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单词 interest
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interest
(ɪntrəst , -tərest )
Word forms: interests , interesting , interested
1. variable noun B1
If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it.
There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks. [+ in]
His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted. [+ in]
She'd liked him at first, but soon lost interest.
Food was of no interest to her at all. [+ to]
Synonyms: importance, concern, significance, moment  
2. countable noun B1
Your interests are the things that you enjoy doing.
Encourage your child in her interests and hobbies.
He developed a wide range of sporting interests as a pupil at Millfield.
Synonyms: hobby, activity, pursuit, entertainment  
3. verb B1
If something interests you, it attracts your attention so that you want to learn or hear more about it or continue doing it.
Animation had always interested me. [VERB noun]
It may interest you to know that the housekeeper witnessed the attack. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
4. verb
If you are trying to persuade someone to buy or do something, you can say that you are trying to interest them in it.
In the meantime I can't interest you in a new car, I suppose? [VERB noun + in]
Synonyms: sell, persuade to buy  
5. countable noun [usually plural]
If something is in the interests of a particular person or group, it will benefit them in some way.
Did those directors act in the best interests of their club? [+ of]
The social worker would try to get her to see she was acting against the boy's interests.
Synonyms: advantage, good, benefit, profit  
6. countable noun [usually plural]
You can use interests to refer to groups of people who you think use their power or money to benefit themselves.
The government accused unnamed 'foreign interests' of inciting the trouble.
He resigned as finance minister weeks before the election and stood against big-business interests.
7. countable noun
A person or organization that has interests in a company or in a particular type of business owns shares in this company or this type of business. [business]
Her other business interests include a theme park in Scandinavia and hotels in the West Country.
...the Hatch family, who controlled large dairy interests.
Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture. [+ in]
8. countable noun
If a person, country, or organization has an interest in a possible event or situation, they want that event or situation to happen because they are likely to benefit from it.
They have an interest in promoting free trade. [+ in]
Many people have an interest in not remembering what happened that night.
Synonyms: stake, investment  
9. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Interest is extra money that you receive if you have invested a sum of money. Interest is also the extra money that you pay if you have borrowed money or are buying something on credit.
Does your current account pay interest?
This is an important step toward lower interest rates.
Synonyms: returns, profits, dividends  
10.  See also compound interest, interested, interesting, self-interest, vested interest
11. in the interests of/in the interest of phrase
If you do something in the interests of a particular result or situation, you do it in order to achieve that result or maintain that situation.
...a call for all businessmen to work together in the interests of national stability.
12. to have someone's interests at heart phrase
If you say that someone is a particular kind of person at heart, you mean that that is what they are really like, even though they may seem very different.
He was a very gentle boy at heart.
Synonyms: fundamentally, essentially, basically, really  
Collocations:
audience interest
In response to substantive 'audience interest', the match will be live from 4.45pm.
Times, Sunday Times
It's not for lack of audience interest.
Times, Sunday Times
But the closures didn't come about as a result of the usual mix of poor organization, declining audience interest and dwindling financial resources.
Globe and Mail
Further proof may be seen in the degree of audience interest toward the new, experimental theatre, creating a unique ambiance around them.
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This eventually leads to higher points of audience interest.
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investor interest
The merger talks come as increasing investor interest is focusing on transport and infrastructure groups.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The stocks that have underperformed over the last five years are the ones that will find it hardest to ignite investor interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It also allows companies seeking an initial public offering to track investor interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
keen interest in
He took a keen interest in politics and rural affairs, and wrote many articles and papers on conservation and field sports.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Brangelina recently took a keen interest in a 25 million duplex apartment here.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He also took a keen interest in the gift shops.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As a property specialist he takes a keen interest in the development of the Southbank estate but is not about to start doing the lawyering himself.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
lack of interest
On the fishmonger's slab the rows of dead fish symbolized everyone's lack of interest in his fate.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
The childlike behaviour of the crowd may or may not have explained the glaring lack of interest in Pakistan's brilliant batting in the afternoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The reason for Beijing's lack of interest was most likely a simple matter of bad timing and political expediency.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Signs to look out for include interrupted sleep patterns, loss of appetite and a lack of interest in hobbies.
