On close inspection, many Republicans seem quite as keen to spend federal money as Democrats.
Kraft is as keen to get hold of Cadbury as the British chocolate-maker is to resist.
And if that were the case, would people be as keen to preserve it as they are now?
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Advertising firms will, no doubt, be just as keen to measure heartbeats, especially for ads designed to get pulses racing.
Many Italian firms are family-owned and about as keen to sell up as their 30-year-old sons are to leave home.
The interior ministry, which provides part of the money, may be as keen to discourage Islamist extremism and anti-Semitism as to promote participation.
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He is no less tough over Cyprus, believing that the West (and America in particular) is now as keen to humour Turkey as it is to coddle Greece.
Kazakhstan has huge energy reserves that are attractive to neighbouring China as well as to Europe, which is keen to reduce dependence on Russia's oil and gas.
There have also been reports that Hon Hai has asked for a seat on Sharp's board of directors in exchange for the investment, something that the Japanese firm is not seen as too keen to accept.
It was hoped the ship would be moved by a tugboat during high tide on Saturday, but crews decided not to attempt to refloat the vessel as they were keen to "take their time" and "prepare a plan".
Some observers cite another reason altogether as to why Anil is keen to build his own home: rumor has it that Sea Wind belongs to a private company controlled by Mukesh.
And, as Mitsui is keen to point out, there is nothing fair about misfortune.
As Labour was keen to point out, 71% of Scots voted for parties that oppose Scottish independence.
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But being big in memory is not necessarily a good thing, as Samsung was keen to point out.
It could be the last user-generated vote on the network as Facebook is keen to scrap the system.
The ECB faces a difficult balancing act as it is keen to preserve the game's traditions, whilst looking at ways at responding to the success of the IPL and the challenges it has thrown up.
Turkey wants the Syrian rebels to win the war as soon as possible and will be keen to convey its sense of frustration to Mr Kerry, the BBC's James Reynolds in Istanbul says.
The judiciary's various efforts suggest that Mr Chaudhry is as keen as any politician to curry public favour.
America and Britain retort that they are as keen as everyone else to sort out the whole mess.
Emerging-market makers, in places such as Russia, are keen to muscle in.
Much as Wall Street is keen to draw a line under this latest scandal, you do not need to be unduly perspicacious to find links between this one and other, very recent scandals.
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This is a radical move... poor numeracy is a blight on an individual's life chances and we believe that employees will be as keen as their employers to improve their skills.
However, when your reporter recently met a senior figure at American Airlines, he said that much as the company was keen to continue honouring its debts, "maybe the final chapter is not written yet".
Since Hillary Clinton voted to label the Revolutionary Guards terrorists, her Democratic rivals are keen to portray this as having recklessly given George Bush the go-ahead to attack Iran.
Liverpool, who have already sold Peter Crouch to Portsmouth this summer, are keen to free up transfer funds as they look to finalise a deal for Villa captain Gareth Barry and continue to chase Spurs striker Robbie Keane.
Worried by opinion polls suggesting that foreigners regard Britain as backward-looking, and keen to burnish its image for dynamism, the Blair government is intent on presenting Britain as a modern, thrusting type of nation.
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But with the Proteas relying on pace as their main weapon - and with team management keen to give young star Dale Steyn as much rest as possible - Nel has been brought back in.
Among the crowds are groups of pilgrims, who've traveled to Rome for the special and emotional occasion, as well as local residents and curious visitors keen to share in the moment.
In particular, Heseltine is said to be exercised by standards - so for instance in Germany, standards in factories are, he is said to think, much higher than in Britain's factories and as a result people are more keen to buy German parts.
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