Sentence examples for intrusive interests from inspiring English sources

This has been the mantra of the do-it-yourself ethos in pursuit of authentic flavors and pleasures uncorrupted by corporate or other intrusive interests.

Responding to a question from a popular author who complained of her fans' intrusive interest, Roosevelt conceded that the author had a right to privacy, but added leniently, "We are a curious people".

But the second had proved impossibly fastidious about diet, and the third had taken an intrusive interest in Dom's work, looking over his shoulder and making comments as he typed.

What's your favourite food?'" - but has managed to translate some of the more intrusive interest into something positive and meaningful.

Howe depicts Jane Cobden as a formidable personality, known by her husband's publishing colleagues as "The Jane", who took a keen and even intrusive interest in the work of the publishing house.

In the past, it was simple: only a man was likely to have a high profile (excepting the odd Hollywood starlet); the media were more respectful and did not have a 24-hour news agenda to fill; and if the profile did turn negative (Profumo, Edward VIII), the wife was generally left to suffer in silence, with little intrusive media interest.

The size and complexity of the legislation, the deep partisan divide, the undercurrent of concern among voters about whether government is getting too big and intrusive, opposition from special interests — all create land mines that could still blow up the effort.

However, on any construction of the Editors' Code of Conduct, those facts alone cannot justify the persistent and intrusive level of press interest to which she has been subjected, nor can it justify the publication of private information without regard to the public interest or the consequences of publication.

Politicians have better excuses than most, being bound by commitments made in outdated manifestos and obliged to reconcile conflicting interests and withstand intrusive media scrutiny.For all their cynicism, Britons are often willing to turn a blind eye to let their politicians off, as Bagehot pretends not to know where the penguin is.

After Gavin and Stacey won the Bafta, he says he "retreated completely... because I do find [tabloid interest] quite intrusive".

Do you know how many randomly generated phone numbers you need to call to find 400 Jews?" Interestingly, all parties to this new and seemingly intrusive relationship shared a financial interest in it becoming ever more intrusive.