The Sun (2013)
One of the myriad problems facing schools today is the students' lack of interest in science subjects.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
legitimate interest
Public opinion will have a legitimate interest in both.
Times, Sunday Times
We agree that the public has a legitimate interest in knowing about our formal investigations.
Times, Sunday Times
The media had a legitimate interest in publishing a scoop but that should not collide with clear legal principles of confidentiality.
Times, Sunday Times
All have a legitimate interest, for banks are unlike other companies.
Times, Sunday Times
These questions of procedure are not, though, the only matter of legitimate interest to have emerged.
Times, Sunday Times
lifelong interest in
His appointment as chaplain at Walton prison opened up a lifelong interest in the criminal justice system.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He also formed a lifelong interest in Arthurian legend.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was the beginning of her lifelong interest in Africa.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Finding answers to that question has been a lifelong interest of mine.
Christianity Today (2000)
He had a lifelong interest in aviation and was a competent pianist.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
long-term interest
And lower long-term interest rates mean cheaper long-term borrowing, and so will tend to bolster demand.
Times, Sunday Times
Uncertainty about the behaviour of long-term interest rates has the potential to undermine confidence.
Times, Sunday Times
So they are driving up long-term interest rates.
Times, Sunday Times
He was speaking in the long-term interest of the rank and file.
Times, Sunday Times
But when long-term interest rates are lower than short rates, it tells us that markets could be anticipating bad times ahead.
Times, Sunday Times
lose interest
Ungallantly, he is losing interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If you are really losing interest it's time to revaluate: do you need a training partner, perhaps?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I have since lost interest in model aeroplanes and now leave them to the experts.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He has lost interest in bathing himself or brushing his teeth, although he used to be meticulous about hygiene.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That was the decade when people lost interest in song and dance, in glitter and glamour - or so it is said.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
maintain interest
The lead actors cannot maintain interest, which oftimes results in uninteresting characters.
Times, Sunday Times
As the minutes ticked by, from 9.50 to 10.05pm, the struggle to maintain interest became decidedly uneven.
Times, Sunday Times
Then there's the question of how you maintain interest in a story where only one character talks and the other just roars.
Times, Sunday Times
There are plenty of bridges, locks and swans to maintain interest; it's hard to believe that you're cycling in the middle of a conurbation.
Times, Sunday Times
It contains most of the familiar elements of role-playing titles, but has enough twists and sudden jumps in the storyline to maintain interest.
Times, Sunday Times
mortgage interest
Fixed costs cover, for example, mortgage interest or rent and council tax, while variable costs can include electricity, gas and water.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The scheme covers mortgage interest payments for the unemployed who are on meanstested benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The official measure, the consumer prices index, does not include housing costs such as mortgage interest payments or rents.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If you pay council tax on the property, that can be offset as can mortgage interest costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They have not been able to claim for mortgage interest payments since the expenses scandal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
mutual interest
You can begin with chat about that mutual interest, rather than about yourself, so the conversation flows more easily and warmth can then develop.
The Sun
With a mutual interest it's easier for friendship to develop into something more.
The Sun
A friendship based on mutual interest turns into the chance to shape and sharpen each other's interests.
Christianity Today
Certain things will not change, however: the media and politicians will always have a close relationship of mutual interest and hostility.
Times, Sunday Times
He moved from a hierarchical system, which was tyrannical, to a team or mutual interest.
Christianity Today
narrow interest
It was, perhaps, a narrow interest, but one which he interpreted broadly.
Times, Sunday Times
Yesterday we saw a bickering rabble competing to put their own narrow interests above those of the nation.
The Sun
Their clear remit would be not to represent their profession's narrow interests, but to offer its practical expertise and experience.
