Gustavus Adolphus was eager for a victory to convince other Protestant states to join him.
But it was Mr. DiFrancesco who was the center of light, heat, and sweaty forearms grasping for his hand, and his influence, as hordes of lobbyists and fellow Republicans eager for a victory in November clamored to wish him well.
So fans here are eager for a victory at Brazil's Olympics, especially after an embarrassing 7-1 clobyerinGermanyrmany in the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Mr. Boehner in particular faced a tricky calculation about how much he could compromise without losing support not just from his large contingent of Tea Party-inspired fiscal conservatives, but also from social conservatives who were eager for a victory on abortion and other issues.
WASHINGTON, April 13 — The White House is fast at work recalibrating how best to use the power of the presidency to save immigration legislation from languishing for the rest of the year, eager for a victory in what has been a difficult political season for President Bush.
General Clark's aides are trying to do what some of Dr. Dean's opponents -- notably Senators John Kerry of Massachusetts and John Edwards of North Carolina -- tried earlier this year, suggesting to primary voters eager for a victory that an antiwar former governor from Vermont would get clobbered in a contest with President Bush.
With Democrats under pressure from the grassroots to oppose the nomination —mainly because Republicans blocked Obama nominee Merrick Garland last year — and Republicans eager for a victory in the aftermath of their failed attempt to repeal Obamacare last week, Senate aides said that changing the rules of the filibuster feels inevitable.
Even a candidate otherwise inclined to accept a defeat graciously will be hard pressed to go quietly in the face of an army of highly charged, well-financed litigation teams eager for courtroom victories.
Rebels walk by without noticing the carnage, eager to pose for victory photos.
With President Obama locked in a standoff with Congressional Republicans and his leadership criticized for a policy reversal in Syria, the raids could fuel accusations among his critics that the administration was eager for a showy foreign policy victory.
