He always took a keen interest in anything that tended to better the conditions surrounding the worker or to reduce the friction that, unfortunately, exists between capital and labor.
But their managements take a keen interest in the educational work being done, and though the taxes are heavy and the local authorities seem over-extravagant in their expenditures for education, the steel interests do not grumble.
These childish ways did not prevent her from manifesting a keen interest in poetry and art.
Francis Joseph often had General Gebhardt, the Governor of Nice, to dinner and generally took a keen interest in military affairs.
He took a keen interest in politics, and was identified with the Reform Party.
He continued, however, to take a keen interest in public affairs, and to do his utmost to promote the interior trade of Canada and the carrying trade of the lakes and St. Lawrence.
From his earliest youth he took a keen interest in the political questions before the country, and was a man of great influence on the Conservative side, to which he was attached by training and early association.
He was known as a man of energy and public spirit, and took a keen interest in all the political questions which agitated the country for some years prior to the formation of the Dominion.
She took a keen interestin it, and marked the adroit celerity with which the Rajah's team took the field with anxiety.
What was the reason for the keen interest he took in her friend?
They went out together to Olga's immense relief, and spent the next ten minutes in playing with the motor, in the driving of which Violet had lately developed a keen interest.
He was forever engaged in arduous mental work but also took keen interest in matters outside of his profession.
Ever since Hugh had recommenced his wooing of Linda, Alys had been to some extent in his confidence, and had been full of keen interest in the matter.
Brother and sister had both been greatly pleased to join their father at the Castle here, and were ready to take a keen interest in all that went on at this seat of learning.
Frazee took a keen interest in the Filson Club of Louisville, and one of his finest papers was read before that organization: An Analysis of the Personal Narrative of James O.
Colonel Young has taken a keen interest in "the prehistoric men of Kentucky," the mound-builders; and his collection is one of the finest in the country.
The Kentucky legislature took a keen interest in his history, rendering him great assistance.
The lively and voluminous correspondence of Sophie and the Elector, from which we learn much of all family affairs, contains many allusions to "mon frere Rupert," in whose sayings and doings the brother and sister took a keen interest.
Charles II, like a true Stuart, cared for his fleet also, and took a keen interest in ship-building and other matters connected with the navy.
He had always taken a keen interest in naval affairs, and now he devoted himself eagerly to the study of ship-building.
Glowing with esthetic delight in the remote and singular beauty of the place, Zulime took an artist's keen interest in alien loveliness.
Fuller, who timed his visit to be with us during the exhibition, professed a keen interest in every department of it.
He wondered why his visitor should take such a keen interest in the welfare of old David.
They were now very much together, and Margaret took a keen interest in the work of getting the Christmas supplies ready for needy families.
You see, I want to have people who will take a keen interest in the undertaking, such as I have, and who will be able to continue the work when I am gone.
A few weeks after her arrival in the empire Lady Curzon presided at a meeting of the central committee of the Dufferin fund, and manifested a keen interest in the noble charity.
He certainly took a keen interest in both libraries, was an enthusiastic curator of the Bodleian, and a generous supporter of the admirable Bodleian Quarterly, started by Mr. Falconer Madan.
He was a notable volunteer in the days when a French invasion was greatly feared, and all his life he took a keen interest in the volunteering movement.
Graham at once regarded me with considerable astonishment, for very naturally he could not make out why I should take such a keen interest in the death of one of the richest men in Holland.
At length I saw that I could obtain no further information from the servant, therefore I begged to be introduced to her young mistress, assuring her of my keen interest in the most puzzling problem.
Each of the young women was an accomplished horsewoman, and therefore evinced a keen interest in the experiences of the boys since they had been in saddle.
Chiang Kai-shek displayed a keen interest in these formal theoretical discussions which, thanks to his Moscow training, he understood perfectly.
The Whigs, before hostilities, and their successors, the Patriots of the war period, showed a keen interest in keeping the press going and in making sure that their side of the story got out and got circulated rapidly.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "keen interest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
