Sentence examples for long-held interest from inspiring English sources

The success of Soviet marksmen in the Olympic Games and world championships reflected the Russians' long-held interest in the sport.

GW was founded in 1998 by Geoffrey Guy, a scientist with a long-held interest in plant medicine, and Brian Whittle, both entrepreneurs in the UK biotech industry.

David Hykes was an established experimental film-maker with a long-held interest in traditional and sacred music when he formed the Harmonic Choir in 1975.

The group of at least six senators with a long-held interest in immigration issues is preparing to release a detailed set of principles next Friday, laying the legislative foundation for what they hope will become a comprehensive immigration bill.

The Bordeaux midfielder Henri Saivet is understood to be on Tyneside on Monday to discuss a potential move, and the club are also understood to have formalised their long-held interest in Swansea's Jonjo Shelvey.

Perhaps one of the most outward-looking elements, Gregory believes, will be this year's Barbican Box project, put together with the innovative theatre company Complicite due to the long-held interest in neuroscience of Simon McBurney, its artistic director.

They both carried into the role long-held interests, she said — reading and literacy for Mrs. Bush and health care for Mrs. Perry — and became known for their graciousness.

I prefer to have thoughtful, mature, insightful participants--be they board members staff or artists--who are happy to go on a journey of discovery together and who are willing to challenge their own long-held beliefs in the interest of the organization.

A former primary school teacher, learning director for Creative Partnerships and consultant for London 2012's education programme, Joe has a long held interest in curriculum issues.

Clinicians and researchers involved in the treatment and assessment of reading dysfunction have long held interest in the potential for musical training to strengthen neural networks for reading.

Yet not too long ago, Russian officials seemed ready to revise a long-held axiom that Russia's national interests were not served by cooperating with OPEC.