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The phrase "appearance of interest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the perception or impression of someone being interested in a subject or activity, often in a formal or analytical context.
Example: "The candidate maintained an appearance of interest during the interview, nodding and asking questions."
Alternatives: "seeming interest" or "facade of interest".
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Indeed, analysts and even some participants in the auction suggest that TRW is simply trying to drum up the appearance of interest from rivals to put pressure on Northrop to raise its offer.
A few months before his death, emaciated and frail, he had attended a gathering in his honor at Washington University in St . Louis courteously giving every appearance of interest and pleasure.
The most common affect in both treatments was "focused" (appearance of interest in and focus on the lab activity), but this affect was more frequent in the virtual treatment.
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He wants the public, a public now much bigger than NFL fandom, to believe that he is primarily interested in the issues of abuse and assault rather than in just having the appearance of such interest.
With puberty there is generally an intensification or the first appearance of sexual interest.
Some of Slim's donations do have the appearance of self-interest.
The latter, however, can also be an advantage: the appearance of common interests and the creation of a mutually inspiring environment can give rise to genuine new opportunities, some of which have already presented themselves.
To avoid an appearance of competing interests, all of the research activities undertaken by PT were observed by or conducted in conjunction with one of the other authors (SB, JdV or RA).
But in the world of journalism ethics the appearance of conflict-of-interest matters as much as the real thing.
"The appearance of conflict of interest is everywhere, and that used to be enough.
If funds control players on opposing teams, there is the appearance of conflict of interest.
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