Magath has preferred the youthful energy, enthusiasm and no little skill of Cauley Woodrow, Moussa Dembélé and Patrick Roberts, a reflection of the consistent excellence of Fulham's academy sides at under-18 and under-21 levels.
Manuel Martinez, as he then was (Manolo Chopera is an untranslatable slang name everyone called him), had little enthusiasm for engineering and preferred to work with horses.
Having habitually backed such committed reformers as Blatter and Issa Hayatou in Fifa presidential elections, they recently stumbled over anointing Michel Platini as their preferred successor to Blatter, only to regret their enthusiasm.
But when informed that eminent foreign poets preferred ambiguity to clarity, the Japanese responded with double enthusiasm.
While Mailer's large enthusiasms were fuelled by the energy of New York City, Styron preferred to remain in the countryside, spending the time away from his desk walking his dog in the woods (which he owns) or socialising locally.
The French Government prefers to stress the enthusiasm of the local population.
Despite his now considerable engagement with scientific affairs, Bryson is still at pains to play down his expertise, preferring to stress the enthusiasm of someone who missed out at school.
It seems that many Americans went to the polls without much enthusiasm for either candidate, but, nevertheless, with a clear idea of whom they preferred.
Thus, although it's clear that Mr. Romney is preferred by these party elites to any other current candidate, it's not clear how much enthusiasm there is for his candidacy in an absolute rather than relative sense.
His enthusiasm may not have extended to the Second Viennese School, but he was not averse to atonal music, though he preferred it with a theme, a rhythm or a sequence.
