I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a focus of interest
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Animal behaviour has long been a focus of interest for scientists.
a good/excellent/interesting article
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There was an interesting article on Russia in the paper today.
a keen interest in
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She takes a keen interest in politics and current affairs.
a leisure activity/interest
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Many people have little time after work for leisure activities.
a minority interest
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Jazz is a minority interest, but it is still an important part of musical studies.
a personal interest in sth
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He took a personal interest in the case.
a strong interest in sth
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At 16, he developed a strong interest in archaeology.
an active interest
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As a teenager he began to take an active interest in politics.
an explosion of interest in something
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There has been an explosion of interest in networking websites in the last few years.
an intense interest in sth
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The police are aware of the intense interest in the case.
an interest payment (= a payment of interest on a loan )
an interesting comparison
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The exhibition provides an interesting comparison of the artists’ works.
an interesting contrast
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the interesting contrast between his early and later paintings
an interesting fact
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The research revealed some interesting facts about the behaviour of cats.
an interesting point
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He has made an interesting point.
an interesting proposition
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A further study focussing on older people is an interesting proposition.
an interesting/fascinating subject
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Fame is a fascinating subject.
attract attention/interest etc
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The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media.
business interests (= business activities, or shares in companies )
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Both companies have substantial business interests in Indonesia.
charge rent/a fee/interest etc
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The gallery charges an entrance fee.
commercial interests (= things that bring business advantages )
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The President’s reform programme threatened US commercial interests.
competing interests
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a compromise between competing interests within the organization
compound interest
conflicting interests (= different things that people, countries etc want or think are important )
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The two groups have conflicting interests.
consuming interest/passion (= a strong feeling of interest, or something you are extremely interested in )
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During this period, politics became his consuming interest.
controlling interest
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The firm paid over $10 million for a controlling interest in five hotels.
defend...interests
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the workers’ attempts to defend their interests
engage sb’s interest/attention
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The toy didn’t engage her interest for long.
entrenched attitudes/positions/interests etc
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a deeply entrenched belief in male superiority
excite interest
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She is a talented young actress who has excited a lot of interest.
express an interest in sth
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Many property developers have expressed an interest in buying the land.
find sth/sb easy/useful/interesting etc
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She found the work very dull.
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Lots of women I know find him attractive.
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I found them quite easy to use.
force prices/interest rates etc down/up
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The effect will be to increase unemployment and force down wages.
general interest
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These courses are based around topics of general interest .
generate excitement/interest/support etc
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The project generated enormous interest.
genuine interest/concern/desire etc
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The reforms are motivated by a genuine concern for the disabled.
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a genuine fear of invasion
has...vested interest
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Since he owns the strip of land, Cook has a vested interest in the project being approved.
hold (little) interest/appeal/promise etc
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Many church services hold little appeal for modern tastes.
hold sb’s interest/attention (= make someone stay interested )
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Colourful pictures help hold the students’ interest.
in the public interest (= helpful or useful to ordinary people )
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We have to show that publishing this story is in the public interest .
interest group
interest rate
interesting
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The idea sounded interesting , but I didn’t think it would work.
interest...stimulated
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Her interest in art was stimulated by her father.
intrinsic interest
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the intrinsic interest of the subject
lively interest
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Even Paula has shown a lively interest in politics.
long-term interests
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the long-term interests of the company
lose confidence/interest/hope etc
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The business community has lost confidence in the government.
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Carol lost interest in ballet in her teens.
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Try not to lose heart become sad and hopeless – there are plenty of other jobs.
loss of interest
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This did not explain his apparent loss of interest in his wife.
love interest
media attention/coverage/interest etc
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The tragedy received worldwide media attention.
much the best/most interesting etc British English
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It’s much the best way to do it.
of historical interest
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places of historical interest
of particular interest/concern/importance etc
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Of particular concern is the rising cost of transportation.
passing interest
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He had only ever shown a passing interest in sport.
polite remarks/conversation/interest etc
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While they ate, they made polite conversation about the weather.
