| Round here, we are not very keen on the notion of banning words of any kind. |
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| Both Van and I are keen on the idea of investing for the future, especially now we've got Alex. |
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| She is not too keen on the boys in her class and thinks there is no hope for them. |
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| Sources said the firm, which recently sent a team of officials to Thailand on a recce, is keen on the country. |
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| He wonders why European sportsmen don't wear boxes to protect themselves from such painful eventualities, when Americans are so keen on them. |
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| Here was a chance to find out why we as a nation seem particularly keen on chemical mood alteration. |
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| None of you were massively keen on the idea of remotely triggered landmines. |
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| I am keen on the idea of a wing rib of beef, after all it is the traditional Christmas day dish. |
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| Now in the interests of balance, something we're very keen on here, here's her side of the story. |
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| On top of this, Radio 1, still at the time hosting huge roadshows with Status Quo, was keen on a worthy, speech-based programme. |
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| Within the village itself, there are other attractions for those keen on immersing themselves in local history. |
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| Finance is the only stumbling block as the Australians are extremely keen on the idea. |
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| Sciama was very keen on Mach's principle, the idea that objects owe their inertia to the influence of all the other matter in the universe. |
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| My wife is mad keen on gardening, and nothing makes her more happy than a nice looking hanging basket or a flower tub. |
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| Six foot two, mad keen on sports, Craig Flatman seems every inch the typical teenager. |
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| When we heard he was mad keen on Beckham, we thought it would be nice to get him something signed by the man himself. |
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| Tony had been mad keen on archaeology since boyhood and, as his granddad was a market gardener, was already skilled at digging. |
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| I am not keen on baboon spiders as pets, but if you want to try something different from the usual docile tarantulas then these may be for you. |
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| I was asked to babysit for the Alatas children and although I wasn't too keen on watching over a toddler, I had accepted. |
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| I hope, however, that they are equally keen on maintaining the age-old tradition of literary backscratching. |
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| He recently completed a commission of a walking stick topped with a hot air balloon for a man who was keen on ballooning. |
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| Fuel cell vehicles, on the other hand, are on the verge of commercialization, with manufacturers keen on mass-producing them within five years. |
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| I'm not madly keen on toffees, but anything with violets or ginger is more likely to end up in the bin. |
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| We all became avid readers, keen on understanding history, politics, sexual politics, art. |
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| He was keen on the theatre, classical music, and trad jazz, but, apart from his delightful family, his greatest love was his work. |
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| I was very keen on trains and I took the engine of my train set to school and gave a morning talk about it. |
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| After his performance last night, George seemed to be a shoo-in, but Simon had not been too keen on him previously. |
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| But John Birt, the director general, was keen on bi-media, and once people realised it was inevitable it had to work. |
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| Some shorthairs can be overly protective, while others are not keen on strange animals of any kind. |
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| She was not keen on another mixer tap and specifically requested two separate taps. |
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| He was very keen on selling me a desktop clock which would show me the time in Bangkok. |
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| At this time, the Air Ministry was not keen on a monoplane despite the fact that a monoplane had established a world speed record of 423 mph. |
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| I wasn't terribly keen on the silveriness of the whole thing, at first, but the subtle pattern makes up for that. |
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| If you are so keen on wearing socks, wear sneakers or boat shoes with low-cut socks instead. |
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| If you've ever wanted to watch a Bollywood movie, but weren't keen on the weddings, this is the one for you. |
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| They are particularly keen on the Necropolis, the old boneyard that sprawls across the boundary between city centre and east end. |
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| He, who relinquished his executive's job in an insurance company to take the plunge into active politics, is keen on taking an untrodden path. |
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| Australian exporters keen on breaking into the Japanese market can still find plenty of opportunities. |
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| Until I tasted the 2000 vintage of this Languedoc Chardonnay, I was not very keen on the confected style of this heavily promoted southern white. |
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| The addition of the larger screen and video capabilities are nice but I'm not keen on the squatness and I particularly dislike the colors. |
