The phrase "paramount interest" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means the most important or highest level of interest. Example: The safety and well-being of our employees is of paramount interest to the company.
To study this disease in vivo, an adequate animal model therefore is of paramount interest.
Our best histories have come from either the small hospitals where the patient is of paramount interest or from the occasional man in some large clinic who is interested in bone tumors.
Israel has a paramount interest in a stable, financially secure, and preferably democratic Egypt.
Preserving that peace is a paramount interest for the peoples of Israel, Egypt and the region.
"I would think the court has to be swayed by the paramount interest of the child," Mr. Perlmutter said.
The accessibility and revelation of these dances is of paramount interest to Mr. Baryshnikov at the moment.
President George Bush could still invoke the "paramount interest" of the United States to override the judgment, but that would be strange for an advocate of states' rights.
"We respect and understand our partners' decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theatergoers," the studio said in a statement.
"Every voter, whether they voted for or against that recall, has a paramount interest in choosing the person who will govern them".
In cases involving children under 16, editors must demonstrate an exceptional public interest to over-ride the normally paramount interest of the child.
Of paramount interest is the store of water beneath the land, as the thirsty suburbs of Atlantic City, Trenton and Philadelphia expand.