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Jan expressed polite interest in Edward’s stamp collection.
proprietary interest (= he does not own any part of it )
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He has no proprietary interest in the farm .
provoke interest
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Their campaign provoked great interest.
pursue an interest
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Always encourage children to pursue their interests.
renewed interest/confidence/enthusiasm etc
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renewed concern about farming methods
resurgence of interest
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There has been a resurgence of interest in religion over the last ten years.
revival of interest
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There has been a revival of interest in Picasso’s work.
safeguard sb’s interests/rights/welfare etc
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The industry has a duty to safeguard consumers.
sectional interests
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community groups seeking to protect sectional interests
serve the needs/interests of sb/sth
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research projects that serve the needs of industry
showed...interest in
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Mary showed great interest in the children.
simple interest
special interest group
special interests
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Special interests donate millions of dollars to political campaigns.
take an active interest in sth
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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 )
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Interest rates have remained high.
the rate of interest/pay/tax etc
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They believe that Labour would raise the basic rate of tax.
unhealthy interest/obsession/fear etc
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Gareth had an unhealthy interest in death.
universal interest
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a topic of universal interest
whip up interest/opposition/support etc
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They’ll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book.
with interest/amusement etc
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A small crowd of people were watching them with interest.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
economic
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To him also was entrusted the general supervision of the economic interests of the Crown in the Forest.
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Sluggish economic growth means interest rates will stay low amid tepid demand for loans and a reduced risk of accelerating inflation.
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It was also the first clear indication of Britain putting its economic interests before those of the politically persecuted.
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Clearly, there is more to this movement than a group of businesspeople looking out for their own economic interests .
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Over the course of time, it was clear that that was where its economic interests lay.
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Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests .
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Second, they had mutual economic interests .
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It has frequently been observed that bureaucrats have their own economic and political interests .
general
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It is a book for those of us with a general but deep interest in separation sciences.
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If the general level of interest rates rises after issue, then the market price of the bond will fall.
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It adds, it will be absorbing for all those with a general interest in the subject.
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A worse fate has befallen the general interest , mass circulation magazines, once the dominant national media.
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Each one of perhaps a group of four should prepare a brief summary of an article of general interest .
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There are, nevertheless, features of the Maastricht text which raise questions of general legal interest , irrespective of its fate.
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A few points of general interest might usefully be restated here.
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The rate may fall below that, depending on the general trend of interest rates.
good
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At one point he indicated that it was in the best interests of the investigation.
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He was also liked by his employees, who always felt Clark had their best interests at heart.
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All the artificial constraints of maintaining a regulated monopoly mean that it is not in the best interests of the consumer.
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This attitude is understandable, but in the end, not in the best interests of the children.
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Quite naturally, therefore, each Arab government was guided by its own considerations rather than the best interests of the refugees.
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It acts, in other words, in its own best interests .
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Where a person was not capable of understanding, the doctor must apply the best interests of the patient test.
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I have only your best interests at heart.
great
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Neither girl took a great deal of interest in me.
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Even in ruin the Colosseum is a magnificent edifice of great structural interest and aesthetic splendour.
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If employees own part of the company, they will most likely take a greater interest in its success.
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I have read from cover to cover with great interest , and now hasten to enclose my subscription.
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It is too Complicated a combustion system to be of great interest from a fundamental standpoint.
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Professor Slocombe picked delicately at his morning repast and listened to it all with the greatest interest .
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The greatest publicity and interest in the world is to be told about something, not to have read about it.
high
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The Labour Party has pledged that, if elected, it will introduce credit controls as an alternative to high interest rates.
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Neither needed the United States leading the world to higher interest rates.
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Indeed, it is persisting with exorbitantly high interest rates.
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Hopewell got a lousy credit rating, which meant investors wanted a higher interest rate.
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However, at current high interest rates, many employees can not afford to pay the interest on expensive bridging loans.
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People hold domestic deposits despite the higher interest rate on offshore deposits because they associate greater political risk with offshore deposits.
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The position of legal adviser to a large and growing industry can be of high importance and interest .
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The impact of inflation and high interest rates has focused increased attention on the financial implications of nearly all business decisions.
keen
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I assure the hon. Gentleman that it is a subject in which I take the keenest interest .
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Both leaders have professed keen interest in the border-its environment, its enforcement, its very being.
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The little man was ambling along in the middle of the street, looking around him with an expression of keen interest .
