Word: anxious
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...proposal, as forwarded, represents our best judgment as to how we should proceed. We are anxious to move forward and optimistic that this will soon be possible. Michael B. McElroy Chair, University Committee on Environment
...work of Caravaggio, which he must have heard about in Spain though not seen until he got to Rome. This happened around 1610, the year Caravaggio died. It is hardly fanciful to suppose that Ribera, barely 20 years old and full of an expatriate's ambition, was anxious to move into the space only just vacated by this great and still controversial painter...
Silence reigned on the 84-by-105 foot course as the clock ticked into the last few minutes of the hour-limit. Four players, numerous teammates, and two anxious coaches murmured an occasional "Good shot" before huddling to plan the next move...
...presidential race he abandoned less than three months ago. Perot had been signaling the move for weeks with repeated -- and justified -- warnings that neither George Bush nor Bill Clinton is grappling with the nation's fundamental fiscal problems. But Perot is driven by two other forces: he is anxious to rehabilitate the reputation he tarnished by quitting the race in | July. And he seems to harbor a profound dislike of Bush...
Union officials, unavailable for comment yesterday, have spoken out strongly in favor of the benefits. But it is unclear how a drawn-out committee discussion will be received by a union anxious to sign a new contract and already sure of its position on partnership benefits...