Similarly, in the 1980s, as the Celtics GM, Auerbach fielded an earnest, hardworking team that was derided as being "too white".
Charlotte's warming up to pro basketball is a result of some earnest efforts by team executives, who set up in Charlotte a year and a half before the team played its first game.
With the World Series over, the hot-stove season begins in earnest as each team sets its sights on contending next year.
"The United States urges all Syrian parties, including the government and opposition, to provide immediate access to any and all sites of importance to the investigation and to ensure security for the U.N. investigative team," Earnest said.
Meanwhile, the earnest Corduroy (Robert Rivera) teams with a doll (Amanda-Mae Goodridge) and a bunny (Jennifer Jade Ledesna) also seeking loving homes.
Earnest Byner led the team in rushing yards, but he was the 280th selection in 1984.
Mr Allan went to his first Bantams game as a four-year-old and started following the team in earnest in 1987 but then emigrated last year.
Development of the PC version began in earnest, with a small team from Remedy working with Finnish independent developer Nitro Games.
This is a sturdy science-fiction trope, but in these films there's no science: no teams of earnest, frazzled-looking men and women working around the clock to avert disaster, no desperate missions.
As soon as he passes his physical exam, the Yankees can begin dreaming in earnest about Soriano's teaming with closer Mariano Rivera to form perhaps the most imposing late-inning tandem in baseball.
