THE way homes for sale are being dressed up, or "staged," these days can provoke an overwhelming love-at-first-sight, I-want-it, I-want-it-all kind of fervor in certain buyers, real estate sales agents are noticing.
That kind of fervor that you really don't want, I don't want".
The performance had plenty of fervor and clattering colors.
If you want to understand why the gun debate can occasionally feel rigged, this is the answer: the issue is characterized by a conspicuous asymmetry of fervor.
I think there's a lot of fervor and froth in the marketplace right now.
It's hard to argue with that kind of fervor.
Though his quick actions on a host of momentous issues might seem at odds with his fastidious, deliberate temperament, Mr. Minutaglio suggests that Mr. Gonzales's eagerness to give Mr. Bush what he wanted, combined with the fervor of many of the young, "true-blood conservative lawyers" on his staff, served to override such caution.
"They've taken advantage of the fervor of patriotism and giving the president the chance to do what he wants," said Irene Brown, a former Hector Town Board member and an opponent of drilling.
Think of the fervor of an exclusive sample sale.
"It's like Ticketmaster," said Currie Teoh, volunteer director of nonprofit Manna on Main Street, of the fervor she sees around Thanksgiving from people who want to give back.
I want to share the utopian fervor of Annie Murphy Paul's prologue to the paperback edition of "Origins": "For pregnant women and the fetuses they carry, the sky is now the limit: the science of fetal origins is opening up unprecedented possibilities for prevention and intervention, for giving birth to a generation that is healthier and happier than any that came before".
