Sentence examples for which were eager from inspiring English sources

Saab, as well as Volvo, gained a yuppie following, leading the Detroit car companies, which were eager to win over younger consumers, to buy them.

These restrictions helped prevent damaging swings in exchange rates; they also kept out American financial firms, which were eager to expand in Asia.

Many of the lower-rated bonds issued by XYZ, and by mortgage pools like it, were purchased by C.D.O.'s, the second-order mortgage vehicles, which were eager to buy lower-rated mortgage paper because it paid a higher yield.

Niyazov insulated himself from the outside world but Mr Berdymukhammedov has visited a number of countries, including China, Russia and the United States, all of which were eager to welcome him, given the size of Turkmenistan's gas reserves.

According to Bruce Misamore, an American who spent several years as the chief financial officer at Yukos, when Mr. Khodorkovsky was arrested in October 2003, he was in the process of selling a stake of the company to either Exxon Mobil or Chevron, both of which were eager to make an investment.

His narrow victory over the Republican nominee for governor, Thomas C. Foley, also owed much to the state's public-sector unions, which were eager for a Democrat after 20 years of hostilities with Gov. John G. Rowland, who laid off thousands of workers, and Gov. M. Jodi Rell — both Republicans.

Grant could still re-sign with Portland, which is eager to keep him.

"Skins" is a calculated risk by MTV which is eager to get into the scripted programming business.

It's an unwelcome turn for companies owned by private equity firms, which are eager to sell their holdings.

BP is also a major taxpayer in Britain, which is eager to reduce its huge government deficit.

The majority owner of R.B.S. is still the British government, which is eager to start selling parts of it stake.