Times, Sunday Times
It's another example of this book containing far too much information about the author and his exhaustingly narrow interests.
Times, Sunday Times
But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed.
Christianity Today
national interest
The next stage in advancing populism is to attack anybody who challenges the exclusive right of the populist party to define or interpret the national interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It should be based on a cold calculation of national interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
First, it is far from clear how the measure would protect the national interest and indeed it may be counter-productive.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the national interest they should bury their enmity and we should have a constructive conversation.
The Sun (2016)
We are cheered by parties acting in the national interest and heartened by former political foes seeking common ground, rounding off the sharper edges of dogma.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
outside interest
It also changed its aptitude tests and dropped the requirement for relevant work experience and outside interests.
Times, Sunday Times
He eventually gave up his outside interests.
Times, Sunday Times
They also have to declare outside interests.
Times, Sunday Times
The experiences included recent field trips and outside interests such as home activities and sports.
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I keep my outside interests active as well, which keeps me fresh.
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ownership interest
I do not have an ownership interest in the oil field.
Times, Sunday Times
Equity value accounts for all the ownership interest in a firm including the value of unexercised stock options and securities convertible to equity.
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First, if a firm acquires an ownership interest in another firm, how do we determine the nationality of either the acquiring or acquired firms?
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Commentators on news stories involving stocks are often required to disclose any ownership interest in those corporations or in its competitors.
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Tribune initially held an 12.5% ownership interest in the network at its launch, and later increased its stake to 22%.
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particular interest
One particular interest they shared was the mechanism of ovulation and the disorders that may occur, such as polycystic ovary syndrome.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He became senior house officer and developed a particular interest in endocrinology (the study of glands and their secretions).
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
One snack likely to be of particular interest to vegetarians is grilled corn on the cob.
Wood, Katie Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993)
She took a particular interest in town planning, historic buildings, and the environment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Of particular interest, we observed a decrease in phospholipids containing arachidonic acid.
Sergio Rodriguez-Cuenca, Lauren Whyte, Rachel Hagen, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Maria Fuller 2016, 'Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase 1 Is a Key Determinant of Membrane Lipid Composition in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.', PLoS ONE
particularly interest
For small groups, she would get her curator to set out some objects she thought would particularly interest them.
Times, Sunday Times
But he turned it down because he didn't want to move his family and also because 'it didn't particularly interest me'.
Times, Sunday Times
It didn't particularly interest me.
Times, Sunday Times
Back in the village, it's an art-deco country house that particularly interests me.
Times, Sunday Times
But he insists neither domestic cup particularly interests him.
The Sun
passing interest in
He needs no introduction to anyone with even a passing interest in our national game.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has become rather fashionable to display at least a passing interest in translation.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Most midterm election results are only of passing interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Because at that point, for anyone with more than a passing interest in sport, the sales patter becomes superfluous.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But the anniversary has prompted various thoughts and reflections, three of which may be of passing interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
penalty interest
If purchases had fallen through, buyers could have found themselves paying penalty interest of about 8%, as well as cancellation fees for removal firms.
Times, Sunday Times
He insisted that any help must be offered with a penalty interest rate, to avoid 'moral hazard'.
Times, Sunday Times
At that time, an additional 5 million of penalty interest payments will kick in.
Times, Sunday Times
Arrears and penalty interest accumulated on the unpaid principal which increased the size of the debt.
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This arrangement worked only for cheques drawn on an account provided by the bank that issued the card and could result in an overdraft with penalty interest.
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personal interest
This gives the big name a personal interest in offering enthusiastic support, because it is to his or her continuing financial advantage.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The world No 2 had chosen to kick off his crowdfunding investment portfolio in areas of industry that he had a personal interest in.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But after the previous night's run-in on the bridge, I felt a more personal interest in the case.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
Each show will have a guest presenter focusing on a particular sphere of personal interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Their remuneration is usually linked to maximising immediate profits without regard to the long term, and their personal interest, therefore, is to sell.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
pique the interest
I like to drop hints, just to pique the interest.
