And his desperate eagerness to catch a glimpse of the animal leads to an unfortunate accident.
Sweetness is not this gifted comedian's strong suit, and in its place Mr. Kattan offers a desperate eagerness to please, a far less charming quality.
Moreover, the Bush camp's desperate eagerness to block the recounts suggested the fear that they would show Vice President Gore the winner.
Never has college been sought with such desperate eagerness as the route to fulfillment and success as it is today; but never has such has there been so much cynicism and mistrust.
If you could allow yourself any sympathy for such white trash, you might find something pathetic in their eagerness to please, their desperate readiness to be friendly.
In the past week, the incoming administration has sounded almost desperate in its eagerness to enlist Republicans.
But, having accepted the job, she seems, at the very least, to have accepted the regulations, and she toed the line with a dutiful eagerness in a desperate cause; she worked hard to maintain a show of good cheer and good times while being denied the freewheeling disinhibition that goes with real comedy.
This clandestine trade may not be enough to raise the living standards of ordinary Iraqis, but it certainly puts soap and tyres within Mr Hussein's reach, not to mention more luxurious or sinister items.Indeed, while his country is in desperate straits, Mr Hussein shows no eagerness to spend on his own people the money he gets from illicit oil exports.
"This show is all about manipulating the eagerness for celebrity among vulnerable, often desperate people," David Wilson, a professor at Birmingham City University who briefly worked as a psychologist on "Big Brother" several years ago, wrote in The Daily Mail.
His eagerness to counsel, to take charge, to be perceived as wise and eloquent now assumes the desperate aspect of a man who knows he's long past his prime and could be pink-slipped at any moment.
Parra slotted a fifth penalty and, although Leicester launched one last, desperate attack, with captain Ed Slater coming within two metres of the line, replacement lock Graham Kitchener's over-eagerness enabled James to clear the danger.
