Sentence examples for thought eager from inspiring English sources

And some elected opposition candidates are already thought eager to defect.

Mr Bo had been thought eager to challenge Mr Xi's ascent to the presidency, and Mr Zhou was a close ally who argued against Mr Bo's downfall.

We all felt, I think, eager to bring calm back to Christmas, so after dinner my brother-in-law went to bathe, as did my mother; my sister took refuge in doing dishes; my brothers and my younger niece played Super Mario Kart together on one living-room couch; and, on the other, my elder niece, Adira, read a book, one of her easy-readers, "Ramona Quimby, Age 8".

It is natural to think that eager young minds would be directed toward the frontiers of informed performance practices: clean textures, chopped phrase lengths and hurry-up tempos.

The extraordinary wealth of America's financial class also elicits boundless cooperation from politicians who depend on it for campaign contributions and from a fawning business press, as well as a stream of honors from universities, prestigious charities and think tanks eager to reward their generosity.

City are thought to be eager to retain him in their global empire.

KPN has been squeezed for cash for months and was initially thought to be eager to sell.

He is thought to be eager to buy the Los Angeles Times once it goes on the market.

Hezbollah, for example, is thought to be eager for an unconditional Israeli retreat in the absence of an Israeli-Syrian peace accord.

And euro zone leaders are thought to be eager to have a solution in place for Spain, ahead of the June 17 elections in Greece that could create further disarray for the currency union.

Janet Napolitano The Homeland Secretary is thought to be eager to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General, and is also seen as candidate for a place on the bench of the Supreme Court.