Sentences with phrase «little enthusiasm for»

For many years, low interest rates allowed companies with strong credit ratings to obtain access to cheap capital through traditional financing methods — meaning there was little enthusiasm for sale - leaseback transactions.

However, in comparison with Nathaniel Hill and Walter Osborne, Kavanagh was far less influenced by Impressionism, and showed little enthusiasm for plein - air painting.

Dogs with post-nasal drip may swallow frequently, show little enthusiasm for food, have foul - smelling breath, and cough or wheeze.

Your once - active dog might not want to run and play, showing little enthusiasm for physical activity.

I'm puzzled at investors having so little enthusiasm for such a stable, cash - rich & low - cost producer.

Hey, I realize it's difficult to get excited about a non-Apple tablet today, but try and show a little enthusiasm for this potential leaked device?

But the committee found little enthusiasm for the return of the previous Connexions careers service, which had also faced criticism.

«I can muster little enthusiasm for basal readers, those homogenized and bowdlerized grade - school texts, edited according to readability formulas and syllable schemes, that constitute the bulk of the average child's officially sanctioned reading material in American schools,» comments Ms. Ohanian, a senior editor of Learning87 and a former teacher.

And, there was little enthusiasm for educating girls» (2).

The federal law encourages such transfers, but does not require them, and most urban superintendents have found little enthusiasm for the idea among their suburban neighbors.

His father, Jin (Youn Ho Cho), and mother, Soyoung (Haerry Kim), have pinned all their hopes on the quiet, obedient son who displays little enthusiasm for the future they envision for him.

Unfortunately, those of us who lived in Calgary through the NEP and saw many of our friends and neghbours lose their jobs and homes, do not share your «nostalgia» for the Pierre Trudeau era and have little enthusiasm for the son.

There is real anger in the country about what is seen as the selfish behaviour and ineptitude of ALL politicians and there is little enthusiasm for David Cameron and the Cameroons.

But the reason why polls show a slight narrowing of the gap now is that in the end there is little enthusiasm for the policies that Cameron and Hague espoused in 2001 and advocate now.

But the Council has evinced little enthusiasm for such a ban, with some members criticizing the potential for lost jobs.

But there seems to be little enthusiasm for a special session before the end of the year.

Today, however, the new leader showed little enthusiasm for working with the Conservatives, with all parties facing a possible hung parliament in 2009 or 2010.

Trump may be the only lifelong New Yorker in the presidential race, but that doesn't seem to win him any points in his hometown, according to results of an exclusive NY1 / Baruch College City poll, which which also found surprisingly little enthusiasm for a third - party run by former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

Some children will willingly sit on the potty but show little enthusiasm for anything more.

The interim coach showed little enthusiasm for returning next season, and he leaves having completed a solid stabilising job.

All in all, there is little enthusiasm for a ressourcementthat would draw deeply on the actual contents of our Scripture - based, Sacramental - Liturgical Tradition, and would use these resources to challenge our contemporaries and ourselves to a conversion that would be not only a widening and deepening, but also a change of perspective.

The first King national holiday was celebrated with little enthusiasm for the ideas that were central to the civil rights leader's thought and action.

Simply showing a little enthusiasm for your idea, and even dropping the simple line, «I am passionate about this,» is all you really need.

For all the gusto Friday at claiming Trump had been exonerated by the charges against the Russians, the White House has demonstrated little enthusiasm for holding Russia to account.

Not exact matches

Enthusiasm for work is strongest when you are young and have very little money.

So Lowry's could well get its major buy signal for reasons that would have little to do with renewed buying enthusiasm.

A populist who inspires so little enthusiasm from actual voters that he drops out before the first ballot gets cast probably isn't the man to improve Mitt Romney's numbers with blue - collar voters in Ohio and Michigan — and absent that qualification, the argument for picking Pawlenty mostly evaporates.

