This marked a turn away from the traditional interest in strategic local concerns of the U.S. and toward more international involvement.

France and Britain are great powers with traditional interests in the Middle East.

We had to explain how both traditional and national interests would be preserved.

She appears to appropriate traditional humanist interests in social connectedness and caring specifically for women.

In three disparate cases, the court held to a consistent principle - the patient's right to refuse treatment where the traditional interests are not threatened.

I had an interest in music, traditional in particular.

Now, traditional interests have found friends in both parties; television has taken the campaign into the living room, and candidates concentrate on making themselves personable.

They have archaeological, architectural, artistic, historic or traditional interest.

It was a big factor in trying to corner the vote to protect what they saw as their traditional interests.

People with low scores on openness tend to have more conventional, traditional interests.