mutual interest

collocation in English

meaningsofmutualandinterest

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mutual
adjective
uk
/ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/us
/ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/
(of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for ...
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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 ofmutualandinterestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmutual interest

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Additionally, there was also a separate group, the members of which have amutualinterestin drugs and drug-related crime.
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All have amutualinterestin the electronic exchange of the full texts of documents.
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However, continuing to discuss issues ofmutualinterestwas considered to be important as a first step towards increased joint working.
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We quickly discerned amutualinterestin philosophy of healthcare as well as the foundations of clinical bioethics.
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Additionally, a research program is being developed to investigate questions ofmutualinterest.
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A final section introduces the writing of ethnography, prior to the conclusion, which identifies further areas ofmutualinterest.
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From the start the pair found amutualinterestin the project of renewing and reunifying the one holy and apostolic church.
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In addition to domestic and personal communications, penfriends look for correspondents with whom to exchange cards ofmutualinterest.
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This admission to interdependence in security issues gives substance to themutualinterestof regional stability.
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Because both interactants are attending to an object ofmutualinterest(bucket), this request occurs during joint attention.
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What drew us together - and thus what actually drew me into bioethics - was ourmutualinterestin social reform.
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While thinking about what others may choose, players come to the conclusion that some actions may unambiguously be in theirmutualinterest.
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The inevitable result was a system in which ties of patronage, kin, andmutualinterestwere vitally important in jury selection.
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Although argued on the basis of equity, forcing neighbours to share the cost of fencing also gave them amutualinterestin its maintenance and protection.
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But to establish whether governance is useful for (as distinct from relevant to) social policy, one must do more than just identify areas ofmutualinterest.
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Ashida (2000) studied reminiscence sessions that were based on listening to music and followed by interchanges about related topics ofmutualinterestto the therapist and the participants.
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We are moving in the direction ofmutualinterest, and that is what is needed.
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Firstly, proper cooperation is needed in the area of energy supply, which is ofmutualinterest.
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They exchange information and provide each other with specific training to improve their respective staff knowledge on issues ofmutualinterest.
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