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Some people have expressed surprise at learning the U. S. Chamber of Commerce is taking such a keen interest in welfare reform.
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Ideally with keen interest in current affairs, entertainment, health and lifestyle subject areas.
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This part of the action was watched with keen interest by those at Union headquarters across the Antietam.
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There is also Cortex which we set up last year as a process engineering consultancy with a keen interest in environmental work.
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They took a keen interest in the color and the appearance of the brickwork on the building.
little
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As governor he maintained the pattern, showing little serious interest in policy detail, while maintaining heavy rightist attitudes.
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But Victor Amadeus seems to have had little interest in scholarship for its own sake.
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For there are large chunks of the remit of little or no interest to the advertisers.
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Sometimes the self-absorbed child also shows little interest in his parents, ignoring them or seeming not to focus on them.
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The Government has no little interest in this as the negative food trade gap is about £5.7 billion.
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With fuel cheap these days, the market has shown little interest in the issue.
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In the modern world they are being exploited by businessmen with little interest in the long term.
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They show as little interest in their customers as do the worst government bureaucracies.
low
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Electricity companies in particular benefit from low interest rates because they are big borrowers.
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A low interest loan from an anonymous benefactor allowed the concrete floor to go in.
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First, many large and seemingly reliable companies borrowed money from banks at low rates of interest .
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But until April, lower interest rates failed to offset the impact of the recession and house prices continued to fall.
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But along with the reduced risk comes lower interest rates.
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Analogously, large loans attract a lower interest rate than small loans because of the administrative economies of scale.
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Insurers are cutting the yield because prevailing low interest rates have made it difficult for them to meet commitments.
national
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Liberal policy was unpatriotic because it recognised other national interests and threatened dissolution of the empire.
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Still, there remains a national interest in the Arizona Wildcats.
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But it is likely that both would be harder-nosed in the pursuit of national interests .
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The 1916 Senate hearings produced no debate on the question of whether concern about leprosy was in the national interest .
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To have come so far, so fast, already redefines the art of the possible. National interests ?
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Here a national interest of very nearly the first magnitude is involved.
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By the end of 1990, taking account of all national interests , thirty three companies are now involved in Eureka 90.
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Such ties and feelings, however, could not indefinitely resist some erosion as material national interests and priorities began to change.
particular
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Firstly, there were discussions of issues thought to be of particular interest or relevance to women, such as abortion or equality.
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The Advocate, based in Los Angeles, is a biweekly news magazine covering stories of particular interest to homosexuals.
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Second, to prevent a particular interest rate structure from becoming too entrenched.
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And he takes a particular interest in his garden.
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What your colleagues can offer will depend on their particular skills and interests .
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The house used by the kidnappers was of particular interest .
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It represents an idealized view of the information needs of an area of particular human interest or activity.
personal
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Now this guy, he talks about money too, but his interest is personal .
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I must confess some personal interest in these proposals.
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Lenin took a personal interest in railway and electricity technology for another reason.
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The module is particularly suitable for students with a personal or vocational interest in Home Economics.
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This public duty must not be influenced by private and personal interests .
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Latimer and Neville had substantial experience of campaigning in Brittany, and Latimer had some personal interests there to protect.
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So much will depend upon personal interest and knowledge.
political
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Voters' assessments of media usefulness varied more with their political interest , and in a complex way.
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Few political interest groups are transformed into successful political parties.
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The half century before 716, in fact, is full of political interest .
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The political party offers a well-organized and obvious structure within which an individual can direct her political interests .
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Economic and political interests are therefore affected - in the countryside and in the government.
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No matter how powerful the political interests , the same rules must apply to all.
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Yet popular political interest was low, and the council was rarely perceived to represent adequately the interests of local people.
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Some structures that are predominantly involved in the input process are political parties, interest groups, and the media of communication.
public
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The judge rejected the argument that publication of the information in an article would be in the public interest .
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The test is whether the public interest in disclosure outweighs the public interest in the preservation of confidence.
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There was little further public interest in what appeared to be just another statistic.
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It is these qualities that have made our audit and advisory roles valuable to our clients and to the public interest .
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This is so not withstanding the very strong public interest in preserving the life and health of all citizens.
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Restrictive practices Restrictive practices, in the form of formal agreements between firms, are presumed to operate against the public interest .