Times, Sunday Times
Can any of the dancers pique his interest enough to go through to the next stage?
The Sun
The return of this science show should pique your interest then.
The Sun
Maybe they have simply become bored with winning the league and are searching for a new challenge to pique their interest.
The Sun
There's plenty of free time to discover the city on your own, although some of the optional extras might pique your interest.
Times, Sunday Times
potential interest
We have a list of languages that we target based on the level of endangerment and potential interest to customers.
Smithsonian Mag
You spend time with the specialist department involved, finding potential interest in each lot.
Times, Sunday Times
Lenders see them as less risky because borrowers are protected from potential interest rate rises.
Times,Sunday Times
Borrowers who are concerned about potential interest rate rises could opt for a capped tracker deal, which limits how far the pay rate can climb.
Times, Sunday Times
Executors could be asked to pay an amount on account to lessen any potential interest payment.
Times, Sunday Times
promote an interest
This team seeks to promote an interest in dramatic interpretation, spelling, extemporaneous speaking, writing, and singing (solo and trio).
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The focus for the next few years was to create more competitions and tournaments to promote an interest in cricket at junior level.
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Shareholders expect the remuneration committee to protect and promote their interests in setting executive remuneration.
Times, Sunday Times
Public servants may not promote the interests of political parties using state property.
ST
I am discovering that all over the country there are enterprises - charities, research foundations, websites - taking older people seriously and dedicated to promoting their interests.
Times, Sunday Times
protect the interests of
It says that it uses this mechanism to protect the interest of all investors in the fund.
Times,Sunday Times
You could take her to the small claims court in the long run but that doesn't protect your interest at this stage.
The Sun
The localised system of detailed planning control puts them in a strong position to protect that interest.
Times, Sunday Times
The motive of the new political front was to protect the interest of the people of the region.
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To protect the interest of both patients and insurance companies, the government establishes an equalization pool to spread risks between the various funds.
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pursue an interest
Its designer has since had the good sense to pursue her interest in nets in a new career at her local aquarium.
Times, Sunday Times
Students should be able to pursue an interest in the subject, not just in the exam.
Times, Sunday Times
He undoubtedly felt some pressure to continue the family legacy, but he chose instead to pursue his interest in psychology.
Christianity Today
If she were to go down this route, she would keep university and career options open and could, of course, simultaneously pursue any interest in photography she might have.
Times, Sunday Times
He used them on his travels to pursue his interest in archaeology.
Times, Sunday Times
rekindle interest
However, several factors have come together in the past few months to rekindle interest in this particular investment style.
Times, Sunday Times
Nevertheless, some efforts were made to rekindle interest in the code during these years.
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There was a frenzy of rekindled interest in the ship and the disaster.
The Sun
A second attempt rekindled interest in the 1930s.
Times, Sunday Times
Fearful of demanding too much and coming away with nothing, they too are moving towards a rekindled interest in a softened stance.
Times, Sunday Times
represent the interests of
No guardian ad litem was appointed to represent her interest, and no hearing was held.
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Against this backdrop, a farmers' organization was created to represent the interest of the farmers within the new marketing system.
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While researching the book, the writer spoke to one of the government-appointed special advocates who try to represent the interests of suspects.
Times, Sunday Times
She felt it was her duty to represent his interests and to do her best.
Times,Sunday Times
It would represent the interests of the people, beyond the party machines.
Times, Sunday Times
retain an interest
Snooker needs to act fast if it wishes to retain the interest of the masses.
Times, Sunday Times
However, you must not retain any interest or influence over the asset.
Times, Sunday Times
We believe he and his sons retain an interest in it after a 2005 transfer to a trust.
Times, Sunday Times
Once again, the sport failed to retain his interest and the yo-yo was next.
Times, Sunday Times
Natural resources and opportunities for the resilient mean some businesses retain an interest in the country but serious economic difficulties and severe energy shortages are offputting for investors.
