"Coffee is a critical tool of the American justice system," Richman said, at least half-jokingly, adding that commanding the interest of jurors was not easy because they were often expecting a trial to be as entertaining as a television courtroom drama.
Thrombin is involved in many diverse processes, such as cell signaling and memory, but it is the crucial role that it plays in blood coagulation that commands the interest of the medical community.
Still, with the exception, perhaps, of the expected high-octane match between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani for a Senate seat from New York, the presidential competition is certain to command the most interest.
The play, by Robert Farquhar, is an all-out assault on pretentious theater directors and the idiot actors who follow their commands in the interest of realism.
Inevitably, though, it is her part in the DNA drama which commands the most interest.
Yet the result is likely to command more interest than the performances since neither side is playing consistently well.
Although other Japanese filmmakers acquired substantial international followings after the pioneering success of Rashomon, Kurosawa's films continue to command great interest in the West.
After his swift decline, the interest he will command — and whether any team will offer him guaranteed money — remains unknown.
The next morning, Shaver sat in the police chief's conference room surrounded by department brass and detectives, walking them through a case that had quickly seized the interest of the command staff.
Although Tolstoy's religious ideas no longer command the respect they once did, interest in his life and personality has, if anything, increased over the years.
