There is risk in a strategy of opposition; too ardently expressed, it can make Republicans seem extreme, as Representative Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst during the President's health-care speech to Congress on September 9th demonstrated.
After ardently expressing the desire to do films that will urge people to think for themselves and not just be "good little consumers," he quickly offered a superstitious disclaimer: "Now watch, I'll do something blockbuster to make a lot of money so that Roman can go to college".
Soldiers who once spoke ardently of wanting to rebuild Iraq now express open contempt for a people who seem unwilling to help themselves.
In Boston parlance, to "cover" the Red Sox usually means to criticize; the relationship between the team and its fans is like a longstanding marriage in which affection is expressed most ardently through complaint.
By Part 3, which uses dancers from both companies (all get choreographic credit throughout), the constant whirl of movement as people rush around expressing themselves ardently is a little exhausting.
Further, though Mr. Cruz's reverence is ardently felt, it is blandly expressed.
It is a big claim for a politician whose constituency includes millions of Kurds who also ardently support the PKK, and for whose leader, Abdullah Öcalan, he expresses unwavering support.
In a joint statement issued Wednesday, the Chinese for the first time expressed public concern over North Korea's recent disclosure of a modern uranium-enrichment plant, a small but ardently sought step in American efforts to press Kim Jong-il to roll back his nuclear weapons program.
The moment the President expressed his support for a resolution on deficit-reduction, seven Republican senators suddenly found the resolution they had so ardently, full-throatily called for - and backed - to be too extreme for their liking.
Moreover, voters expressed a skepticism about the hard-line statements against abortion by some candidates, particularly Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, saying they could be merely an effort to win ardently conservative voters in the Republican primaries.