If we are struck by Francesca's courteous speech, we note that she is also in the habit of blaming others for her own difficulties; if we admire Farinata's magnanimity, we also note that his soul contains no room for God; if we are wrung by Pier delle Vigne's piteous narrative, we also consider that he has totally abandoned his allegiance to God for his belief in the power of his emperor; if we are moved by Brunetto Latini's devotion to his pupil, we become aware that his view of Dante's earthly mission has little of religion in it; if we are swept up in enthusiasm for the noble vigor of Ulysses, we eventually understand that he is maniacally egotistical; if we weep for Ugolino's piteous paternal feelings, we finally understand that he, too, was centrally (and damnably) concerned with himself, even at the expense of his children.

We were theologically literate — the subtle dialectics of Lutheran theology required doctrinal astuteness — and we had little use in our piety for emotionalism or enthusiasm.

It seems like every time I participate in a conference, synchroblog, or collaborative effort of some kind, Micky is there, making it all happen, with little fanfare around herself, but with a contagious enthusiasm for the people around her.

I always thought the concept of mince pies was totally weird, I mean the name itself is terrible and very unappetizing, so for those of you that are thinking the same thing I totally understand your lack of enthusiasm for these little pies!

when welbeck plays he certainly lacks little in terms of enthusiasm and he will present a threat even if (sometimes) he miscues and unwittingly creates opportunity for a team mate.

While I am quite content to sit on the bleachers with excitement, enthusiasm (and knitting needles in hand) the truth is that it can be a rather long stretch of waiting for the little ones not playing the game.

As soon as my little guy started crawling, his enthusiasm for going on adventures took off.

President Obama has put little political capital behind his transportation objectives; Congress has yet to hammer out a new transportation bill; the Highway Trust Fund is nearing bankruptcy; Governor Andrew Cuomo has yet to take a position on Gateway, and hasn't shown much enthusiasm for transit in general, and Christie seemed to express his position on mass transit with the cancellation of ARC, which has been the subject of a very damaging report by the Government Accountability Office.

YouGov's latest poll for the Sunday Times shows how little enthusiasm there is for these elections.

Cynthia Nixon has pushed Governor Andrew Cuomo so far out of his comfort zone that he's now proposing new laws for which he has previously expressed little enthusiasm.

So far, however, little evidence has emerged of reduced enthusiasm for pharmaceutical careers.

At the other end sit rosy - cheeked, freshly minted Ph.D. s full of enthusiasm, promise, and ideas, but with little yet to show for it.

Once when Tate was under the weather with a little cold and not showing much enthusiasm for hydrating himself, I decided to give him a little encouragement with a juice blend that could mask the taste of a few nutritional superfoods.

In the afternoons, I humbly discovered my endless enthusiasm for the Yoga Sutras of which I knew very little about.

And I'm grateful to you for being part of my little corner of the internet and sharing my enthusiasm for making healthy food taste delicious!

It's so low - key, I couldn't help but feel a little skeptical, despite my usual enthusiasm for all things bacteria.

Italy's Gucci, Kering's biggest revenue and profit motor, also trumped forecasts as enthusiasm for its flamboyant, sequin - filled make - over under designer Alessandro Michele over the past two years shows little sign of dying down.

That enthusiasm can be a great ego boost, especially if you're feeling a little down on yourself for one reason or another.

This user - friendly dating site is particularly handy for technological outsiders with little experience (but a lot of enthusiasm) for online networking.

Starting her day with little surprise can bring enthusiasm for the whole week.

If you are currently dating someone and you feel like they have been way too into you, and their enthusiasm for you makes you feel a little uncomfortable, there may be something you are unaware of.

Overall, it's easy to appreciate the screwy, lurid atmosphere, but even as Tarantino's enthusiasm is characteristically infectious, it eventually grows tiresome.Basically, the experience boils down to this: Accept «Django Unchained» on its own gonzo terms and it's a marvelously enjoyable piece of subversive entertainment — for a little while.

Different viewers will have different favorites among these depending on their individual enthusiasms; personally, I applaud the team for throwing a little love at Guy Pearce in The Proposition and a little shade at The Human Centipede.