Sentence examples for sharpened interest from inspiring English sources

But they acknowledge that the recession has sharpened interest in generating revenue.

She said that the controversy had only sharpened interest in the countries he was visiting, and that some talks were already booked to capacity.

That success also sharpened interest in the remaining developable sites, since their disposition will determine whether the current trend toward expensive housing and shopping will continue, which local developers and the city favor, or a niche in the neighborhood's upward mobility can be found into which some low-cost apartments and maybe a community center could be fitted.

While Crawford's 2016 pay-per-view debut versus Ukraine's Viktor Postol fell flat, Arum reasoned that ESPN's promotion of this pay-per-view and a sharpened interest to promote from cable and satellite providers could help push Crawford-Khan to 300,000 buys.

This personal connection to the outdoors helps to sharpen interest in conservation policy issues.

More interested in sports than in studying, Miller got into the University of Michigan, where he began writing plays and sharpened his interest in radical politics — an interest that would lead to his testimony before the House Un-American Actinities Committee in 1956.

However, their movement also influenced Cubism and Expressionism and sharpened artists' interest in technology.

When asked whether his own heritage had sharpened his interest in this theme, Mr. Audiard arched his eyebrow and smiled.

The experience that Hawkins gained in building and design with his family sharpened his interest in math, physics, and engineering.

He said his business experience, dealing with corruption in Russia and other countries, sharpened his interest in fostering openness and investigative journalism.

The family became interested in astronomy three years ago, and in home schooling the children, Kelly found that peering into the night through "the Houston nebula" only sharpened their interest.