Word: keening
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...friends emphasize her fun side as well, describing Menendez as a “participant-observer” who always keeps a keen grasp on circumstances...
...Donaldson resign? The Bush nominee, above right, often clashed with two fellow Republicans on the commission who thought he was too keen to regulate and punish. During his tenure, the SEC levied hefty fines against corporate transgressors and, among other things, established a rule requiring that mutual funds have chairmen independent from the firms they oversee...
...misdeeds, turmoil, corruption and anarchy of the 14 years of our country's democratic rule. The political parties spread disenchantment across the nation. Our leaders were not resolute, and their fickleness cost thousands of Nepalese lives. The parties in power never gave a thought to the insurgency; they were keen only on gaining the position of Prime Minister. Such irresponsible leadership wrecked our country. So we cannot just go on blaming the King or the Maoists, because they are not the prime causes of the discord. The only way that the parliamentary processes can be revived is for party leaders...
Bernanke also has a keen ability to interact with the press and with politicians, his colleagues...
...residence full-time at a Warner, N.H. farm that would come to be known as “Pobiz,” short for “Poetry Business.” The writings from Kumin’s “Pobiz” period reflect a keen awareness of the natural world that have led her work frequently to be compared to that of Robert Frost, who likewise studied here. (Frost, who enrolled at Harvard in 1897, withdrew from the College before ever receiving...