Word: eager
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. His quick, self-deprecating wit helped Udall make it through a series of disappointments while trying for higher office, including a disastrous attempt at the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976. A story Udall told for years afterward had the eager candidate walking into a New Hampshire barbershop and announcing he is running for president. The barber replies, "We were just laughing about it this morning...
According to Carolann Brockett, an administrator at OCS, despite the crush of eager students, the day went smoothly...
Barrios says he plans to continue working part-time at Hill & Barlow during his term, but that he is eager to make an impact on his community...
Despite the fact that Harvard has not contacted him yet (as MIT has) about discussing various concerns and issues of interest, Barrios says he is eager to cultivate more ties between the University and state government...
...managers--not knowing what the CEO had just told me--pulled me aside to give his analysis of the audience. He explained that although everyone there had made a bundle of money, they were all still greedily pumping the cash cow with both hands--and in some cases lips--eager to exit early with the maximum possible net worth. He explained that none of them wanted to risk running out of money after leaving because if that happened, they might have to return to work at the hellhole they left. I asked about his higher purpose, to make the world...