Sentence examples for surprisingly keen from inspiring English sources

While some employers were surprisingly keen on the idea, others remain a harder sell.

The only thing I've got in common with Woodward is a dog, and mine is nowhere near as glossy and gorgeous as hers, though he does prove surprisingly keen on her blueberry chia seed pudding when I lose my own appetite for it.

The ladies – all members of SAFIA, a German society for older lesbians – were in high spirits, and surprisingly keen to talk about their own mortality, the importance of being visible and the acceptance of death.

Welles proved to be a highly competent administrator and a surprisingly keen military strategist.

Finally, I include a bit on dead pools and the people who follow obituaries with a surprisingly keen passion.

Yet automakers have kept the faith and the competition is surprisingly keen, with appealing entries from Chrysler, Hyundai, Buick and now Toyota.

Since the introduction of the OLPC XO laptop last year, more than a dozen manufacturers have leapt into the space, spotting the potential for sales to children and schools - and, perhaps surprisingly, to adults keen to work while moving around but unwilling to carry fully fledged laptops.

Iraq, similarly, faces huge bills, while other Gulf states, not surprisingly, are keen to strengthen their armed forces.In the past this combination of over-capacity and the need for revenues has been enough to weaken OPEC discipline, causing overproduction and a depressed oil price.

But in Christie's Dumb Witness, whose cast includes vegetarian spiritualist sisters, Poirot – surprisingly for one so keen on logic – says he has an open mind on the subject.

Not surprisingly, Democrats weren't keen on going along with the de facto inaction.

Not surprisingly, American executives aren't very keen on the idea.