Which brings us, unavoidably, to "Leatherheads, " the disappointingly leaden, if eager-to-please attempt by George Clooney, the movie's star and director, to evoke the screwball comedies of Hawks, Cukor and Sturges.
Unfortunately, copyright holders have proven willing if not eager to purse a scorched earth strategy to make its point when granted additional enforcement rights.
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In the days before the race, the mood among the drivers tended toward eager if antsy anticipation.
If Rapier is so eager to tax American energy companies, why not end the massive tax subsidies and tax breaks that Big Oil and gas companies get?
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All of these models are set to ship later this month, but if you're eager to learn more, you can check 'em out in our hands-on after the break.
If you're eager to make the move to OS 5 but have resisted because the devices seem expensive, price competition should start pushing prices ever downward in the coming months.
But if UBS appears too eager to turn over all the names, it could run into resistance from Switzerland's own bank privacy laws, on which the nation's wealth has been built.
High draft picks might not be so eager to bolt if they were allowed to choose where they play.
The suite of fairy variations in the Prologue meant to present Princess Aurora with noble character attributes plays out at a nonstop and breathless pace, as if Mr. Martins were eager to dispatch each solo as summarily as possible.
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Many Brazilians will be eager to hear what, if any, taxes she proposes to cut or eliminate.
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The SEC and CFTC are eager to use LEIs in reporting if they can be implemented in a timely fashion, the release added.
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But there can be little doubt that the company is eager to gain a foothold, if not actually in the United States, then as close as possible to it.
Western governments are clearly eager not to antagonise China, even if they chafe at its foot-dragging.
Thai voters seem eager to give democracy another go -- even if some pols are as likely as ever to buy their way into power.
Many eager ribbon-cutters have already learned an expensive lesson: if you build it, they may not come.
For one, money saved is money that, if left in the bank, is lent out to entrepreneurs and businesses eager to grow.
"This is the right track to be on if we are to emulate our form a year ago which we are eager to do, " he said.
Even if the art and design schools are still bursting to the seams with eager young students, are there any jobs for these people when they leave?
Do you truly believe that all people are good, hardworking, and eager to do whatever is needed to make a valuable contribution if you just treat them nicely?
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If you build it (a trail and a cabin) then they (eager hikers) will come.
And I doubt if employers, who saved billions by shifting costs to their employees, are eager to tell them how they are being gouged.
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At this point it seems wise to take deep breaths, and see if Lin can withstand a second half in which every NBA team will be eager to puncture the phenomenon.
He tucks the violin back under his chin, eager to get back to his music, and I know that if this one ever pans out, it's going to take some time.
You need answers that will heighten their curiosity rather than satisfy it, that will not allow them to pigeonhole you as "too eager to commit" or "just a player, " even if you are in fact one or the other.
Rarely do the journalists and campaign staffers that travel with McCain hear him freely use such religious language, and if the senator is obliged to chat about faith, he usually appears genuinely eager to move on to something else, which made his self-assured performance at Saddleback all the more striking.
If so, here's another handful of discounted tech ready to meet your eager mouse clicks.
It is also because, for their part, the European businessmen now so eager to atone for their companies' history are acting for cold, if sensible, commercial reasons: to retain permits to trade or the right to make a takeover in America, as well as to secure, if possible, an indemnity against existing or future claims.
If the Knicks had treated their opener as business as usual, the relocated Nets were like eager parents throwing a birthday party for a 1-year-old.
If the field of behavioral economics is to be believed, this should transform users into evangelists, eager to share their hotspot with anybody and everybody they come into contact with.
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When asked if the group would be doing another reunion tour, he delivered some news that fans might not be eager to hear.
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