Example sentences of "deal of interest " in BNC.

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1 In the early 1960s , Alexander Thom , a retired Scottish professor of engineering , sparked off a great deal of interest and controversy in the archaeological community through his claims for the existence of a ‘ megalithic yard ’ , an ancient unit of measurement used by the builders of megalithic monuments .
2 Colin Sheaf , who will auction Vung Tau , rang me from Hong Kong to say there was a great deal of interest there and in Singapore in the cargo , and catalogues were selling fast .
3 The many scarce varieties of wood , including box , yew , mulberry and walnut , created a great deal of interest .
4 However , during the late 1930s/early 1960s , a great deal of interest was generated and , by the 1970s the breed was firmly established with the South African Kennel Club .
5 If this can be created and kept constantly alive , streets will retain a great deal of interest for years to come .
6 When it was shown that both isoniazid and Marsilid inhibited the activity of monoamine oxidase and that Marsilid was considerably more potent , the possible implications aroused a great deal of interest .
7 A great deal of interest in aromatherapy was kindled in France and Italy as a result of Gattefossé 's book .
8 It may be fair to say that this book , perhaps above any other , has generated a great deal of interest , world-wide , in the healing art of aromatherapy .
9 Both effects can be traced to the compound capsaicin , which is now creating a great deal of interest in the neurophysiological as well as the culinary community .
10 Balance chairs have also attracted a good deal of interest .
11 We were achieving considerable success right up to the moment of the late King 's sudden and unfortunate death in which you show a great deal of interest . ’
12 He nodded and , carrying the coat away over my arm , I went back through the dome car and with a great deal of interest into the private quarters of the Lorrimores .
13 Most of these in themselves do not have a great deal of interest to offer the tourist .
14 A great deal of interest has bee expressed and COHSE detects what it calls ‘ a lemming-like rush ’ in this direction .
15 A BBC spokesman said : ‘ She 's still one of the world 's most beautiful women and is bound to create a great deal of interest . ’
16 Sir , — I read the article in the October issue , When growth and stability turned to disaster ( see p 26 ) , with a good deal of interest having worked with a professional firm in the Isle of Wight in the fifties , and knowing something of the type of clientele referred to .
17 The relative scarcity of ethnographic descriptions of peaceful societies has resulted in focusing a good deal of interest on those that do exist : Colin Turnbull 's description of the Ituri Forest Pygmies ( 1961 ) , Elizabeth Marshall Thomas ' characterization of the ‘ harmless people ’ , the Kalahari Bushmen ( 1958 ) , Robert Dentan 's description of the Semai as ‘ non-violent people of Malaya ’ ( 1968 ) , Robert Levy 's ethnography of the Tahitians ( 1973 ) , Jean Briggs ' descriptions of the Inuit ( 1970 , 1975 ) , and Melford Spiro 's accounts of life on Ifaluk ( 1950 , 1952 ) , being among the most notable .
18 We are already attracting sponsorship for the Famous Compere 's Policedog in January 1992 and a great deal of interest has been shown in the celebrations to mark the end of Amnesty 's thirtieth year .
19 As well as the case of Sweden , a good deal of interest has also been shown in recent years in certain features of industrial relations in West Germany and Yugoslavia .
20 He says there has been a great deal of interest shown in the firm because virtual reality is seen as an exciting new technology with a lot of potential .
21 The firm claims that a good deal of interest has already been shown in Unikix , which is described as the essential tool in Bull 's SmartSizing programme — Bull 's alternative to rightsizing or downsizing .
22 Liz has always taken a great deal of interest in make-up and admits to being ‘ so vain that I wear Revlon 's Aqualash waterproof mascara when diving ’ .
23 Leaving aside this particular controversy , there is a great deal of interest in the topic of historical and cultural variations in patterns of child rearing in the family , which is illustrated by the articles in this section .
24 Considering the time it takes initially to carry out an analysis , it is quite surprising that a great deal of interest has been aroused .
25 And even looking at the figures we get now , I mean others here will take a great deal of interest , one 's interested in knowing where you 're going and what 's , you 're looking at those figures yourself anyway .
26 There is a great deal of interest at present in developing hashing algorithms for files that may vary in size .
27 This study attracted a good deal of interest and replication ( Blacksell and Gilg , 1975 ) and in a massive appraisal of the approach ( Robinson et al . ,
28 When I was converted I lost er a great deal of interest , not completely , but a great deal of interest in in in fiction .
29 When I was converted I lost er a great deal of interest , not completely , but a great deal of interest in in in fiction .
30 Mr Anderson also took a great deal of interest in the local church and contributed towards many of the improvements and alterations undertaken during the late 19th and early 20th centuries .
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