The phrase "astonishing interest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a level of interest that is surprising or remarkable, often in contexts related to research, art, or personal experiences.
Example: "The audience showed an astonishing interest in the speaker's presentation, asking numerous questions and engaging in deep discussions."
Alternatives: "remarkable interest" or "extraordinary interest".
Most of this book's heroes are far down the food chain, pasta-loving, blue-collar detectives and F.B.I. agents who grew up around New York and plodded on against Al Qaeda, certain that something big was in the works despite the sometimes astonishing lack of interest of American intelligence officials.
Dean Mitchell described Princeton's choice as "roughly the equivalent of requiring all e-mail to be written in Shakespearean English" and said it signaled "an astonishing lack of interest in architecture's capacity to respond innovatively and critically to the conditions of our own time and place".
"We have seen an astonishing growth in interest from the investment community in recent years," says Ganhuyag of XacBank.
An astonishing range of interests, yet his scientific career doesn't quite fulfill the promise of his golden youth; there is no Wren's law, nor any great scientific treatise.
An astonishing array of interests weigh in when the government sets standards that touch on meat consumption: comments come from the industry, from foodies, vegetarians, advocates of so-called "caveman diets" and animal rights activists, as well as from environmentalists concerned about the toll on natural resources exacted by raising livestock.
"It is astonishing, just incredible that interest in my film has suddenly exploded in this way," Ms Pourriat told The Independent.
Yet, still the Bank believes the problem is that rates are not low enough, even floating the astonishing possibility of "negative" interest rates.
Personal contradictions were one reason Oppenheimer was so difficult to take the measure of; the astonishing range of his interests and capacities was another.
Shanghai a roiling, boiling stew of the modern and ancient, of violently clashing interests and astonishing contrasts is the perfect setting for this multifaceted tale.
My interest is in the astonishing speed of change.
