This led to a long and passionate interest in diamond cut.

"I've had a long interest in the area," he said.

The character derived from his own long interest in physical and emotional problems.

The reason was her long interest in issues related to human rights.

Those issues, she said, "are the kinds of issues that I have a long interest and experience in."

Fallows has had a long interest in technology, both writing about and helping to develop it.

A long established interest that has not existed up to now as far as anyone can tell?

That helped him develop a design sense, he said, as did a long interest in painting.

Humans have had a long interest in the brain and its functions.

They remained inactive far too long and placed economic interests above the lives of their citizens.