Example sentences of "[adj] interest [prep] the subject " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the lack of any popular interest in the subject , and the opposition of the local authority associations and of councillors who often hold posts in the constituency organizations of their parties , prevented any action . |
| 2 | Although the House of Commons has always contained some MPs who take an informed interest in the subject , they are in a small minority , irrespective of Party allegiance , being heavily outnumbered by those who are guided more by what they sense to be the prevailing expectations of the public . |
| 3 | If all diabetics were looked after solely by general practitioners , undoubtedly some would be cared for by doctors without a real interest in the subject . |
| 4 | He is forced to accept , however , that by this stage , most of the readers of the published articles read them " out of a sense of duty " and " a wish to keep up with what is being done , " rather than " because they have any real interest in the subject " . |
| 5 | This is due partly to the great unwillingness of the legal profession to submit itself to scrutiny and a general lack of scholarly interest in the subject until recently . |
| 6 | But they also take an amused , almost anthropological interest in the subject . |
| 7 | work for the intrinsic interest of the subject , not just for their teacher ; |
| 8 | The editorial policies admit of no bias towards publishing papers on the geology of the British Isles , and so the high proportion of papers on Scottish geology reflects the intrinsic interest of the subject . |
| 9 | The editorial policies admit of no bias towards publishing papers on the geology of the British Isles , and so the high proportion of papers on Scottish geology reflects the intrinsic interest of the subject . |
| 10 | Because of the University-wide interest in the subject , projects have their roots in many disciplines and fields of knowledge . |
| 11 | In November last I raised , in an Adjournment debate , the question of adult education in Croydon and Mr. Speaker was in the Chair because of his great interest in the subject . |
| 12 | I would have thought that there was too much interest : an interest in making money ; an interest in making a sensation ; and , very often , a deep interest in the subject and his or her work . |
| 13 | Only some over-riding interest in the subject ( including an imposed pseudo-interest such as the imminence of an examination ) , or the desire brought to the forefront of your mind by a growing fascination in what you are reading , will finally shut out the rest of the world . |
| 14 | It adds , it will be absorbing for all those with a general interest in the subject . |
| 15 | If you want to know more about a rug you already own , or simply want to develop a general interest in the subject , study the design schemes ( described in Chapter IV ) , and the characteristics of rugs from the various producing countries ( Chapter V ) . |
| 16 | Visitors felt that a number of factors contributed to the appeal of the exhibitions , and it became clear that , in addition to their general interest in the subject of the exhibitions and in their content , the most important of these were ( a ) the informative nature of the exhibitions , ( b ) the layout and presentation of the exhibits , ( c ) the presentation of original documents , and ( d ) the presence of photographs and artefacts . |
| 17 | Of the reasons given for not purchasing one , the most important were ( a ) an insufficient interest in the subject , and ( b ) the cost of the catalogues , the latter being of particular concern to a number of unemployed or student visitors . |
| 18 | Examination of visitors ' replies showed that the two most important reasons were insufficient interest in the subject to explore it beyond the exhibition ( 35% ) , and the cost of the catalogues ( 31% ) . |
| 19 | Their increasing interest in the subject actually led to the pair 's first ever meeting just a year ago . |
| 20 | Of the classes visited , it can certainly be said that those in which the teaching and the interest of the students revealed vitality , enthusiasm and the promise of sustained interest in the subject far outnumbered those in which a short and superficial survey … seemed all that the tutor was prepared to offer or the class prepared to accept . |
| 21 | Communications between people who share a common interest in the subject matter of the communication will attract qualified privilege . |
| 22 | You mean old sod , thought Tom Tedder , torn between a consciousness of Dorothea Gilberd 's eyes on him again and some residual interest in the subject in hand . |
| 23 | The Scottish Council 's most recent interest in the subject arose in the context of changes in enterprise development policy . |
| 24 | None the less , I am delighted that many of my hon. Friends who I know have a keen interest in the subject of regional government are in their places this morning . |
| 25 | Until this point , the structure of government outside Whitehall had been merely a matter which worried civil servants who wished to see their departmental policies executed more rapidly and efficiently , though some Liberals , some academics and sections of the ‘ quality press ’ had shown a passing interest in the subject . |
| 26 | Dr Glasser holds that alcoholism is a very real , concrete , disease rather than a disease of the human spirit or of the abstract senses but his understanding of alcoholism , based upon his practical experience as a general clinical psychiatrist , with no specific interest in the subject of alcoholism more than in any other , again fits closely with the expressed understanding in " Alcoholics Anonymous " and the experience of treatment centres using the Minnesota Method . |
| 27 | The purpose of the exhibition and station is to increase public awareness of the role played by radio in war-time operations and , hopefully , to make contact with many people , whether radio amateurs or not , who can help in achieving the aims of the Society either from personal experience and knowledge of historic equipment or from a special interest in the subject . |
| 28 | Because of his responsibilities for taxation as well as the banking system and building societies , the Chancellor had a special interest in the subject of financial fraud . |
| 29 | Indeed it is possible that many people recognise subconsciously that the hypothesis is not merely unprovable , but false ; certainly many drift away from an active interest in the subject . |