Word: eager
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
When Rachel and I found out last December that we were the new magazine chairs, we were ecstatic and energetic and a little bit wary. But no one else was nervous, knowing that Rachel would continue crafting prose from poorly strewn together clichés without discouraging the eager compers who submit that shit. Rachel has an almost preternatural instinct for what elements go into a good FM story. It’s actually amazing to watch her thought process, which after working on more than three dozen issues together, I’ve come to understand and (almost) anticipate...
...from the magazine on their own. Yet the Crimson’s staff director gets extra kudos for directing FM’s staff to meet his exacting standards as proofer. FM’s favourite Brit never fails to catch and criticise a spelling mistake, but is always eager to relieve us of a few aluminium cans of American beer and keep the crew in good humour. The staff were always keen to have him proof, especially when he told us that our copy was bloody brilliant. That might have happened once or twice...
...rather than flooring concern over rustiness, Harvard is eager to play someone other than itself...
...John Wong is eager to begin his working life. First, however, the newly minted university graduate must spend another 18 months in a military uniform. Like all males in Taiwan over the age of 18, he's required by law to do national service. After three months of boot camp, there's a good chance he'll be sent to one of Taiwan's heavily fortified outlying islands, located just kilometers off the coast of mainland China. He doesn't relish the prospect. "You just do drills and sit in bunkers, day after day," he sighs. "I'll be miserable...
...What's the real reason she's always so eager to watch Sex and the City? So that she can get a better look at Carrie's Manolos. Forget snow boots, this year buy her shoes she wouldn't buy herself. About $1,000 by Manolo Blahnik...