Many are enthusiastic globalisers, venturing abroad partly as moneymaking organisations and partly as quasi-official agents of their home governments.
The Afghans, however, were less enthusiastic about venturing into the chilly mountains in Tora Bora and risking their lives to block the Qaeda fighters from fleeing to Pakistan.
Their owner, Evgeny Lebedev, has been enormously enthusiastic about the venture.
Enthusiastic grocers and venture capitalists prowled the halls of trade shows looking for the next big thing.
Endowments, foundations and pension funds, enthusiastic participants in venture capital before the crisis, pulled back after their stock and private-equity holdings were clobbered.
"We're even getting our bread from Ithaca Bakery". Petrillose is enthusiastic about the venture, but harbors some worries that the subs may suffer in quality depending on who is making them.
The legal establishment, however, was less enthusiastic about the venture.
Nevertheless, Frank Pierson, former president of the Writers Guild of America, West, and writer of "Cat Ballou," "Cool Hand Luke" and HBO's Emmy-winning "Truman," is enthusiastic about the venture.
He gives the impression of being less enthusiastic about online ventures in general than hopeful that this deal gives the university a relatively risk-free trial.
Sir Stamford Raffles was an enthusiastic supporter of the venture when the British briefly occupied Indonesia in the Napoleonic Wars.
For his part, Mr. Draper is enthusiastic about his new venture and conveys a true believer's faith in the strength of his security software, which ShopIP plans to release to a group of test customers next month.
