adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
interest
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Jerry has obvious vested interests to protect.
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To that extent, I declare a vested interest .
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Others point to the rapid growth of military-industrial complexes with vested interests in international hostility.
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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.
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Both were professional people with a vested interest in helping people - a doctor and a Baptist minister.
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Critics of opponents to development frequently accuse them of being blinded by nostalgia and motivated by personal vested interest .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After three years in the pension plan, you become fully vested .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a prominent socialist, Webb had a vested interest in explaining developments in the way she did.
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Practically everybody involved has a vested interest in making the child drop her claim.
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There are too many vested interests.
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They thus have a vested interest in their conservation.
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This is made doubly difficult where there is a concurrent struggle for power among vested interest groups and individuals.