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An alternative course would be to introduce general legislation to protect the public interest when an essential service is threatened.
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The period can be extended if continued secrecy is deemed to be in the public interest .
real
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One is the expected rate of inflation, and the other is the real rate of interest .
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The real interest in fiction is to learn about the ways other people live their lives.
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Brezhnev's real interest began on page four.
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But real interest rates stayed high.
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The real interest of the hunt for the Higgs particle is that it may not be quite what is expected.
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The real rate of interest is simply the difference between the market rate of interest and the inflation rate.
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By the time the conferences actually began in December, it had realised that real interests were at stake.
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It contains nothing of real interest , and I have included it in the chart with Vela.
special
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These set limits to the level of contributions with the aim to prevent candidates from becoming obligated to special interest groups.
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Surprised and delighted lobbyists for special interests were called to write legislation in their own hand.
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Aspects of special interest , including the Jockey Club Rooms, can be incorporated in custom made tours.
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The influence of pressure groups and special interests will become pervasive.
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Approximately ten of the students came from outside Britain, and Eva took a special interest in them.
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Will it be Bob Dole, who has made a career out of raising money from the special interests ?
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Schools must design their own local units to take account of local circumstances and special interests .
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The idea of public virtue had been overtaken by special interests , which today have been replaced by individual concerns.
vested
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Professional journals support and represent a vested interest and run information about that which affects that interest.
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To be very hard-nosed there is also a vested interest in running an efficient information service for a band.
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After all, supporters have a vested interest in ground safety and comfort.
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Probably the last of the true amateur captains, his decisions were not controlled by monetary or vested interests .
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This is made doubly difficult where there is a concurrent struggle for power among vested interest groups and individuals.
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To that extent, I declare a vested interest .
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There are too many vested interests .
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So I had a vested interest in her being around to talk to me.
■ NOUN
business
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Longer-term relationships had generally only developed where particular business interests were more or less directly involved.
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A parliament code of conduct is being debated that would require members to disclose their assets and business interests .
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These business units are grouped together into divisions which represent areas of similar business interest .
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Two sizeable gifts were presented to Symington shortly after the governor removed heads of state agencies whose policies had displeased business interests .
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Those companies that persevered with longer-term planning realized that a mechanism was needed to manage changing emphases in their multiple business interests .
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One might think that the business interests would have more sway, but the results suggest otherwise.
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Robinson spent the years of the civil war and Interregnum building up business interests and achieving prominence in City politics.
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It looks only at the side of business interests who think only of trade liberalization.
charge
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Those with loans from banks may borrow more in order to pay the higher interest charges .
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The minority interest charge in the consolidated profit and loss account was £184,000.
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Operating profits dropped by 18 percent to £105.9 million and interest charges were slashed by two-thirds to £5.4 million.
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As it is, his overdraft increases, and so do the interest charges , at two or three points over base.
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The interest charge would be fully tax deductible.
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Expenditure on marketing, research and development and capital equipment, saw a £378,000 interest charge replace a £733,000 credit.
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Apart from the interest charges involved, the longer a defendant can spin out the negotiations the better.
group
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Compromises would not attract the support of the key interest groups in either and would be impossible to implement.
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So while businesses strive to please customers, government agencies strive to please interest groups .
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Auditors should be responsible to a wider interest group than the shareholders.
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The 1995 version was the first set of guidelines to include oral testimony from special interest groups and individuals.
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Membership of the Codex committees includes a high proportion of commercial interests , with little balancing representation from public interest groups .
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Some structures that are predominantly involved in the input process are political parties, interest groups , and the media of communication.
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The dominance of the academic tradition is patently supported by the major vested interest groups within education and the broader society.
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What defines an anomie interest group is a group political action that emerges with little or no planning and then quickly stops.
payment
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If you want to get out of the scheme, you will be charged three month's interest payments as a penalty.
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Up to two thirds of the operating profits of owner-managed companies goes on interest payments , it is claimed today.
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The coupon rate of 10 percent requires an annual interest payment of $ 100 per bond.
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The underlying rate of inflation, excluding mortgage interest payments , rose from 3.2 percent in January to 3.4 percent in February.
