The phrase "direct interests" is correct and can be used in written English
Example 1: "The company's direct interests include increasing profits and expanding their market share." Example 2: "The politician faced criticism for not disclosing his direct interests in the proposed bill."
What direct interests, if any, do Americans have in this country that might be affected?
But Mr. Obama's own aides acknowledge that his hope that he could hold back and let those with more direct interests take the lead has been dashed.
The contestants have direct interests certainly, but the office they seek is one of high public service and of utmost importance to the people, thus subordinating their interests to that of the people.
The contestants have direct interests certainly, but the office they seek is one of high public service and of upmost importance to the people, thus subordinating their interest to that of the people.
For him and the others who were undecided -- most genuinely trying to weigh the national security and economic implications of the legislation as well as the direct interests of their constituents -- all the attention was exhausting.
Greed for conquering new territory involved the Venetians in a tangled web of Italian balance-of-power politics and in conflicts between the great powers of Europe on a scale out of proportion to Venetian forces and direct interests.
But what about a direct interest subsidy?
"So we have a direct interest in acting in our self-defense to protect British lives".
I took a direct interest in him because of the Harvard connection.
"He was aware since he was involved in it, and had a direct interest in it.
Lebanon and Iraq, in particular, have a direct interest in preventing all-out bloodshed in Syria.
