This gratifies the child's love of approbation and keeps up her interest in things.

Between the paroxysms she kept up her keen interest in the life that went on about her.

Unfortunately, as the weeks wore on, he saw plainly that Temeraire found it harder going to keep up his own interest.

We must do something to keep up our interest or when something does come along, we'll miss it.

She was hoping Darkwind could continue to keep up his eager interest despite leaving everything he had ever known.

"I'm sure you'll find something to keep your interest up until the princess returns."

When the Rams drafted him on the fifth round in 1985, he still kept up his military interest.

The exercise probably helped to keep up his interest in his rudimentary copy.

Winning kept up her interest in the dreams and reduced her anxiety.

Nations keep up their interest or principal payments for the same reason that individuals do.