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Underlying inflation, which excludes mortgage interest payments , rose to 3 percent.
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Only people whose total income is less than their personal allowances are allowed to register for gross interest payments .
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Investors in each tranche received interest payments .
rate
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Greenspan and the bond market were rewarding him with lower interest rates .
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Economic growth slowed down but did not stop, inflation remained in check and longterm interest rates dropped like a rock.
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It thereby seeks to manipulate interest rates .
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The impact of inflation and high interest rates has focused increased attention on the financial implications of nearly all business decisions.
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The cost of granting an interest rate moratorium would not be that high.
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But then the Federal Reserve allowed interest rates to fall.
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The exit rate is the agreed interest rate below which the contract rate is abandoned.
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The term structure of interest rates is affected by liquidity preferences, future expectations, and supply and demand conditions.
■ VERB
arouse
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A man doing a handstand in the town centre is likely to arouse interest .
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While the paintings by Miro do not arouse much interest , the ones by Klee become an instantaneous success.
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The case aroused much interest and reminded people of the similar murder of a local woman a year earlier.
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A new consumer product must be introduced with a suitable advertising campaign to arouse an interest in it.
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The purpose of this chapter is to arouse your interest in thinking about the question.
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But this work is arousing great interest and excitement.
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The shadow cabinet elections are arousing unusual interest because of change at the top.
attract
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This aluminium sea kayak trolley, to be imported by North Shore, attracted a lot of interest at Crystal Palace.
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Barnett Banks Inc. is still attracting the interest of analysts.
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Similarly the draw will attract as much interest for those it keeps apart as those it brings together.
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Anything that hinted of danger was what attracted our interest above all.
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The collection of earrings, brooches and necklaces have attracted widespread interest from buyers at the International Spring Fair.
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Yet even if Frankenstein had never been invented, Mary Shelley would continue to attract interest as the favoured child of romanticism.
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This area is one that also attracts the interest of political scientists.
cut
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But it rebounded almost twice as far on news that the Fed had cut interest rates.
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I would have cut interest rates very sharply now to three or four percent.
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Financial analysts now say the Bundesbank may choose to cut interest rates, wark against inflation, not an economic spur.
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There is speculation the bank is under pressure to cut interest rates.
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Since then, futures prices have been predicting a 50 basis-point cut in short-term interest rates by April.
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Soon, the Fed may have to decide whether to cut interest rates again, and if so how quickly.
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At a glance 1% cut in interest rate to 7%.
defend
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We have defended Britain's interests with vigour and with success.
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Everyone is defending the interests of his own farmers...
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And, true, he hacked at Mr Lawson's trade deficit; but he also defended his rise in interest rates.
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In order to insure that those who defend their interests stay in power.
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It is simply defending its own caste interests .
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Workers' organisations were then created and expanded, with the assistance of patronage, but in order to defend workers' interests .
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The pro-reform directors are now organising to defend these interests .
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The problem is not just one of specialist areas defending their territorial interests .
express
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As the gilt market has shrunk, several GEMMs have expressed an interest in making a market in non-gilt fixed-interest sterling securities.
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No previous evidence indicated Clinton expressed any interest in firing the travel staff before any irregularities in the office had been substantiated.
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Ideology can be seen as a set of beliefs and values which express the interests of a particular social group.
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Among those that have expressed interest is Broken Hill Proprietary Co.
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Many people are expressing an interest in playing the game and no doubt many parents will be interested in mini-rugby for their children.
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Just one of the nine expressed greater interest in the National Football League.
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This is used by some banks to express the rate of interest as an annual rate.
generate
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Will such businesses be sufficiently profitable to generate the interest of the private sector?
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Online services like Napster helped generate interest in a slew of new computer products in recent months.
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It generates interest in Apple and it sells hardware.
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Here at home, recent hearings and growing media reports have begun to generate more interest in the issue.
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OnMoney, its financial portal, has generated scant interest despite Dollars 100m of investment.
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Predictably, the case has generated huge interest on the computer network that connects millions of people around the world.
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And can they then cut through pervasive public cynicism and generate enough voter interest to enact their recommendations?
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The Hersey-Blanchard model has generated interest because it recommends a leadership type that is dynamic and flexible, rather than static.
lose
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Providing you give us at least seven days notice you won't lose any interest on the amount withdrawn.
