Those close to Orszag say he has a strong appetite to know what is going on in the world of politics and a keen sense of how stories can go from zero-to-sixty in the fast-paced 24-hour news cycle.
Similarly, Telefonica will be aiming its first Firefox OS handsets in three markets in Latin America — Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela — as well as Spain, a market that has shown to have a strong appetite when it comes to low-cost smartphones.
IDC said Chinese consumers "still have a strong appetite" for the larger screens of Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+, but it remains to be seen whether Apple can continue to ship marketing-leading volumes as we move past the 'halo' period of the iPhone 6 launch.
"We have a strong appetite for more projects," he says.
For example, Hulu has succeeded because it has a virtual monopoly on content that consumers have a strong appetite for — TV shows.
"Similarly, Lidl has increased sales by 17.7%, showing that shoppers still have a strong appetite for the discount stores," he said.
I talked to an insurance agent who said that her firm had a strong "appetite" for extreme sports.
Mr. Abdul-Ahad, an Iraqi who covered the dissolution of his own nation, freely admits that "we in the Middle East have always had a strong appetite for factionalism".