Times, Sunday Times
revival of interest in
Originally posted in May, it has enjoyed a sudden revival of interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It isn't going to be the stage for a revival of interest in democratic socialism.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The revival of interest in religion is not confined to the poor and underprivileged, who make up more than 50 per cent of their countries anyway.
Butt, Gerald A Rock and a Hard Place (1994)
revive interest in
The huge devaluation of the dollar against gold has revived interest in the possible use of gold in the modern system.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Italian and Spanish league clubs have revived interest in playing an additional league match overseas.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Does he hope that his film will revive interest in the game?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This new biography will revive interest in an eccentric and rare polymath of the last century.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
romantic interest
She was much more than a passing romantic interest.
The Times Literary Supplement
Of course, she also discusses the volatile danger of romantic interest.
Christianity Today
You have the relaxed, friendly attitude that draws the right romantic interest closer.
The Sun
Your new love has the same name as your first romantic interest.
The Sun
Only saps believe in 'the one', but every broad has 'the one that got away' — not a romantic interest, obvs, because if you'd really wanted them, you'd have got them.
Times, Sunday Times
safeguard the interests of
The civil standard still resulted in safeguarding the interests of those adversely affected by the conclusion.
Times,Sunday Times
Our laws appear to safeguard the interests of the guilty at the expense of the innocent.
The Sun
He was 'adamant to continue to shoulder my responsibility to protect the constitution and safeguard the interests of the people'.
Times, Sunday Times
Its aims were to safeguard the interests of students by ensuring high standards and to provide services and a forum for members.
Times, Sunday Times
It has condemned the quality of service across the board, highlighting shocking areas of malpractice and calling for statutory regulation to safeguard the interests of patients.
Times, Sunday Times
scholarly interest
This phenomenon has become a subject of great scholarly interest, and it coincides with an explosion of selfportraiture and artist-centred performance art.
The Times Literary Supplement
Consider the bunk, which loomed large in prisoner lives, but has attracted little scholarly interest.
The Times Literary Supplement
But probably of greatest scholarly interest are the revisions.
The Times Literary Supplement
All these are noted, along with the presence of annotations, the subject of growing scholarly interest.
The Times Literary Supplement
And that was not for lack of information, or indeed for lack of scholarly interest in the subject.
The Times Literary Supplement
security interest
The work carried out by officials was leading to a reassessment of what was considered to be in the national security interest, a source said.
Times,Sunday Times
It's in our national security interest.
Houston Chronicle
The doctrine of subrogation can also pass proprietary rights, i.e. a security interest or claim to ownership of goods.
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Notably, non-citizens are prohibited from taking a security interest in immovable property without prior government approval.
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A maritime lien constitutes a security interest upon ships of a nature otherwise unknown to the common law or equity.
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serve the interests of
It was founded to serve the interest of both lumbermen and miners.
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These are good practices that serve the interest of justice.
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A session called under these circumstances, however, might be made to serve the interest of either or both imperialist coalition.
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When the main parties are not seen to serve the interest of a particular region, protest parties or movements often emerge.
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Investment trusts need to thrive in order to serve the interests of our ageing population too.
Times, Sunday Times
shared interest
What all politicians must do is to stop treating women as a homogenous group but look at those policies in which many have a shared interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The two men forged a bond over their shared interest in property.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you want to make new friends, a shared interest can help and voluntary work is a great way to meet people.
The Sun (2016)
slightest interest
I never could summon up the slightest interest in grubbing about in the dirt looking for fragments of pot.
Times, Sunday Times
Showing the slightest interest guaranteed less profit.
Times, Sunday Times
The present stoppage, however, goes far beyond even the obstinate logic of a union that has never shown the slightest interest in the wellbeing of the travelling public.
Times, Sunday Times
Why spend 150 on a delicious-looking lunch at a restaurant in which neither of them took the slightest interest?