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Fannie Mae loses interest revenue in a lengthy foreclosure.
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Even Goneril had lost interest in it.
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When my daughter seemed to lose interest in breastfeeding and demanded more solid food, I spent several days feeling depressed.
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In reality children usually start to lose interest after about two weeks once they realize that they can earn them relatively easily.
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At the same time, the government lost millions in interest not earned while taxes, fees, and fines went uncollected.
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The little boy had lost interest and started pulling open the drawers of the dressing-table.
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John Alsop later recalled that Stewart seemed fascinated with his children as infants, but lost interest as they became toddlers.
pay
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Cheshire, Skipton and Derbyshire building societies are among those that run offshore accounts and tend to pay attractive rates of interest .
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How about paying 20 percent interest on a second mortgage?
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And I paid , with interest .
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Individuals would not pay taxes on interest or investment income, and businesses could not deduct the cost of fringe benefits.
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Accounts that pay monthly interest may offer lower rates than those where the interest is paid annually.
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The trust paid a rate of interest to its owners.
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Large corporate customers pay interest on overdrafts at the bank's base rate plus 1%.
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Money must be borrowed to pay for the deficit, but money must be borrowed to pay interest on the borrowings.
protect
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Member States are generally in a good position to protect their own interests through the organisation.
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So I must act to protect my interests .
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Organizational and ideological affinities may also lead state elites to incorporate and protect certain interests .
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That leaves employers powerless to protect against conflict-of-interest situations, several experts noted.
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Is it not clear that the multiplicity of often overlapping self-regulating authorities are not adequately protecting the national interest ?
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However, this definition shows that blackmail protects economic interests .
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The Urban Planning Law gave priority to protecting the long-term interests of the state against immediate, local interests.
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Such a covenant was held to go well beyond what was necessary to protect the interests of the firm.
pursue
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Within a generation or two aristocratic Christians were pursuing the same interests as their pagan ancestors.
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Corinne delegated the details of the nursery to Aggie as she pursued her varied interests in town.
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The state bureaucracies created by eighteenth-century absolutism signified the arrival of a universal class pursuing a universal interest .
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Barry Cox, 53 years old, chief executive officer and president, resigned to pursue other interests .
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Therefore, once he has left, the employee is allowed to pursue his own interests .
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He succeeds Wayne D.. Wallace, who left the company to pursue other interests .
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There is no question of the representatives of the various States being in competition with each other or pursuing national interests .
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Politics is the competition among individuals and groups pursuing their own interests .
represent
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Professional journals support and represent a vested interest and run information about that which affects that interest.
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These companies represent national and transnational interests .
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Equity shares represent the residual interest in a company.
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The consultant is working to represent the interest of the owner.
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The General Practitioner Board was set up to represent the interests of general practitioners.
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Our people are denied even the semblance of political power, electing careerist politicians who allegedly represent our interests .
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Parties often, but not necessarily, represent the interests of classes or status groups.
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Mr. Heathcoat-Amory My hon. Friend has vigorously represented the interests of views of those who may be affected by this project.
serve
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It can not be assumed, however, that such organisational interests necessarily serve particular external interests ....
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Can an ombudsman serve the public interest as opposed to the institutional interests of his paper?
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In this way, thought and action are conditioned to serve the interests of capitalism through an ideological hegemony.
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Why would any nation hesitate to serve its own best interests by such sensible and humane redirection of its wealth?
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These groups have no reason to feel that the white male-dominated unions have ever done much to serve their interests .
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Is this serving our best interests ?
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This use of power therefore serves the interests of society as a whole.
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Historically one important assumption has been that our ordinary lives serve the interests of the powers that be.
show
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Now she'd shown an interest .
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Before last year, Khan showed no interest in politics and turned down Cabinet posts in two interim governments.
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Interestingly, I have a pair of Kribensis in the tank, but they have not shown any interest in the fry.
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Time Inc., the publishing unit of Time Warner has shown tentative interest in black magazines.
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The khthons showed no interest in the ancient relic.
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Online newspapers: Web surfers are showing strong interest in online news.
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As yet, few have shown much interest in basing their products on Windows.
