1 There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. Nelson Mandela 

2 Mr Fallon and Mr Milburn are both keener to stress local issues and their constituency credentials.

3 For now Harriet's keener on seeing chess get a better press.

4 And several senators are keener on pushing their own agendas than kowtowing to Mr Lott.

5 Now, it seems, bankers are growing keener on importing ideas - and bosses - from industry.

6 We begin to sense with a keener sensitivity the needs of people around us.

7 Young males in particular were keener on high pay and promotion than older people, and less concerned with security or job satisfaction.

8 It'seems keener on blood transfusions than on bloodletting.

9 Thanks to recession at home, foreign firms are keener than ever to capitalise on China's growth.

10 She had never keener sense of freedom, of the absolute boldness and wantonness of liberty.

11 When he was up in the air he was engaged, his spirits prospered and his intellect was keener than a needle.

12 It was a pleasant morning, mid-September, mild, benignant , yet with a keener breath than that of the summer months.

13 After entering WTO, our financial industry will be faced with a keener competition.

14 If California's hippies long for legalisation, the bullet - weary citizens of Mexico's poorest barriosare even keener.

15 Your Granny Yinjiao has done only one job in her life: as a keener who mourner.

16 Chinese companies with idle cash on their books are keener to lend money out at premium rates rather than invest it in their businesses.

17 It was a pleasant morning, mid-September, mild, benignant, yet with a keener breath than of the summer months.

18 The Chinese business card printing business opportunities domestic competition keener than international competition.

19 Soon the equipage began to ascend to higher ground, and the wind grew keener with the change of level and soil.

20 It is easy to think to oneself that one's emotions used to be more vivid than they are, and one's mind keener.

21 As individual wealth rises in China, shoppers are becoming keener on supermarkets, attracted by their product variety and quality, cleanliness and competitive pricing.

22 A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.