Sentence examples for ostensible interest from inspiring English sources

Trust in government to take the guns out of the hands of criminals dissipated, replaced by a paranoid distrust of government, leading to a virtual — and yet-unabated — nationwide passion for vigilante justice, in the form of rampant gun ownership in the ostensible interest of self-defense.

Trust in government to take the guns out of the hands of criminals dissipated, replaced by a paranoid distrust of government, leading to a virtual and yet-unabated nationwide passion for vigilante justice, in the form of rampant gun ownership in the ostensible interest of self-defense.

In the ostensible interest of small-scale investors, JOBS imposes a $2,000 limit on investments made by anyone with an annual income or net worth under $100,000.

Could Karzai do more harm to our ostensible interests in Afghanistan than he already is if he did join the Taliban?

Mr. Pataki has refused to participate in debates unless up to five minor-party candidates are included -- in the ostensible interests of participatory democracy.

There's plenty of campness too, not least in the camera's fawning relationship with Reeves, and the way in which Lori Petty, as his ostensible love interest, loses out time and again to him in the battle for adoring close-ups.

Nevertheless, this ostensible lack of interest in actually eating food is counterbalanced by Diner's bighearted attitude toward immigrants and their struggles that, along with the rich anecdotal material, may inspire a pang of regret when you're finished.

In this case, TV series are the events that fulfill the desire for eventfulness while also providing an ostensible simulacrum of human interest.

This attitude explains why the American effort to resume Israeli-Palestinian talks, despite ostensible majority support, fails to interest Israelis.

If the Fed raises interest rates, the ostensible motivation would be that it is worried that the U.S. economy was growing too quickly and creating too many jobs.

As in his films, Morris includes much material that has little to do with his ostensible subjects, and is especially interested in odd or obsessive characters.