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He showed no further interest in the magazine or in being outside.
take
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She has always taken an interest in youth organisations and finds time to be treasurer of the West Bank Scouts movement.
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In the real world, political work goes on whether or not the public takes an interest .
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Do you buy environment-friendly products and take an active interest in nature?
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Each member of the group, based in Woodbridge, has an area in which they take a special interest .
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The trouble with arriving early at a park is you don't look convincing pretending to take an interest in the roses.
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Do they ever take an interest in the increased prices Ulster people endure on food and other commodities compared to the mainland?
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Both Harris and Doody take a particular interest in Mary Leapor's poetry.
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Louise took no interest in her fortune.
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advance your career/a cause/your interests etc
arouse interest/expectations etc
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A man doing a handstand in the town centre is likely to arouse interest.
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Kennedy and Wilson had both aroused expectations, which had not been fulfilled.
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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
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A part of the legacy, however, ceases to bear interest.
catch sb's attention/interest/imagination etc
conflict of interest/interests
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A conveyancer must be acutely conscious of the problems a conflict of interest might impose.
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Both failed to sell stock they owned after being warned of potential conflicts of interests.
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Camelot then protested about a conflict of interest because Freshfields had worked for Sir Richard's Virgin company.
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E denied the charges, saying Satrap left while under investigation for conflicts of interest.
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It helps to avoid potential conflicts of interest, but equally it has pitched for business against its parent - and won.
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The question of conflicts of interest and duty within financial conglomerates and the regulation thereof is not entirely academic.
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There were gross conflicts of interest involved in that land deal.
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We don't see any conflict of interest.
declare an interest
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If you have strong feelings about a situation declare an interest and suggest that some one else temporarily takes the chair.
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It's probably best to declare an interest.
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Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson has already declared an interest in him after he spent a week training at Elland Road.
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Mr. Adley: I have already declared an interest.
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Mr. Adley: I thank my right Hon. Friend for that reply and declare an interest in the industry.
human interest
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human interest stories
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A human interest story, featuring the second-youngest Nobel laureate in history, seemed to him much more promising.
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For he is above all concerned to deny that the point of the universe is somehow to serve human interests.
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Gombe is still inaccessible by road - but despite its isolation, it hasn't lacked human interest.
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It is the most exciting of all, the richest in human interest, and also the most dangerous.
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It represents an idealized view of the information needs of an area of particular human interest or activity.
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One clear fact is that those reasons relate entirely to human interests.
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The conflict was not lacking in human interest.
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Undoubtedly, the human interest story of how I have managed to be a theoretical physicist despite my disability has helped.
interested party/group
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All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting.
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Almost 1500 copies were despatched, ensuring that the proposals reached as many interested parties as possible.
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At the other end of the political spectrum, some left-leaning think tanks take money from interested parties.
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Costs and expenses Article 12 of the Convention specifies that costs and other expenses must be borne by the interested parties.
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Every effort will be made to accommodate requests to provide all interested parties with the same information.
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Information memoranda should not be sent to interested parties until a signed confidentiality letter has been received.
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Local authorities must also respond to requests for information from a variety of interested groups.
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That is increasingly being recognised by many interested parties.
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The Department of Education is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the new support arrangements by October 31.
mutual friend/interest
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His earliest rape, of a 19year-old girl, happened the previous year after they met via a mutual friend.
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It was enough to have discovered one true mutual friend whose testimony could be relied upon.
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She just wanted a mutual friend's number.
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The officials were eager to stress the mutual interests of our two countries and a future full of cooperation.
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The participating States also envisage holding future seminars on topics of mutual interest.
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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
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Life-ways are opened up which are not remotely possible, even in analogous terms, to any other species.
outside interests/experiences etc
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He has got to ask how things are going at home or about my outside interests.
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His outside interests were numerous and varied.
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Making a mental note not to let outside interests interfere with her work, she began to inject the puppies.
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Now Martin is looking forward to spending his retirement enjoying outside interests which will include travelling, walking and watching cricket.
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One sees again and again that such people grow in outside interests.
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Others found that the sheer workload of the course left them unable to develop outside interests, such as reading or the theatre.
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Some of his many outside interests include reading, theatre and debating.