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| He didn't seem to be too keen on the idea, however, and squinched up his tiny face whenever her hand drew near. |
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| And rumours have it that Scully was keen on the move to the South East too. |
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| They're not keen on having the nouveau riche bid up the price of weekends at Nantucket and Palm Beach and Jackson Hole. |
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| Commission members, however, know Washington is not a city keen on embracing dramatic change. |
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| I'm also keen on off-piste skiing and snowboarding, and I think Norway is very good for that. |
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| If you aren't keen on sewing a puppet's features in place, stick them on instead. |
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| A boisterous group keen on having a good time, they kept changing places and pointing out landmarks on the ground below. |
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| Some of us are all too keen on putting our views over and not listening to what's being said. |
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| The U.S. is keen on how regional or subregional groupings combat terrorism. |
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| She confides in her old chum Marjory Frobisher that she wasn't keen on the former lord of the manor. |
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| I've noticed the hubby is not so keen on a weekend of the wife being present but not there. |
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| This is a real treat for animal lovers and particularly those who are not so keen on zoos. |
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| I'm not that keen on whisky, but this creamy sauce was something I'd never tasted before and I liked it. |
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| My boyfriend is not too keen on them, but the Professor just shrugs and ignores him. |
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| It's always amused me that some of the most fanatical anti-tobacco activists are also mad keen on legalising dope. |
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| Philately has undergone a transformation over the years, as young philatelists are more keen on thematic stamps. |
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| Srivasta was keen on opting for cellular and mobile communication, his field of special interest. |
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| I'm not too keen on directors who think that monochrome instantly adds credibility. |
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| I wasn't keen on the first part of the gas mask story, but it all worked out in the end. |
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| Now-a-days, even if a function starts a bit late, invitees on the dais are keen on winding up their speeches quickly. |
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| The school encourages community involvement and is also keen on promoting the arts. |
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| If played with people who are not keen on presenting their points of view then the game becomes pointless. |
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| The vivacious teenager is keen on mastering singing and dancing when her peers are busy flipping through books. |
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| Marc was particularly keen on sending explicit pornographic photos to the staff. |
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| He was not keen on gardening but was fussy about his lawns, which must have mowing stripes and no moss. |
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| To give her her due, the headmistress wasn't too keen on league tables herself and has spoken out against government prescriptiveness. |
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| Luther himself was not keen on the idea and resisted all sorts of enticements. |
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| He's very keen on certain diets and as for drinking, I have never seen him touch a drop. |
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| There were no Afghanistan terrorists on those planes and no one on the ground there is particularly keen on being bombed by the US war machine. |
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| There will always be at least one quidnunc keen on telling you that your life lacks purpose. |
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| If you are keen on water sports, beware that diving is best December to March, and surfing between June and August. |
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| This is one company I am totally keen on getting a job at but I know I have a long way to go. |
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| For a party steeped in a history of armed struggle they are none too keen on radical activism. |
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| When my children were younger, I was never too keen on the idea of packing them off for long durations of summer camp. |
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| I know the Irish were traditionally keen on the idea of themselves as affable, sociable sorts. |
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| My background was two graduate professional parents who were very keen on academic success. |
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| I know few jobbing hacks in London who were keen on this particular assignment. |
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| I wasn't madly keen on the upholstery but the padding was effective and molded to my back quickly. |
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| He told me that people in his country are very keen on promoting peace and friendship. |
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| They are strict on discipline, keen on manners and don't tend to remain adventurous for long. |
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| One reason I am not keen on them is that they work by causing vasoconstriction. |
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| If you are not keen on feta, use something else crumbly, such as Cheshire or Lancashire cheese. |
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| Advocates of social software are keen on seeking alternatives to mainstream politics. |
