Word: keenness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Cruise may not have definite plans for the type of movie he would like to act in, but he does have a vision. He has considered dabbling in theater but is especially keen on directing and producing. He has recently started his own production company, which he wants to become "a haven for young, aspiring screenwriters." He explained that he is very eager about the new venture to develop and produce scripts in order to give something back to the industry that has made him a star. Cruise is also strongly committed to helping the upcoming generation of filmmakers. Finally...
...California, who chairs the health panel of the House Ways and Means Committee. Stark likes Fedmed largely because it jibes with a bill he submitted last year to extend Medicare coverage to all Americans. New York's Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, also has shown keen interest. Says a congressional source: "It's perfectly timed and comes from a very respected source at a time when no one quite knows what...
Actually the source of their agony is the same person, a gushy and gauche young woman (Sophie Thompson, sister of Oscar winner Emma) on whom both of the men and the lesbian fix their romantic longings. The same bent for imagination that makes them so keen for the game lets them see undying devotion where only vague kindness is meant. Sweet but terminally insensitive and preoccupied with her own problems as the battered wife of a stalking husband, this unlikely femme fatale remains unaware of her allure until much too late...
...President could act as early as this week. When he does move, it will be the biggest step yet in a carefully choreographed pas de deux that the U.S. and Vietnam have been cautiously enacting for the past seven months. Aside from the financial incentives, Hanoi has been keen to reestablish links with the U.S. as a counterweight to the looming influence of China in the region. American businessmen are eager to cash in on the potential market a liberated Vietnam will open up. But all the economic and geopolitical considerations are hostage to the emotionally charged matter...
...felt as qualified as a lot of the otherpeople who got in. I really didn't understand,"says one student who was rejected by Literature onhis first application. "I was really keen on doing[Literature...