Playful and eager for attention, the sea lions behaved like aquatic puppies.

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But with many Indonesians preoccupied with the meeting of the country's new assembly and the picking of a president, the soldiers are eager to divert attention from their folly in East Timor.

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His grasp of detail was simply amazing and afterwards he walked out to a scrum of journalists and people eager to catch his attention and took questions for another half an hour.

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But Republicans will be eager for any chance to turn some attention to the fight against terrorism at home.

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This has not escaped the attention of marketers, who are always eager to reach this new mass of Brazilian consumers.

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But most of the homeless men and women who were part of the experiment seemed eager to see it through, because they liked the attention.

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Energy and commodities trading has attracted the attention of hedge funds and Wall Street firms, which are eager to hitch a ride on the explosive growth in both markets.

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