Sentence examples for eagerness to secure from inspiring English sources
But the Habsburgs, in their eagerness to secure Carinthia, concluded an agreement behind his back with Luxembourg, which thus acquired the whole of the Tirol.
At the same time, state-run PetroChina's participation in the joint bid underscores China's eagerness to secure control over energy supplies and natural resources like iron, as it seeks to meet demand from its fast-growing economy.
Fearing the possible success of such a plot, the Express showed its eagerness to secure freedom from the European Union as soon as possible, "Dash to seal Brexit deal".
The England defender Ashley Cole admitted the team are not performing as flamboyantly as they did earlier in the campaign, but they remain an effective unit with their eagerness to secure the Champions League as fierce as ever.
Leopold fell out with the court impresario Giuseppe Affligio, and damaged his relations with the eminent court composer Christoph Willibald Gluck, through an over-eagerness to secure a performance of Wolfgang's first opera, La finta semplice, and as a consequence developed a reputation at court for being importunate and "pushy".
"First priority: to secure.
Still, the generals were also eager to disavow any eagerness to return to political power.
If he can maintain the industry and eagerness to combine with team-mates that typified his display in little over an hour here Liverpool really will have secured a bargain.
Scoring a Stanley Cup-winning goal for an upstart N.H.L. champion has a way of raising a young man's profile, as does his eagerness to accompany that Cup on nocturnal tours through the city's fun belt in the weeks after it had been secured.
