Sentence examples for yet eager for from inspiring English sources

A young man, I grant, may be permitted, while yet eager for distinction, to pride himself a little in his good deeds; for (as Theophrastus says) his virtues, which are yet tender and, as it were, in the blade, cherished and supported by praises, grow stronger, and take the deeper root.

Rather, it was more of an indirect response to colonial rule, which caused an upsurge of nationalist feelings, and to the rapid growth of cities that created large populations without access to either folk or court theatre yet eager for some form of entertainment.

I remember his face as he finished expounding it to Empson and waited with a shy yet eager smile for the expected compliment.

On Wednesday, the mayor said during an appearance on David Letterman's late-night talk show that he was "not yet" eager to run for another office but "maybe I will in a year or so".

Yet many people, eager for any sort of panacea for aging, have jumped aboard the young blood bandwagon with vigor.

Executives, managers, engineers, lawyers, accountants and administrative professionals based on the East Coast or hoping to move there have yet another major company eager for their talents.

Augmented reality and virtual reality for maintenance and training, and energy management are use cases manufacturers are eager for, yet vendors aren't fully ready to deliver as the graphic below illustrates.

The most outspoken and combative judge on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was eager for yet another battle.

I've managed not to judge the men that visited me, yet here I was, eager for her to see me in solidarity as a service provider rather than as a punter.

I've managed not to judge the men that visited me, yet here I am, eager for her to see me in solidarity as a service provider rather than as a punter.

I was eager for information, yet suspicious of the package in which that information would be wrapped.