Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] to be keen " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walker is keen to continue the momentum which has thrown Norwich right back into the thick of the title race and he is reported to be keen to sign Bournemouth 's highly rated striker Efan Ekoku . |
| 2 | Adia , the Swiss group , is said to be keen to buy chunks of Saatchi . |
| 3 | Although prices have not been announced , Land-Rover is said to be keen that the turbodiesel Discovery should undercut the £17,859 Mitsubishi Shogun five-door turbodiesel . |
| 4 | However , Laming is understood to be keen to start detailed monitoring . |
| 5 | If , for example , a GEMM has acquired an unusually large amount of a particular stock and is known to be keen to sell , other market makers may cut dealing prices ; conversely , if a GEMM is known to want to buy large amounts of stock , other market makers may raise prices . |
| 6 | The Terry 's cash would be very useful to UB , which is chaired by Bob Clarke , who is known to be keen to cut the group 's high gearing — debt amounted to about £540 million at the last count — and pave the way for even more expansion . |
| 7 | Grand Metropolitan , which is believed to be keen to sell its extensive brewing interests , came to life in late trading , jumping 21p to 599p as the story flowed that Sir James Goldsmith and friends were stake-building . |
| 8 | Currently , the Navy runs half its school at Aldershot and the other half at Devonport and is believed to be keen , for financial reasons if nothing else , to re-locate on to one site . |
| 9 | Tranmere manager John King is believed to be keen to bring the utility man to Prenton Park . |
| 10 | In addition , Peter Wood , who founded Direct Line and is a director of Royal Bank , is believed to be keen to see the company floated on the stock market . |