The most you can expect by way of scene-setting here are occasional keen-eyed observations by Jesse Stone, the hero, of the women who cross his line of sight.
Where bills are higher, such as in the South West, they appear to be less keen - although the small sample sizes in these areas mean that the data needs to be treated with caution.
The joint military exercises - codenamed Keen Sword - are being held to mark the 50th anniversary of the US-Japan alliance.
They looked at witness accounts and letters sent by the two artists, concluding that the row ended with Gauguin - a keen fencer - cutting his friend's ear off.
Hank Greenberg was intelligent but, on the evidence Mr. Rosengren provides, without keen self-knowledge.
Ford is working on hybrid vehicles with Toyota, once a lone wolf but now a keen co-operator.
The tribute added that Mr Howlett was a keen single-handicap golfer and was a member of Parc Golf Club in Coedkernew, Newport.
They have combined decent performance with very keen pricing - but their biggest success has been in provoking Apple to change its mind.
German bond yields hit another record low at the latest auctions Wednesday, which is another sign of the keen risk-aversion in the market place.
That none of this will happen is confirmed by the fact that the Republican tormentors themselves are by and large keen export-salesmen, virulent unilateralists and eager fund-raisers.
Since most of these congressmen are usually keen free-marketeers, this has led to snide comments that they have abandoned economic principle in order to keep their constituents happy.
Both are keen de-regulators and Mr Paterson is pushing a new " dash for gas", a policy the Committee on Climate Change says is incompatible with mandatory targets under the Climate Change Act to reduce emissions 80% by 2050.
Tony Curtis, the Professor of Poetry at the University of Glamorgan - and a keen golfer to boot - had a timely poem to read as the train sped through the landscape of early autumn.
And private-equity managers in particular are too keen on short-term profits at the expense of long-term investment and employment.
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We will have to do our story here - and the aid workers are not keen on journalists - though they know that coverage brings cash.
It's to be expected for a device of this nature -- most users eyeing the Xcover 2 likley aren't keen on top-end specs and high-performance.
The ECB is also loth to soil its hands with public debt, though banks flush with central-bank cash are keen buyers of such low-risk assets.
Third-Way propagandists are keen to contrast the right-wing assumption that governments almost always get things wrong with their own belief in the possibility, at least, of successful state intervention.
Ironically, it seems those who initially thought it a bad idea, now support the assembly - and are keen to see its powers increased - while those who voted yes in 1997, are less impressed.
The 22-year-old wide-man has made just five first-team appearances for United this season and is keen to play first-team football.
Land's End had once belonged to New York journalist (and keen 1920s party-giver) Herbert Bayard Swope.
American investors are keen on high-tech start-ups because they have seen many grow into world-beaters.
It is keen on small-business subsidies, but wants to dole them out with fewer hassles.
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This underscores the still-keen European investor uncertainty regarding the overall financial and economic health of the European Union.
It is so keen on anti-dumping that it is loth to complain when other countries retaliate in kind.
Labour has also proved less than keen on co-operating with private health-care providers, such as Britain's independent hospital chains.
Niu Qingbao, China's consul in Mumbai, says Chinese firms are mustard-keen to invest in infrastructure, if also a little daunted.
Icelanders are also keen to co-operate with Russia, Canada, and Norway in the Barents Sea and in the Arctic region.
Since the election, however, Mr Jospin has been sounding much more euro-keen.
Not surprisingly, Mr Fini's rivals on the Italian right are much less keen to co-operate now they sense he is invading their territory.
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