Sentence examples for but were only interested from inspiring English sources

"The terrorists told us at the very start that they would not hurt Muslims but were only interested in the Christians and infidels," Abdelkader, 53, told Reuters from his home in the nearby town of In Amenas.

It's obvious that most of her opponents not only weren't familiar with Spitzer's legislation, which lost out because no one would stand up with him, but were only interested in going after Clinton.

Like my book on science and politics, Fool Me Twice, Mann's The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars was attacked on Amazon by climate denier propagandists who hadn't even read it but were only interested in dissuading others from reading it.

Second, we recalculated the cost-effectiveness threshold assuming the decision maker was willing to pay for health benefits (up to $64,000 per QALY) but were only interested in avoiding the variable (or consumable) costs associated with the extra length of stay and did not value the opportunity cost of these bed-days (that is, the extra unit capacity obtained).

We all know the game didn't sell too well (which, again, speaks to the fact that Joe Public has no interest in MMA itself, but is only interested in UFC and its recognizable fighters; rabid MMA fans on Sherdog are not indicative of the average sports fan, for better or worse), so this should be a relief to the game's fans.

In an interview, Mr. Corbett said the company was not trying to suppress Dr. Fourney's study but was only interested in making it accurate.

Although the satire is not quite stinging enough and gets a little repetitive, it offers an entertaining insight into how hard it is to effect real change, and how political campaigns say they value people but are only interested in votes.

"The actions of the CIC/ Newcastle group during the process confirmed our belief," he said, "that the group was never a serious buyer, but was only interested in provoking a change-of-control transaction as a means of advancing its own short-term interests".

West Ham are keen to sign Everton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin - but are only interested in a loan move.

But they were only interested in the writers they admired when they were young, and I didn't understand it then, but now, now I understand it.

But labels were only interested in him as a solo act and so he had to split the group with his friend.