Sentence examples for eager to extend the from inspiring English sources

Border Patrol officials have not been eager to extend the fence beyond its current length.

Mr. Obama is obviously eager to extend the gender gap between him and Mitt Romney, but every few weeks it seems that Republicans help widen it for him.

It's also been rumored that Netflix is seeking to launch a House of Cards spin-off, eager to extend the franchise of their flagship show.

On the contrary, the Nixon Administration appears eager to extend the process of withdrawal to retain some leverage in the unfolding relationship with China.

Quite simply, American drug, software, and media companies are furious about the pirating of their products, and are eager to extend the monopolies that their patents and copyrights confer.

With Texas legislators so eager to extend the freedom of the state's citizens to be armed at all times, one wonders what they expect when people with real guns appear in public places.

We have a rich history of public service, and we are eager to extend that legacy with the Geffen Academy.

The World Bank and the Gates Foundation already work together in many parts of Africa, and Wolfowitz is eager to extend this coöperation to other parts of the world.

Southerners were eager to extend slavery into the western territories, both to buttress their own political power and to open new markets to the domestic slave trade.

In order to restore his authority, Tokhtamysh requested aid from Vytautas, who was eager to extend his domain, which reached the Dnieper River in the east, into the lands of the Golden Horde.

Ratcliffe is eager to extend his gratitude to "the courageous men, who are helping the general population de-stigmatise a wide range of social issues".