.

That is partly a function of habit and experience, and partly the result of emerging vested interests.

This is the strange case with the vested interests in production.

work up enthusiasm/interest/courage etc

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a high interest savings account

Agricultural and environmental interests have both been influential in water policy.

Although the government has made some shares in National Oil Products available, it intends to maintain its controlling interest .

Credit companies charge huge amounts of interest .

Golf is also one of his interests.

He is expected to concentrate on developing his hotel interests.

Her interests were the same as most young girls -- pop music, boys and clothes.

If you had half a million dollars you could easily live off the interest .

In retirement, Nelson added personal computing to his interests.

John had put his grandfather's money in the bank, and was getting $400 a month in interest .

Josie isn't really an archaeologist, it's just an interest of hers.

The bank has interests in several companies, including a 15% share of Morgan's Brewery.

The best rate of interest the banks can offer is around 14 per cent.

The President should be doing more to advance U.S. interests abroad.

What's the interest on the loan?

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Altering banks' liquidity or the rate of interest are indirect methods of controlling spending.

She got about two hundred thousand and a life interest in another two hundred thou.

They took a cool professional interest which matched the matter of fact way they were dealing with the crisis of our disintegrating home.

They will be able to marry the two sets of interests to the benefit of the Province.

II. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

really

However, the same rule applies to evening classes as to joining clubs - it must be a subject that really interests you.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

as a matter of interest

be one crazy woman/be one interesting job etc

conflict of interest/interests

A conveyancer must be acutely conscious of the problems a conflict of interest might impose.

Both failed to sell stock they owned after being warned of potential conflicts of interests.

Camelot then protested about a conflict of interest because Freshfields had worked for Sir Richard's Virgin company.

E denied the charges, saying Satrap left while under investigation for conflicts of interest.

It helps to avoid potential conflicts of interest, but equally it has pitched for business against its parent - and won.

The question of conflicts of interest and duty within financial conglomerates and the regulation thereof is not entirely academic.

There were gross conflicts of interest involved in that land deal.

We don't see any conflict of interest.

human interest

human interest stories

A human interest story, featuring the second-youngest Nobel laureate in history, seemed to him much more promising.

For he is above all concerned to deny that the point of the universe is somehow to serve human interests.

Gombe is still inaccessible by road - but despite its isolation, it hasn't lacked human interest.

It is the most exciting of all, the richest in human interest, and also the most dangerous.

It represents an idealized view of the information needs of an area of particular human interest or activity.

One clear fact is that those reasons relate entirely to human interests.

The conflict was not lacking in human interest.

Undoubtedly, the human interest story of how I have managed to be a theoretical physicist despite my disability has helped.

interested party/group

All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting.

Almost 1500 copies were despatched, ensuring that the proposals reached as many interested parties as possible.

At the other end of the political spectrum, some left-leaning think tanks take money from interested parties.

Costs and expenses Article 12 of the Convention specifies that costs and other expenses must be borne by the interested parties.

Every effort will be made to accommodate requests to provide all interested parties with the same information.

Information memoranda should not be sent to interested parties until a signed confidentiality letter has been received.

Local authorities must also respond to requests for information from a variety of interested groups.

That is increasingly being recognised by many interested parties.

The Department of Education is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the new support arrangements by October 31.

make (for) interesting/fascinating/compelling etc reading

A glance at the provisions of the Convention makes interesting reading .

He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner.

His observations may make interesting reading .

In the context of the £33 million earmarked for 20 City Technology Colleges, that figure makes interesting reading .

Its Report was published in 1867 and makes fascinating reading .

The guidance, when it appears, should make interesting reading .

The report I commissioned on you makes for interesting reading .

This, unlike the first one, makes interesting reading , and is referred to continually.

mutual friend/interest

His earliest rape, of a 19year-old girl, happened the previous year after they met via a mutual friend.

It was enough to have discovered one true mutual friend whose testimony could be relied upon.

She just wanted a mutual friend's number.

The officials were eager to stress the mutual interests of our two countries and a future full of cooperation.

The participating States also envisage holding future seminars on topics of mutual interest.

Their mutual interest had transcended the age difference, and he had invited her back to his island home on Grand Cayman.

not half as/so good/interesting etc (as sb/sth)

not have the remotest idea/interest/intention etc

not remotely interested/funny/possible etc

Life-ways are opened up which are not remotely possible, even in analogous terms, to any other species.

outside interests/experiences etc

He has got to ask how things are going at home or about my outside interests.

His outside interests were numerous and varied.

Making a mental note not to let outside interests interfere with her work, she began to inject the puppies.

Now Martin is looking forward to spending his retirement enjoying outside interests which will include travelling, walking and watching cricket.

One sees again and again that such people grow in outside interests.

Others found that the sheer workload of the course left them unable to develop outside interests, such as reading or the theatre.

Some of his many outside interests include reading, theatre and debating.

This would force campaigns to pay less attention to outside interests and more to the people at home.

spark of interest/excitement/anger etc

But as she looked at him, a tiny spark of anger flared within her.

By the time he was admitted he had lost whatever spark of interest he had felt.

Despite the quiet session, sparks of excitement could still be found in the market.

If he showed a spark of interest in them, Maude would be happy for the day.

The unexplainable spark of excitement, at being in his presence again, shocked her.

vested interest

Both the newspaper and the advertising agency have a vested interest in encouraging advertising.

The committee should be independent of all vested interest.

A person from outside the process area who has no vested interest in an issue makes the best facilitator.

Enormous vested interests will need to be overcome to bring about such changes.

Jerry has obvious vested interests to protect.

Lots of people have a vested interest in the past.

Or to create a rational design that goes against vested interests will likely not be implemented.

They thus have a vested interest in their conservation.

vested interests

Powerful vested interests are keeping American products out of that market.

Even fewer are unattached to vested interests in the debate.

In jails, at the hands of landlords, vested interests, police, during the Emergency.

Jerry has obvious vested interests to protect.

Others point to the rapid growth of military-industrial complexes with vested interests in international hostility.

Probably the last of the true amateur captains, his decisions were not controlled by monetary or vested interests.

That is partly a function of habit and experience, and partly the result of emerging vested interests.

This is the strange case with the vested interests in production.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

It's always best to choose the subject that interests you, not the one your parents want you to do.

The book doesn't really interest me that much.

There was an article in yesterday's paper that might interest you.

What interests me most is where he got all that money in the first place.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

The infant tries to reproduce events that interest him or her.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.