Sentence examples for close interest of from inspiring English sources

Tachisme in general was, admittedly, a close interest of his in those years, with its primary concern for surface, gesture and matière, but Fraser's resolution of the possibilities it afforded was personal.

He was using arguments that carried far beyond the close interests of the Whig families; but he made lasting and valuable friendship with the rich sugar planter-aldermen of the City of London in his opposition to Walpole's cautious handling of the disputes with Spain over West Indian trade.

Immigration and related acculturation is also of close interest to her.

That such a spectacular failure could occur practically in Mr. Pataki's backyard, at a school in which he took a close interest, speaks of the difficulties -- in oversight, administration and academic achievement -- in starting a charter school.

Pew reported that some other racially charged news events it had studied showed higher national percentages of close interest, including the arrest of O. J. Simpson in 1994 (48 percent) and the riots that followed the acquittal of police officers accused of assaulting Rodney King in 1992 (70 percent).

In every avenue of his engagement with Parsons, he maintained a close interest in the life of students and the academic standards for programs.

Judging by the close interest and great applause of the spectators, who watched the evolutions of the teams at their fascinating exercises, the lesson is being pressed home in a practical and vivid manner.

Duncan Smith was a welfare spokesman for the party before he became leader and, as head of the Centre for Social Justice, he has taken a close interest in the workings of the welfare system.

Victoria took a close interest in the details of how Windsor Castle was run, including the minutiae of the social events.

Whether and when this gap narrows is a matter of close interest across the region.

I have a close interest in the reform of the European parliament's flawed pay and expenses regime.