(superl.) Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
(superl.) Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
(v. t.) To sharpen; to make cold.
(n.) A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
(v. i.) To wail as a keener does.
Example Sentences:
(1) That the BBC has probably not been as vulnerable since the 1980s is also true – not least because the enemies of impartiality are more powerful, and the BBC's competitors (maimed after a year's exposure of their own behaviour in the Leveson inquiry ) are keen to wreck it.
(2) It has me as a listener and I am keen as well on sciences, arts, geography, history and politics, and I belong to two campaigns in Brighton and Chichester against privatisation of the NHS, and with some successes.
(3) Theresa May to visit India in signal of trading priorities post-Brexit Read more Cable said India had been keen to expand “ Mode 4 ” market access: the ability to bring in staff – Indian IT experts, for example – as part of trading in services.
(4) As corruption consistently ranks as a top concern for Spaniards, second only to unemployment, and with an eye on upcoming municipal and regional elections in the spring, Spain’s political parties have been keen to appear as if they are tackling the issue.
(5) He is understood to be keen to remain in the London area.
(6) The tech workers are mostly well-paid and keen to live downtown.
(7) Some Labour MPs, such as Frank Field and David Miliband, are keen on primaries.
(8) Professor Androsov was extremely hospitable and showed a keen interest in the freer exchange of knowledge between American and Soviet surgeons.
(9) The government, too, is keen to strike a conciliatory note, at least compared with the strident tones of the Iron Lady's day.
(10) Photograph: Peter Beaumont for the Guardian For his part the leader of Hadash, the veteran socialist party in Israel that emphasises Arab-Jewish cooperation, Odeh has now attracted a political star status most obvious on the stump in Lod on Wednesday in the repeated cries of “Ayman!” by shopkeepers and passersby keen to shake his hand or be photographed with him.
(11) This seemed contradictory for a government keen on getting people out of their cars, and given that at the time the Treasury finances were relatively healthy.
(12) Palaszczuk said she was keen to use her first attendance at a Coag meeting to push for the federal government to “accelerate some of their money towards the states” for the national disability insurance scheme.
(13) Even more striking is the stance being adopted by Hagan and her Democratic supporters, who have been as keen to discuss social issues as the Republicans have been to avoid them.
(14) Britain's estate agents today report a surge in the number of properties for sale amid signs jittery vendors are keen to strike a deal before next month's general election.
(15) It is a game to spend two hours together and enjoy our time together and say: ‘I was happy.’” Guardiola, who will be joined by the former Arsenal and Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta on his coaching staff , is keen to promote players from City’s junior ranks.
(16) May is thought to have been keen to examine more closely the role of Chinese companies in the project amid concerns about the impact on national security and despite her predecessor David Cameron’s strong support for Hinkley .
(17) Ian Livingstone is not all that keen on being photographed near the life-sized model of Lara Croft in his study – even though he was largely responsible for launching her on the world nearly 20 years ago, and the heroine of the Tomb Raider video games, comics and films helped to make his fortune.
(18) We were very keen to preserve the silhouette of the Leadenhall building [Cheesegrater],” says Richards.
(19) The Russians are also keen on it.” A Trump adviser confirmed the president-elect’s intention to meet Putin very soon and said that Reykjavik was under active consideration.
(20) At the same time, he is keen to do everything in his power to help Palace pick up three crucial points, right down to giving Pulis chapter and verse on the Cardiff players he knows inside out.
Kern
Definition:
(n.) A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.
(n.) Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
(n.) An idler; a vagabond.
(n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
(v. t.) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
(n.) A churn.
(n.) A hand mill. See Quern.
(v. i.) To harden, as corn in ripening.
(v. i.) To take the form of kernels; to granulate.
Example Sentences:
(1) Protein Mor has a C region sequence associated with Mcg-, Kern-, and Oz- proteins but differs from protein Sut by the presence of three amino acid interchanges at positions 168, 176, and 194.
(2) … In response to the shooting of Kharkiv mayor Gennady Kernes Everything happening now in Ukraine attests to the immediate need to disarm all militant groups, beginning with the Right Sector fighters, and to begin real, and not simulated, work of constitutional reform in the Ukrainian government and a search for international agreement.
(3) • An assassination attempt against Gennady Kernes, the wealthy mayor of Kharkiv, left him in "extremely serious but stable condition" in the hospital.
(4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close Gennady Kernes, the mayor of Kharkiv.
(5) Kern wants the next government to ensure an accommodating monetary policy from the Bank of England, which is expected to keep interest rates at 0.5% when it announces its monthly decision tomorrow.
(6) C lambda 7 encodes Kern+ and Oz- determinants, but does not encode any of the Kern+Oz- myeloma proteins published to date.
(7) The constant part of the chain is Kern- and Oz- which indicates that it has serine in position 154 and arginine in position 191.
(8) 4.46pm GMT OBR forecast is more realistic, but still too ambitious - BCC David Kern , chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: The new fiscal forecasts are disappointing but not surprising, so it would be premature to assume that the UK will lose its AAA rating.
(9) Two species of ticks that are ectoparasitic on rodents in Kern County were evaluated as vectors of WEE virus.
(10) A satisfactory voltage clamp was achieved in the small S-A node specimen using the double microelectrode technique (Deck, Kern, and Trautwein, 1964).
(11) A simple model is used to explore the extent to which the uniquely comprehensive studies of western equine encephalomyelitis in Kern County, California, by Reeves and his colleagues over many years, explain the dynamics and epidemiology of the infection.
(12) "There is now greater hope that increases in inflation above the 3% mark will be avoided, but the situation remains uncertain and renewed surges in energy prices could push inflation up again," said David Kern, chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
(13) David Kern, chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "Our manufacturing exporters are still overly focused on the weak eurozone, but low domestic demand has also limited progress."
(14) Steps must be taken to help businesses create jobs and wealth, and the planned national insurance rise must be scrapped," said David Kern, chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce.
(15) Its chief economist, David Kern, said: With inflation set to remain low, these figures further strengthen the case for the MPC to keep interest rates on hold until at least 2016.” With the cost of living a key battleground in the run-up to May’s election, Osborne seized on the impact of lower inflation on families’ finances.
(16) As Kharkiv’s mayor, Kernes has straddled the pro-Kiev and pro-Russian camps in his city in a risky balancing act that already has nearly cost him his life .
(17) Three populations sampled from the Little Kern River basin tended to be genetically distinct from two additional Little Kern River basin populations and from three geographically distinct populations sampled from the eastern Kern River area.
(18) Commenting on the BCC’s latest survey, its chief economist David Kern, said: “Noticeable falls in all the export balances and increased signs of slower growth require a forceful policy response.
(19) David Kern, chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce The upward revision to GDP in the second quarter is good news.
(20) David Kern, British Chambers of Commerce "These figures are stronger than earlier estimates and better than most analysts' expectations.