They showed no eagerness to spread the gospel. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I get the impression that Darcy Burner really believes that eagerness is a substitute for depth. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Darcy Burner, the publicity-shy candidate] Reference
Chook! she was crying, and the dogs whined and yelped in eagerness of desire and effort to overtake Big. From Wordnik.com. [THE RACE FOR NUMBER THREE] Reference
What we call eagerness, enthusiasm, passion, refers to the intensity of an instinct, wish, desire or purpose. From Wordnik.com. [The Foundations of Personality] Reference
Miss Jean heard their voices, first low and awestricken, rising in eagerness and loudness as they got further from the house. From Wordnik.com. [Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago] Reference
Winston took up his glass with a certain eagerness. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
Her eagerness was the natural recoil from her hesitation. From Wordnik.com. [The Divine Fire] Reference
I recall his eagerness to get out to the "bus" and to be on his way to the field. From Wordnik.com. [Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball] Reference
Apparently she was not eager; the eagerness was his own -- he was eager to explain. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragic Muse] Reference
They ushered him on his way with what can only be described as eagerness and gratitude. From Wordnik.com. [WalesOnline - Home] Reference
This familiar verse recalls the eagerness of the schoolboy to be home for the Christmas holidays. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference
The Election Commission has termed the eagerness of Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to sit together 'positive' for the country. From Wordnik.com. [The New Nation] Reference
If he tries to mount you it might be difficult to escape his eagerness, that is if you really don't want to 'go the entire way'. From Wordnik.com. [EROTICA: A Guide to Canine Sex] Reference
"Yes," said the lads in a breath; and long afterwards they recalled their eagerness to know about a means of descent from that shelf. From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story] Reference
When this friend returned after his first interview with Tennyson, many years ago, we can well recall the eagerness with which we listened. From Wordnik.com. [Authors and Friends] Reference
Lincoln caught at the letter with an eagerness which is deeply pathetic. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896] Reference
But his face had changed, it had a kind of eagerness, and his eyes glowed big. From Wordnik.com. [Kangaroo] Reference
This game they played with a fierce eagerness which is now limited to a small class of inferior men. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860] Reference
This belies your conjecture that our president has shown no "eagerness" to personally handle the problem. From Wordnik.com. [Reviewing The New Spain] Reference
I am sorry, though, that Professor Wilks could possibly read my article as showing "eagerness" to pronounce the death of the Welsh nation. From Wordnik.com. [Wales's End?] Reference
Is it worse for a child to be after his plays, with only the same kind of eagerness?. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Nurture.] Reference
Organization seeks volunteers with "eagerness" to understand issues relevant and unique to Scranton. From Wordnik.com. [Times Leader News] Reference
And I like how the person emphasized that the neighborhoods "eagerness" to participate would be a factor. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
They should also exhibit an "eagerness" to understand the issues relevant and unique to the Greater Scranton area, she added. From Wordnik.com. [Times Leader News] Reference
Dillon said there's an "eagerness" by company officials to find ways to leverage intellectual property that both sides bring to the table. From Wordnik.com. [Urgent Communications RSS] Reference
"behold," expresses a kind of eagerness, like our exclamation of assent. From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
in a state of semiconfusion ... and, uh, kind of eagerness to, even get. From Wordnik.com. [TEDBUNDY]
"He was glowing with a kind of eagerness it hurts one to rebuff, and she watched him, her fears under control, with. From Wordnik.com. [Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories] Reference
She said with marked nervousness, and a kind of eagerness, too: "You're so good and dear in the way you look at it, Hugo. From Wordnik.com. [V. V.'s Eyes] Reference
For the Americans, eagerness is mixed with sheepishness. From Wordnik.com. [Monica Madness] Reference
But Perot's anger finally overcame his eagerness to please. From Wordnik.com. [Ross Reruns] Reference
Even Syria's strongman Hafez al-Assad began signaling his eagerness for talks. From Wordnik.com. [How We Got to This Point] Reference
There is an appealing, slightly vulnerable quality about his eagerness to please. From Wordnik.com. [An Inconvenient Truth Teller] Reference
Ma's Kuomintang party has won support for its eagerness to increase direct commercial and transport links with China. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
To my mind, Mr. Nixon's eagerness for a place on the world stage blinded him to Alger's candor and devoted loyalty to America. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise And Fall And Rise And Fall And Rise Of N] Reference
Romney's aides appear to be bewildered by what they perceive as the press's eagerness to quickly anoint McCain the clear front runner. From Wordnik.com. [Romney, Running Uphill] Reference
Certainly, parents who are able to mobilize an eagerness for the baby in utero are already preparing that baby for a successful future. From Wordnik.com. [Building A Better Self-Image] Reference
The panel identified five common elements of success: Openness to global trade and, usually, an eagerness to attract foreign investment. From Wordnik.com. [Rx for Global Poverty] Reference
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