1.   Finally, she lists the intellectual pursuit model, which is self-directed and self-motivated by intellectual curiosity.

2.   Amid the madness of the Cultural Revolution, intellectual pursuits became anathema.

3.   And even their spiritual values are under threat, as their children turn from intellectual pursuits to make deals and money or forsake Russian Orthodoxy for Western evangelists.

4.   And though they are fascinated by dogs and passionate about understanding them, for the Coppingers the world of dogs has always been very much an intellectual pursuit.

5.   Besides focusing on the intellectual pursuit of public service and social ethics, Coles will be directly involved in fostering service programs.

6.   Experts say many universities balk at commercialization of their long-sacrosanct intellectual pursuits.

7.   For Ferris, a political appointee who recalls his rural upbringing when he sips buttermilk, the nostalgia of down-home cooking is hardly a dispassionate intellectual pursuit.

8.   He moved into bachelor quarters, complete with a handsome library, in the family mansion and devoted himself to travel, reading and intellectual pursuits.

9.   High school debate, once an intellectual pursuit associated with elite private schools, has become a forum for spirited students from the toughest city schools.