Times, Sunday Times
Petrolheads - or anyone with the slightest interest in cars - will have their minds blown.
The Sun
spark an interest
This can spark your interest in a new branch of work or study.
The Sun
How did you spark her interest in making food?
The Sun
A positive trading statement today could spark some interest, but that rating looks about right for now.
Times, Sunday Times
A year later, having recruited four staff members, the institution had to close after failing to spark any interest.
Times, Sunday Times
A mangaka will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers.
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stimulate interest
Given opportunity to quote a hometown hero, the inclusion of the person's name will stimulate interest in the rest of the presentation.
Christianity Today
Don't be afraid to seek out people in the congregation with special occupations, talents, or hobbies that can stimulate interest and add variety to specific meetings.
Christianity Today
Stimulate interest in collecting books by private individuals and public institutions.
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The league decided to use them as a showcase team to stimulate interest in new markets.
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The founding members established the major goals to stimulate interest in teaching, research, and publishing the history of geographical exploration.
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strategic interest
Whatever the outcome of tomorrow's election, that moral obligation and overwhelming strategic interest will remain.
Times, Sunday Times
By the late 1970s the government had decided that the country needed to enhance its resources of minerals of strategic interest.
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Nations with historically strong naval forces have found it advantageous to obtain basing rights in other countries in areas of strategic interest.
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Waivers have been granted for example, in cases of national emergencies or in cases of strategic interest.
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Nations have interests; those strategic interests are paramount.
Times, Sunday Times
substantial interest
This was allegedly to accrue a large amount of cash, on which to pocket substantial interest at customers' expense.
Times, Sunday Times
It has been invested and gathered substantial interest.
The Sun
Interesting to see that his inheritance of 12 years ago has gathered substantial interest.
The Sun
Team 17 told the market that its listing had attracted substantial interest.
Times, Sunday Times
But with all three, despite labelling themselves as no-notice accounts, customers can easily lose substantial interest payments by making a withdrawal.
Times, Sunday Times
sudden interest
Develop a sudden interest in the in-flight literature.
Times, Sunday Times
No, there wasn't a sudden interest in ornithology.
Times, Sunday Times
So if calisthenics has been around for years, why the sudden interest now?
The Sun
Yet, two things suggest that their sudden interest might not be all about the patient cultivation of a better business.
Times, Sunday Times
A sudden interest in politics could work out well for you.
The Sun
surge of interest
Nonetheless, estate agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers have reported a surge of interest from buyers since the changes were announced.
Times,Sunday Times
The chart-topping track triggered a surge of interest from music bosses craving writers for their acts, setting his separate career into motion.
The Sun
These difficulties are causing a surge of interest in other schemes that can give you a helping hand onto the ladder.
Times, Sunday Times
It could lead to a surge of interest in the scheme and, potentially, people jumping in before they are really ready.
Times, Sunday Times
It also prompted a surge of interest in genealogy.
Times, Sunday Times
sustain interest
This helps to sustain interest in the competition throughout the season.
Times, Sunday Times
Great preachers can sustain interest through an extended sermon series.
Christianity Today
To sustain interest in going over it again, a novelist needs a new take.
Times, Sunday Times
He also realised that to produce a horror story would not be enough to sustain interest.
Times, Sunday Times
Bulbs help to sustain interest all year round.
Times, Sunday Times
vital interest
It was in the country's 'vital interest' to find cleaner alternatives.
The Sun
There are a number of aspects to this case, which this newspaper believes to be of vital interest, but which still cannot be published.
Times, Sunday Times
Both countries have a vital interest in resolving the euro crisis.
Times, Sunday Times
And all three have a vital interest in securing a predictable trading environment, to enrich their impatient, populous and demanding audiences at home.
Times, Sunday Times
The airline industry also had a vital interest in meeting carbon reduction targets.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 兴趣, 利息, 引发兴趣
Japanese: 興味 curiosity, 利息 income, 興味を起こさせる
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