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This would force campaigns to pay less attention to outside interests and more to the people at home.
pique your interest/curiosity
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The tour of the hospital piqued her interest in studying medicine.
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But organization is not the arena that piques my interest most.
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But something innkeeper Darlene Elders said over breakfast piqued their interest.
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But three recent cases are piquing our interest, and analysts say they may signal new and more venal form of corruption.
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Then he told me something that piqued my curiosity.
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What we want to do first, though, is to pique your interest by sharing some of the accomplishments.
spark of interest/excitement/anger etc
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But as she looked at him, a tiny spark of anger flared within her.
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By the time he was admitted he had lost whatever spark of interest he had felt.
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Despite the quiet session, sparks of excitement could still be found in the market.
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If he showed a spark of interest in them, Maude would be happy for the day.
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The unexplainable spark of excitement, at being in his presence again, shocked her.
spark sb's interest/hope/curiosity etc
vested interest
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Both the newspaper and the advertising agency have a vested interest in encouraging advertising.
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The committee should be independent of all vested interest.
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A person from outside the process area who has no vested interest in an issue makes the best facilitator.
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Enormous vested interests will need to be overcome to bring about such changes.
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Jerry has obvious vested interests to protect.
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Lots of people have a vested interest in the past.
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Or to create a rational design that goes against vested interests will likely not be implemented.
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They thus have a vested interest in their conservation.
vested interests
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Powerful vested interests are keeping American products out of that market.
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Even fewer are unattached to vested interests in the debate.
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In jails, at the hands of landlords, vested interests, police, during the Emergency.
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Jerry has obvious vested interests to protect.
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Others point to the rapid growth of military-industrial complexes with vested interests in international hostility.
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Probably the last of the true amateur captains, his decisions were not controlled by monetary or vested interests.
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That is partly a function of habit and experience, and partly the result of emerging vested interests.
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This is the strange case with the vested interests in production.
work up enthusiasm/interest/courage etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a high interest savings account
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Agricultural and environmental interests have both been influential in water policy.
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Although the government has made some shares in National Oil Products available, it intends to maintain its controlling interest .
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Credit companies charge huge amounts of interest .
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Golf is also one of his interests.
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He is expected to concentrate on developing his hotel interests.
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Her interests were the same as most young girls -- pop music, boys and clothes.
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If you had half a million dollars you could easily live off the interest .
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In retirement, Nelson added personal computing to his interests.
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John had put his grandfather's money in the bank, and was getting $400 a month in interest .
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Josie isn't really an archaeologist, it's just an interest of hers.
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The bank has interests in several companies, including a 15% share of Morgan's Brewery.
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The best rate of interest the banks can offer is around 14 per cent.
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The President should be doing more to advance U.S. interests abroad.
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What's the interest on the loan?
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Altering banks' liquidity or the rate of interest are indirect methods of controlling spending.
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She got about two hundred thousand and a life interest in another two hundred thou.
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They took a cool professional interest which matched the matter of fact way they were dealing with the crisis of our disintegrating home.
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They will be able to marry the two sets of interests to the benefit of the Province.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
really
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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
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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.
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We don't see any conflict of interest.
human interest
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human interest stories
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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
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A glance at the provisions of the Convention makes interesting reading .
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He also has a collection of Rentokil news letters going back to his early days which made for fascinating reading after dinner.
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His observations may make interesting reading .
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In the context of the £33 million earmarked for 20 City Technology Colleges, that figure makes interesting reading .
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Its Report was published in 1867 and makes fascinating reading .
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The guidance, when it appears, should make interesting reading .
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The report I commissioned on you makes for interesting reading .
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This, unlike the first one, makes interesting reading , and is referred to continually.
mutual friend/interest
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His earliest rape, of a 19year-old girl, happened the previous year after they met via a mutual friend.
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It was enough to have discovered one true mutual friend whose testimony could be relied upon.
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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
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Life-ways are opened up which are not remotely possible, even in analogous terms, to any other species.
outside interests/experiences etc
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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
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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
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It's always best to choose the subject that interests you, not the one your parents want you to do.
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The book doesn't really interest me that much.
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There was an article in yesterday's paper that might interest you.
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What interests me most is where he got all that money in the first place.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The infant tries to reproduce events that interest him or her.