Example sentences of "real interest [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The real interest of the past , he wrote , ‘ lies in the answer to the question , How did the ordinary undistinguished man live ? … and it is with a view to providing posterity with an addition to such all too scanty materials that the papers … have been embodied in permanent form . ’
2 The real interest of the Rousset manuscript lies in the ten unknown pieces unknown , at least , to me .
3 The real interest of the hunt for the Higgs particle is that it may not be quite what is expected .
4 An imaginative study of the significance of earlier tables , however , can reveal a lot of information of real interest to the railway enthusiast .
5 We were wrong — he had , and has , a real interest in the development of drama for learning , as well as drama for future audiences .
6 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 .
7 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 " .
8 Add together a susceptibility to flashy packaging and a lack of any real interest in the substance of other people 's problems and you 're on the way to producing a ‘ designer carer , .
9 It can hardly have been on account of the unanimous beliefs of the many Home Secretaries who passed through the department during the period — though it has to be said that only one , Roy Jenkins , showed any real interest in the issue and he did what he could to achieve action .
10 Smile pleasantly and show a real interest in the customer 's needs , and you 'll probably get a smile and a pleasant response in return .
11 Real interest in the tradition was actually waning ; during the 1820s great difficulty was experienced in procuring money for a bull and the last Christmas run occurred in 1831 .
12 Frank had no real interest in the radio , beyond sometimes listening to the sports news .
13 One suggested reason is to protect public bodies from vexatious litigants with no real interest in the outcome of the case but just a desire to make things difficult for the government .
14 2 Specific Failings The feeling that a teacher has no real interest in the people in his care need not derive only from indifference .
15 " It being desirable and natural that the Association should be governed solely by bona fide deaf members , it was felt that it would be an act of selfishness to ignore those " hearing friends " who took real interest in the cause and welfare of the deaf ; yet apprehensions were felt as to the wisdom of adopting such a course .
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