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As for the claim that they had been over-zealous, that is just rubbish. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
The legal profession has taken the notion of zealous representation to mean whatever the client wants. From Wordnik.com. [The Practice] Reference
He was known as a zealous puritan, and had given his sister in marriage to the celebrated Edmund Cartwright the leader of the sect. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth] Reference
Nice use of the word "zealous" there in his apology. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Though that seemed to appeal to my neighbor, we both realized that the law would not tolerate that kind of zealous action. From Wordnik.com. [How To Remove and Block Friends on Facebook [Consumer]] Reference
You will get the native energy of the word "zealous" if you recall its kinsman "jealous.". From Wordnik.com. [The Epistles of St. Peter] Reference
He describes the character as having "a kind of zealous immaturity - like a drug addict with a to-do list.". From Wordnik.com. [AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters] Reference
The Truth Will Out at Last, "their latest posts in a running controversy with what might be termed a zealous Book of Mormon entrepreneur. From Wordnik.com. [Dave's Mormon Inquiry] Reference
I ... was forward -- or "zealous" (Ac 24: 17; Ro 15: 25; 1Co 16: 1; 2Co. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
"zealous" and "earnest," and a light that was almost the light of fanaticism shone in his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery] Reference
My son, the zealous idealist, had sadly forgotten his. From Wordnik.com. [Season Of Protest] Reference
(Or a zealous prosecutor may take the initiative unasked.). From Wordnik.com. [An Indecent Proposal] Reference
"" I just can't picture us being overly zealous about it. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Baptists Vs. Mickey] Reference
She is an unusual combination of being smart, tough, and zealous. From Wordnik.com. [America, Inc.] Reference
The school's zealous egalitarianism will be especially controversial. From Wordnik.com. [The King Versus The Radicals] Reference
The most zealous of these practitioners call themselves "value investors.". From Wordnik.com. [The Intelligent Investor] Reference
He presides over a young, zealous work force that resembles a U.S. dot-com. From Wordnik.com. [Is This Any Way To Run An Airline?] Reference
"We have become a zealous, arrogant and deeply racist country," one told me. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: Exit Strategy] Reference
The zealous U.S. attorney general, John Ashcroft, embodies this ambivalence. From Wordnik.com. [The Dutch Go To Pot] Reference
His weight problems, the result of zealous overeating, dated back to his childhood. From Wordnik.com. [The Diet Of Last Resort] Reference
To make up for the mediocrity, zealous parents send their kids to the pricey cram schools. From Wordnik.com. [Cutthroat Classes] Reference
It's nice to include a compliment or two but not too many, as it can be perceived as being over zealous. From Wordnik.com. [Plain Text: The Romantic E-mail of the Inept Man] Reference
Such restlessness isn't the best recipe for commercial success, but Ward has built up a zealous following. From Wordnik.com. [Troubadour Next Door] Reference
Forget images of scantily clad MTV babes or zealous art students producing grainy films with handheld cameras. From Wordnik.com. [IS VIDEO ART REALLY ART?] Reference
And yet in a time when germs ride the wind and tide, even the most zealous border guards may be of little use. From Wordnik.com. [Attack Of the Aliens] Reference
But the episode fits an emerging pattern that will be difficult for Robb to blame entirely on zealous minions. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Demolition Derby'] Reference
The cure -- Starr and zealous House prosecutors hellbent on reversing an election -- is worse than the disease. From Wordnik.com. [The Fallout] Reference
Steiner-Kanak provided a valuable lesson for caregivers: think zany, not zealous; think "want to," not "have to.". From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Magazine] Reference
Not even the most zealous advocate of geo-engineering argues for using it in lieu of cutting and capturing carbon. From Wordnik.com. [How to Fix a Climate Emergency] Reference
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has moved to curb the zealous excesses of some 10,000 imams on the government payroll. From Wordnik.com. [The New Face of Islam] Reference
By all accounts, the idea was solely Erdogan's -- not something forced upon him by overly zealous religious leaders. From Wordnik.com. [A GOOD EUROPEAN?] Reference
DeLay's money-raising empire attracted the attention of a more zealous investigator, Travis County Prosecutor Earle. From Wordnik.com. [THE EXTERMINATOR] Reference
If Rafsanjani is elected president this summer, as many expect, he may clip the wings of the zealous parliamentarians. From Wordnik.com. [IRAN: THE ECONOMY: A FUTURE LESS BRIGHT] Reference
Their zealous diplomats negotiated a treaty that was larded with commitments that the United States never could have honored. From Wordnik.com. [Blowhard in Chief] Reference
SHAKIRA SINGERMIAMI, AGE 22 Her gutsy 1998 rock album "Donde Estan Los Ladrones" won her a zealous following among young Latinas. From Wordnik.com. [Critical Mas: 20 For 2000] Reference
Even the most zealous green groups now admit there is little hope of nurturing the Amazon without aiding its struggling residents. From Wordnik.com. [Under Construction] Reference
The longest sentences were meted out to the head of the division, his deputy and an especially zealous detective — eight years each. From Wordnik.com. [The Torture Routine, Russian Style] Reference
If Congress can pass a budget that forces agencies to cut back on enforcement, zealous prosecutors may well find the cuffs are on them. From Wordnik.com. [Big Crimes, Big Time] Reference
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