keenness

So the claim of responsibility while the perpetrators were still at large is unusual, and indicates keenness on IS's part to confirm its role.

Those of us who aren’t artists come here for them, too — their energy, ideas, ambition, scrappiness and keenness are what give this city its inimitable character.

And the brothers’ keenness on following “Talk to Me” with future features is clear.

Such a meeting, with a clear agenda to discuss challenges facing global fund managers investing in China, is rare, the three sources said, and reflected Beijing's keenness to shore up confidence among foreign investors.

Knowing of Koussevitzky’s keenness to champion American composers in wartime, Price then introduced the melting pot, not as an idealistic metaphor, but as her reality.