Example sentences of "[adj] 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 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Most of these in themselves do not have a great deal of interest to offer the tourist . |
| 13 | A great deal of interest has bee expressed and COHSE detects what it calls ‘ a lemming-like rush ’ in this direction . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 ’ . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Considering the time it takes initially to carry out an analysis , it is quite surprising that a great deal of interest has been aroused . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | There is a great deal of interest at present in developing hashing algorithms for files that may vary in size . |
| 22 | When I was converted I lost er a great deal of interest , not completely , but a great deal of interest in in in fiction . |
| 23 | When I was converted I lost er a great deal of interest , not completely , but a great deal of interest in in in fiction . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | As usual , a great deal of interest was shown in the Wedgwood stand with the new Clio and Humming Birds giftware ranges doing particularly well . |
| 26 | Neither girl took a great deal of interest in me . |
| 27 | Certainly , attempts to read the poem at a wholly symbolic level with the violence being explained away as allegorical representations of abstract moral conflicts ignore the great deal of interest the poem shows in history , particularly Spenser 's contemporary history . |
| 28 | As it happens , my right hon. Friend the Chancellor devoted most of his speech to doing precisely that , but I did not detect a great deal of interest on the Opposition Benches in what he had to say . |
| 29 | In recent years , there has been a great deal of interest in increasing the prominence given to science teaching during the primary school years . |
| 30 | ‘ The homes have generated a great deal of interest . |