While I was thrilled to have the response be so enthusiastic for the holiday themed content and design, it came with a bit of a bittersweet feeling.

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It may be easier for Democrats to rally behind Whitehouse, whatever his views may be, than for Republicans to be enthusiastic about Chafee.

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The war had "caused deep schisms on a global basis", he said, and he hoped Mr Blair's successor, Gordon Brown, would be less enthusiastic in his support for it.

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But most of all, I want to thank all of you for taking the time to be here today, and for being so enthusiastic.

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The obvious difference is that only real plagues kill real people, though the permanent loss of a character can be a traumatic experience for an enthusiastic player, and one he will try hard to avoid.

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But how enthusiastic would German or British voters be about voting for a French commission president, or vice versa?

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This different version could be seen, for instance, in the breathlessly enthusiastic coverage of the election by al-Jazeera's rival, al-Arabiya.

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Italians may be less enthusiastic about some of the letter's other demands, notably for freer trade (Italy has often been a loser in globalisation).

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The expectation of the conference was that it would create a certain dynamics, bringing ethics educators together from many different countries, making them enthusiastic about their teaching, and providing incentives for learning how teaching could be improved and diversified with new ideas.

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The leader of the campaign to win new powers for the Scottish Parliament has said he is "enthusiastic" that the pro-union parties will be able to agree on which new responsibilities could be devolved to Holyrood.

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