passing interest

collocation in English

meaningsofpassingandinterest

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passing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/us
/ˈpæs.ɪŋ/
moving ...
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interest
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.trəst/us
/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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(Definition ofpassingandinterestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpassing interest

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Yet he was also a mathematician and it is reasonable to assume that he took more than apassinginterestin the structural aspects of his buildings.
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The requirement of prior discourse rules out matters of onlypassinginterest.
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As a physician specifically interested in pacing, however, to me the detailed chapters on nursing care, although well written, were of onlypassinginterest.
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It is of more thanpassinginterestto observe that a court which is governed by a sense of self-restraint does not thereby become paralyzed.
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Many, however, are of onlypassinginterest: revealing little that is truly new, or written in a pedestrian and uninspiring style.
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No matter how small a firm is, the ordinary person who works there has more than apassinginterestin the fortunes of the company.
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I have more than apassinginterestin it.
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I recommend that report to everyone who has more than apassinginterestin the subject—and that really should mean everybody.
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We know that that is nopassinginterestbut something which is very deep in his commitment to politics.
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His party showed only apassinginterestand that was in the matter of disablement and access.
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I took only apassinginterestin chat matter.
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It is unnecessary to go through that but it seems to be a matter of somepassinginterest.
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In that context, the issue of academic freedom is of more thanpassinginterestto academics.
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He has a more thanpassinginterestin the scheme.
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It is a very pleasant feature of the landscape and is ofpassinginterestto many using the highway.
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I have listened with not justpassinginterestto what has been said in this debate by a number of speakers.
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I have more than apassinginterestin geography.
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That is one point, which is ofpassinginterest.
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It is a matter ofpassinginterest.
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We are grateful for thatpassinginterest.
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