(n.) To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work.
(n.) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally.
(n.) To cause or permit to share.
(n.) Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern.
(n.) Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks.
(n.) Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit.
(n.) Premium paid for the use of money, -- usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.
(n.) Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered.
(n.) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest.
Example Sentences:
(1) A group of interested medical personnel has been identified which has begun to work together.
(2) Hypothyroidism complicated by spontaneous hyperthyroidism is an interesting but rare occurrence in the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid disorders.
(3) It is quite interesting to analyse which gene of the virus determines the characteristics of the virus.
(4) Another interested party, the University of Miami, had been in talks with the Beckham group over the potential for a shared stadium project.
(5) "Britain needs to be in the room when the euro countries meet," he said, "so that it can influence the argument and ensure that what the 17 do will not damage the market or British interests.
(6) Angle closure glaucoma is a well-known complication of scleral buckling and it is of particular interest when it occurs in eyes with previously normal angles.
(7) Today’s figures tell us little about the timing of the first increase in interest rates, which will depend on bigger picture news on domestic growth, pay trends and perceived downside risks in the global economy,” he said.
(8) To this figure an additional 250,000 older workers must be added, who are no longer registered as unemployed but nevertheless would be interested in finding another job.
(9) Whittingdale also defended the right of MPs to use privilege to speak out on public interest matters.
(10) David Cameron has insisted that membership of the European Union is in Britain's national interest and vital for "millions of jobs and millions of families", as he urged his own backbenchers not to back calls for a referendum on the UK's relationship with Brussels.
(11) But if you want to sustain a long-term relationship, it's important to try to develop other erotic interests and skills, because most partners will expect and demand that.
(12) One of the most interesting aspects of the shadow cabinet elections, not always readily interpreted because of the bizarre process of alliances of convenience, is whether his colleagues are ready to forgive and forget his long years as Brown's representative on earth.
(13) While the majority of EU member states, including the UK, do not have a direct interest in the CAR, or in taking action, the alternative is unthinkable.
(14) And the irony of it is it doesn't interest me at all.
(15) Further exploration of these excretory pathways will provide interesting new insights on the numerous cholestatic and hyperbilirubinemic syndromes that occur in nature.
(16) The information about her father's semi-brainwashing forms an interesting backdrop to Malala's comments when I ask if she ever wonders about the man who tried to kill her on her way back from school that day in October last year, and why his hands were shaking as he held the gun – a detail she has picked up from the girls in the school bus with her at the time; she herself has no memory of the shooting.
(17) Our interest in the role of association brain structures during this behavior is not occasional.
(18) Apart from their pathogenic significance, these results may have some interest for the clinical investigation of patients with joint diseases.
(19) Photograph: AP Reasons for wavering • State relies on coal-fired electricity • Poor prospects for wind power • Conservative Democrat • Represents conservative district in conservative state and was elected on narrow margins Campaign support from fossil fuel interests in 2008 • $93,743 G K Butterfield (North Carolina) GK Butterfield, North Carolina.
(20) Interestingly, different mechanisms of nucleated and non-nucleated TC directed lysis by CD4+ effectors were implied by distinct patterns of sensitivity to cholera toxin (CT) and cyclosporin A (CsA).
Lackluster
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Lacklustre
Example Sentences:
(1) A group of economists told the Wall Street Journal that is exactly what is happening : They blame our lackluster recovery this year on a pullback in spending and investment by US companies, which are afraid that the fallout from a fiscal cliff could compromise their ability to find funding or function normally.
(2) But leaders in both parties warned that a prolonged shutdown, and an associated decline in economic activity, could damage the lackluster economic recovery.
(3) Paraguay defeated Jamaica 1-0 Tuesday in a lackluster Group B match at the Copa América , giving the South Americans four points from their first two matches.
(4) Thank goodness for Kyrie Irving because without him this would have been one of the more lackluster All-Star Weekends in recent memory.
(5) The NSL rollback may have been the most sweeping recommendation made by the otherwise lackluster “review group”.
(6) An expert on the job markets, Yellen has been a staunch ally of Bernanke as he has tried to use low interest rates and QE to reanimate the US’s still-lackluster job market.
(7) Despite their lackluster results this year, GOP Super Pacs have far out-raised their Democratic counterparts, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
(8) Even as he faces a major new crisis and weeks of bad news to overcome – a lackluster GOP convention; deeply negative views of his handling of the attack in Libya; dissension in the campaign ranks – Romney is maintaining a remarkably light campaign schedule, York writes : He had one public appearance on his schedule Monday, Sept. 17, a speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles.
(9) Many of the production numbers were lackluster (an ecstatic duet between Jesse Mueller and Carole King excepted), though the dancing was of a very high order.
(10) However, lackluster consumer spending and inflation data on Monday curbed investor bets on when the next rate rise will be.
(11) Saturday Night Live: a lackluster episode as show comes to terms with Trump Read more When someone fits the bill, the show will bring that person back often, and Emma Stone seems poised to becoming a regular.
(12) Adding to his problems, Pryor's approval ratings are lackluster.
(13) While the media hysteria over Obama's lackluster performance is overstated, this strategy was a big political mistake.
(14) The answer is not for Obama to be aggressive as a means of over-compensating for his lackluster performance in Denver (a la Al Gore in 2000) but rather keep things as simple as possible.
(15) The president's overall job performance is similarly lackluster , with 43% approving, and 52 % disapproving.
(16) The lackluster start to the week comes as America's fragile economic recovery faces another crucial test as major US firms report their first-quarter earnings.
(17) 12.29am BST Half time thoughts Well that was perhaps predictably lackluster from the USA, with only the slightly anxious contribution of Johannsson standing out, as he showed neat touches to make a couple of half chances only for nerves to apparently get the better of him.
(18) Normally by the 82nd game of the regular season, the post-season seedings are set and the starters are resting in preparation for the playoffs, with fan support lackluster if they even show up at all.
(19) The Federal Reserve should keep in mind the lackluster growth we’ve seen throughout 2015 and continue to let the economy recover,” said Elise Gould , senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
(20) A number of donors to Jeb Bush’s campaign were reportedly jittery about sticking by him even before Wednesday’s lackluster performance in the Republican debate , but in the fierce competition among GOP presidential candidates to win seven- or eight-figure checks from multibillionaire businessman Sheldon Adelson, Marco Rubio has already emerged as the frontrunner, the Guardian can reveal.