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| As a child, I was actually rather keen on the idea of spending a night in hospital. |
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| He's particularly keen on photographs or other interesting items from the past. |
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| I am not keen on a political debate on a legal procedure if the legal procedure is not known. |
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| My father had always been keen on sports and had played football in his younger days and then later cricket. |
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| I opted for shooting, which I have always been keen on since I was brought up as an Army kid. |
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| I've never been too keen on hot weather and with my illness it drains me even more. |
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| At the moment, the shares are no obvious bargain for investors keen on value. |
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| If you're really not keen on cooking outdoors, take all your supplies with you. |
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| Her daughter Sarah is also keen on plants and writes about gardening as well. |
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| Stiff upper-lipped Brits aren't keen on PDA at the best of times and it'll be super awks if you drool over your manager only to get dumped a few weeks later. |
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| The Hawkings and their friends in Cambridge showed little interest in fashion and pop music, although Jane was keen on minidresses and the latest hairstyles. |
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| I'm not keen on someone who's a shingle short living so close to my kids. |
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| Everyone is therefore keen on palming it off as quickly as possible. |
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| As you might've already figured, these two are quite keen on having a blast, with or without friends, usually dining out or a night out for drinks. |
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| I wasn't keen on the title because I felt it sold the band short. |
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| It's also a parish that is very keen on reaching out to other people. |
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| I'll try them on again first, but I'm really not keen on the skirt. |
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| So he was particularly keen on suggesting to people that he'd found missing links not just between humans and animals but between widely different types of animals. |
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| I knew precisely what I was looking for and had just about reached the stage where I was about to compromise and settle for something I wasn't all that keen on. |
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| Another one was an aviarist, he was keen on birds and he took all the doors off the kitchen cupboards and put wire netting up to use them as birdcages. |
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| Benji was a free agent, and equally keen on his prospective employers. |
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| Passing under, through, and over the forest at Monteverde, comfortable two-person cable cars offer bird's-eye views, great for those not too keen on zip lining at high speeds. |
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| Japan is then in the throes of a conflict between rich industrialists keen on quickly modernising the nation and the samurai clans trying to retain the old order. |
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| While we moderns have lost the distinction between the pleasures and the gratifications, the ancient Greeks and the Romans of Hellenistic bent were keen on it. |
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| Investors who may be keen on some exposure to the retail sector should perhaps cast their eyes over grocers, which are generally fairly resilient to economic downturns. |
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| It was a pity that people were keen on showering encomiums on politicians and heads of religions and communities, whatever the frailties of these individuals. |
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| I must admit that I'm not keen on the return of the 'three most recently replied to topics' idea but if we do bring that back, might sticky topics mess that up a bit? |
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| If you're keen on learning old-time or ballroom dancing, now's the time. |
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| Away from work, I've been keen on hill walking for the last 10 years and my dream is to conquer all of Scotland's Munros, and maybe also all of the Corbetts. |
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| He's also very keen on sports, he's very keen on rugby football. |
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| If you're not keen on winter hats, you can always buy a nice headband. |
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| In this way, budding fashion designers who are not too keen on taking centre stage get a chance to ensure that their creative designs get all the appreciation and accolades. |
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| It seems to me that if you're keen on helping a child acquire language at the earliest possible age, they should be exposed to speech by native speakers of that language. |
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| Instead, the concerned citizens drawn from various parts of the city were keen on chalking out ways to aid the Corporation and other agencies in the months to come. |
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| One Nice Lady, who is very keen on needlecraft, started talking about what should be done with all her buttons and material scraps when she was no longer with us. |
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| The senior Pakistani sources say that pasha was never keen on the ISI job in the first place. |
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| However I am very happy with the way it looks and not too keen on making any major changes until I find a web designer who shares our collective vision. |
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| He seems keen on conflict, pitting the countryside against the city. |
