Example sentences of "[adj] interest was [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major interest was in the preparation of audiovisual teaching aids and it was decided that this should be the focus of a co-operative scheme and a steering committee was formed to co-ordinate the work . |
| 2 | Cary 's major interest was in the establishment of Christ 's kingdom on earth . |
| 3 | Lowther 's lifelong interest was in the development of his estates in Cumberland . |
| 4 | Raistrick 's prime interest was in the biochemistry of moulds , and he was not particularly aiming to isolate antibacterial agents from them . |
| 5 | His only interest was in the collection of paintings lining the oak-panelled walls . |
| 6 | Just as their main interest was in the ways of life of people as seen by the people themselves , so they tried to get a sense of the past into their work by using life-histories . |
| 7 | Her main interest was in the time course of memory formation , and she had been using a variety of drugs , including agents which disrupt entry of ions such as potassium into the cell , and also protein synthesis inhibitors , to dissect out a series of phases , which she described as short- , intermediate- and long-term memory . |
| 8 | Apart from prisons , Howard 's abiding interest was in the prevention and treatment of contagious diseases and his later visits to hospitals and lazarettos ( port-side institutions where suspect goods and personnel could be quarantined ) were just as important to him as his continuing battle against gaol fever . |