In other new countries, or in cultures acquiring an awareness of their own ambitious identity, the essay became semipolitical, earnestly nationalistic, and often polemical, playful, or bitter.
Amis, Leader makes clear, had to work earnestly to become as bilious as he became.
His obsession with Springsteen is portrayed as charming but as the film progresses, it becomes rather annoying, earnestly quoting him at any given moment or mansplaining his importance to his new anarchist girlfriend.
The site has become a home to those earnestly looking for the truth about the work world or for what Ms. Holt calls "a kick in the career pants," often delivered in a refreshingly honest voice.
Stalls were selling everything you needed to become that person BBC3 films earnestly miming the lyrics to "Chasing Cars" while staring into their partner's eyes.
And with "Real Time With Bill Maher" on HBO and FX's new "Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell," today's comedy talk show has become more left-wing, opinionated and earnestly engaged.
The constructive criticizer will often couch his critiques with useful advice -- advice which he hopes you consider, because he earnestly desires to see you become the best version of yourself.
Bush answered earnestly, saying that "this has become something that needs to be looked at in terms of regulation" and that daily fantasy sports is currently akin to "day trading without any regulation at all".
For those who do not, Peggy is the peppy protofeminist of the show, promoted from secretary to become the lone female copywriter at the advertising agency, earnestly striving for sisterhood amid the innuendos.
Mr. Travanti continues earnestly to hone the grimness that has become his trademark on "Hill Street Blues". Ms. Williams, unfortunately, is generally restricted to looking worried about what the future holds.