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| It's not too keen on some of my hardware, refusing to speak to my camera and refusing to even boot half the time when my card reader is plugged in. |
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| However, most states today are not keen on a broad agenda for trade talks. |
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| Not being keen on traditional roasts and veg, I went for the veggie dish, a sweet and sour vegetable mix on a bed of rice, and found it an acceptable if unexciting meal. |
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| The Swedes themselves are very keen on using jigs for their pike fishing. |
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| New Zealand motorists have to beware a native parrot, the kea, which is just as keen on pecking off rubber windscreen wipers and window surrounds. |
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| By her forties she was spectacled, stout and keen on knitting. |
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| Those not so keen on fish could choose from equally tempting dishes such as roast chicken in tarragon cream sauce and escalope of pork with apple chutney, cider and cream. |
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| Jon plumped for the main course of skewered collops of Mallaig monkfish, but wasn't too keen on the other half of the combo, that Shetland salmon. |
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| Through the subtleties of the film were lost on this westerner, it seemed to involve a bloke who was keen on a sheila but was having trouble with the in-laws. |
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| The Hobdays are a bit too keen on the Hobnobs, but Dr Gill is there to show them the error of their ways. |
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| Whether he is keen on DIY or technology, stylish or just difficult to buy for, we've got a sackload of ideas to help you choose the right gift. |
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| And when you read their biogs, you see they're very keen on time and they hate people being late. |
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| Designer Fabiola Softas of Anne Folsom Smith Interior Design of Sarasota is keen on the customizable collection. |
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| Rachel's mad keen on Dr Who and suggested we call the baby Rose after the character in the series. |
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| When the Tories were last in power they were keen on closing special schools to save money. |
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| With supremo Bernie Eccle stone known to be keen on staging a grand prix in Russia, the exhibition will test the water. |
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| He is so keen on being Gerrard's bag man he has not taken a long hard look at the club he wants to join. |
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| A I'm very keen on gardening with bbulbs, specially the small spring bulbs like scillas, anemones, chionodoxas and miniature narcissi. |
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| Spanish clubs Villarreal and Celta Viga are also keen on him but Traore has indicated he wants to play in England. |
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| Both Isabella and Henry VII were keen on the idea, which had arisen very shortly after Arthur's death. |
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| She was not so keen on all the academic subjects but excelled in writing, and in 1911 she entered Arthur Mee's children's poetry competition. |
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| Despite the criticism, the Yongle Emperor was keen on continuing his grand plans. |
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| They were an affluent, unstuffy, slightly bohemian family, keen on holidays and socialising, with their own Mitfordian private language. |
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| At the beginning, I wasn't keen on working the weekend shift, but my boss talked me into it. |
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| This, of course, is due to the episode featuring a demanding American guest Mr Hamilton who was very keen on having a Waldorf Salad. |
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| The clavecinistes of the French baroque were especially keen on the idea. |
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| I am not so keen on 'White Feather' which looks like it has had a good dose of paraquat and is in the final throes of death. |
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| Fereday Smith had been keen on expansion and now his opportunity came. |
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| The Vale Resort in Hensol offers 11 different massage and body treatments, and if you're not keen on lotions, enjoy the sauna and give Hopi Ear Candling a try. |
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| Due to their tumultuous relationship and a lack of decent results, Warr was not keen on honouring the last year of the contract that Mansell had signed with Chapman. |
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| Burma Area Army originally quashed this idea, but found that their superiors at Southern Expeditionary Army Group HQ in Singapore were keen on it. |
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| Although primarily interested in furthering his intellectual pursuits, he was very keen on sports, particularly rugby, and reputedly played the Eton Wall Game very well. |
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| This resulted in many basic services suffering from a lack of workers, as many Saudi Arabian citizens are not keen on working in blue collar jobs. |
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| Commoners, however, were not too keen on studying the classics, so they instead took up vernacular languages and literature, and also the sciences. |
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| He was not keen on sport, but he was a highly proficient dancer. |
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| Meanwhile, the South African minister said her country is keen on expanding cooperation with Iran in diverse areas including agriculture, technology and arrogation. |
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| The market for baby durables is chiefly fostered by affluent parents keen on providing their babies with the very best of products and services available in the marketplace. |
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