He was keen to get started on the journey that had been planned for several months. From LearnThat.org.
A keen blade. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Thomas, who is not what I call keen about golf, preferred to remain before the fire. From Wordnik.com. [The Holiday Round] Reference
Japan's prime minister is expressing what he calls keen remorse and heartfelt apologies for his country's role in World War II. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2005] Reference
It was still raining in torrents after lunch, and Thomas, who is not what I call keen about golf, preferred to remain before the fire. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Days] Reference
I have a certain keen sense of liberation, these days. From Wordnik.com. [The State of Canadian Capitalism: A Political View] Reference
The party in keen to get Lib Dems blogging but it takes courage. From Wordnik.com. [BritBlog Roundup] Reference
I know well how keen is Toronto's interest in Imperial questions. From Wordnik.com. [Imperial Co-operation] Reference
In fact it may surprise you to know that Underwriters at Lloyd's are in keen competition with one another. From Wordnik.com. [Lloyd's Of London] Reference
To and fro, up and down over the ruined bank I passed; the wind blew cool and keen from the west, though the sky was smiling. From Wordnik.com. [An Island Garden] Reference
Finally resuming the chair at my desk I feel in keen sympathy with my fellow-creatures, for I seem to see clearly again that all are akin. From Wordnik.com. [American Indian Stories] Reference
 The identity of the "Fourth Man" is one of the keen mysteries of the book yes, I wrote "keen" - deal with it!. From Wordnik.com. [Reasons to Love Comics #334 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
Many will still recall the keen rivalry that existed between the famous firms. From Wordnik.com. [Pickwickian Studies] Reference
Sapper Foster, described as a keen chef, enlisted into the Royal Engineers in September. From Wordnik.com. [News round-up] Reference
Mrs Burgess, who was not accused of wrongdoing, was described as a keen tennis player and a. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Until his illness, Mr Allan, 58, was fit and active and known as a keen runner, sailor and cyclist. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Being a very brilliant singer himself, he was never what you might call keen to take in a new member. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Bobby Bobolink Tuck-me-In Tales] Reference
Until, that is, the keen angler went to a tackle shop to buy a £1.50 catapult to fling bait into rivers. From Wordnik.com. [Fuckwit of the day: Shopkeeper refuses to serve great-grandfather, 73, a toy catapult 'unless he could prove he was over 18'] Reference
“Those are gravity boots,” he said, showing what Sonnie often referred to as his keen grasp of the obvious. From Wordnik.com. [Here There Be Monsters] Reference
'Hm,' said Mirabel, rather disbelievingly, for Antoinette could not by any means have been called keen on games. From Wordnik.com. [Fifth Formers at St. Clare's]
From behind a large oak a keen, racy-looking fellow stepped forth, and, leveling his cavalry carbine, called "Halt!". From Wordnik.com. [The end of an era,] Reference
Crooks was described as a keen soldier, an excellent athlete who "would do anything for you without even being asked.". From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
This effort has been called keen, clever, but untimely, tending rather to set people by their ears than to save them from their sins. From Wordnik.com. [James Fenimore Cooper] Reference
How keen is my ‘opportunity antenna’?. From Wordnik.com. [Women Grow Business » The Opportunity Antenna: Inauguration Business Taught a Lesson] Reference
And as for all those in Europe who were not 'keen' on the Iraq war. From Wordnik.com. [If it Quacks Like a Constitution...] Reference
Wednesday that the government was "keen" to address the teachers 'concerns. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Were these writers really as immodest as to consider themselves "keen" observers?. From Wordnik.com. [Social Fiction] Reference
In Ted Hughes's case it would seem understandable why he should be "keen" to do this. From Wordnik.com. [Not a Conspiracy] Reference
Nqakula said he had not personally spoken to Rwasa but there were indications that the rebel group was "keen" to rejoin. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
His mind was neither "keen" nor "clear," and he seemed "reluctant to face up to the details of personnel and program selection.". From Wordnik.com. [As Camelot Began] Reference
He was, in short, keen to be noticed. From Wordnik.com. [Mr Abrahams and the Labour Party] Reference
Another 40 percent said that they were "keen" on OSS. From Wordnik.com. [Tectonic] Reference
Sven-Goran Eriksson 'keen' on rumoured new Notts County takeover. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
I love that you used the words "keen" and "rubbish" I can almost hear your accent …. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Life of Kat] Reference
The spokesperson added that the BBC are "keen" that he stays with the show as he is a. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
"Yes, but it was at the cost of infinite perplexity -- of what I may call keen suffering. From Wordnik.com. [The Diary of a Man of Fifty] Reference
Among the bidders was the Duke, who was said by Bonhams to be "keen" to acquire the plate fr. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Cromwell came forward into the room, with a kind of keen smile, in his rich dress and chain. From Wordnik.com. [The King's Achievement] Reference
Britain's Osborne said last week in Beijing he is "keen" to make the U.K. more trade-driven. From Wordnik.com. [Bloomberg] Reference
LAT that Angelina is "keen" on the film as Tim Burton is trying to figure which project to do next. From Wordnik.com. [The Velvet Hot Tub | Freshest Stories] Reference
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