Word: keen
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...eyes of libertarians, who sniffed at the idea that T. C. (current budget: $3,865,000) could not afford this experiment, New College was to be liquidated for too keen an interest in contemporary social problems. Teachers and students also charged that Dean Russell had consulted only his trustees and administrative officers, undemocratically ignored the faculty...
...Sunday Express, swank couturiers who cater to the best-dressing Duchess of Kent promptly made plans to open branches in Australia. Bustling George Garcia, the Australian Chairman of Aspro Ltd. which sells Europeans half a billion headache tablets yearly, crowed: "I am elated. Australia has always been keen on the Royal Family. We want a governor general from outside the Dominion who can make unprejudiced decisions. The Duchess will appeal to Australians because she is beautiful and chic and a mother...
...this reason that his works in America are regarded with keen interest. In this country he has a great respect for regional traditions and he is particularly interested in using existing American constructive methods as potentially modern devices. He should provide a great stimulus to architecture here and should produce a balance of adaptation and creation, that our architecture so sorely needs...
...enough to get into good condition again and buck up nerve enough to report for practice. It is no secret to the Vag that he probably could tuck that pigskin under his wing and run like hell for a touchdown against most any opposition. And he's a pretty keen fellow when it comes to calling plays, too, for that matter. Mix them up--run, pass, kick, fight for that extra yard--keep the old legs pumping all the time. He has a very distinct idea of how it feels to get out into the clear and watch the safety...
...week adds up to only 21 hours a week of premium time, 84 hours on four (two for NBC) networks. But sponsors are also reluctant to buy time in opposition to a show which is a great national favorite. That again reduces the amount of premium time, keeps a keen edge on the competition for the prize hours even in depression years. It also tends to make advertisers strain to keep their hold on time that has served them well, and is one more stabilizing and recuperative factor in the radio business...