The party is keen to maintain its independent identity however, and argues that the need for a modern Liberal force in British politics has never been greater.

In Kerry in the southwest of Ireland, her keen is experienced as a " low, pleasant singing "; in Tyrone in the north, as " the sound of two boards being struck together "; and on Rathlin Island as " a thin, screeching sound somewhere between the wail of a woman and the moan of an owl ".

In Herodotus's account, Miltiades is keen to attack the Persians ( despite knowing that the Spartans are coming to aid the Athenians ), but strangely, chooses to wait until his actual day of command to attack.

Critical psychology is currently the preferred term for the discipline of psychology keen to find alternatives to the way the discipline of psychology reduces human experience to the level of the individual and thereby strips away possibilities for radical social change.

On the oil front, the new government in Ecuador has reversed the earlier revenue-sharing arrangements with western oil companies and is now keen on striking new partnerships with state-owned ONGC Videsh of India.

Stoiber is a keen football fan and he serves as Co-Chairman on the Advisory Board of FC Bayern Munich.

Following the departure of Steve Rider from the BBC, Lineker, who is a keen recreational golfer with a handicap of four, became the new presenter for the BBC's golf coverage.

Hadrian's military skill is not well attested due to a lack of military action during his reign ; however, his keen interest and knowledge of the army and his demonstrated skill of leadership show possible strategic talent.

Heimdallr is attested as possessing foreknowledge, keen eyesight and hearing, is described as " the whitest of the gods ", and keeps watch for the onset of Ragnarök while drinking fine mead in his dwelling Himinbjörg, located where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets heaven.

The standard of The American Kennel Club describes the breed as " Of great size and commanding appearance, the Irish Wolfhound is remarkable in combining power and swiftness with keen sight.

He employed his ten years of exile in studying politics in what was then the centre of European diplomacy, and it is memorable that his keen eye detected the inherent weakness of the second French empire beneath its imposing exterior.

It is able to locate its prey using its keen sense of smell, which can locate a dead or dying animal from a range of up to.

His services to his church have been summed up thus: ( 1 ) he has a keen sense of the proportion of the faith and maintains a clear distinction between what is fundamental, needing ecclesiastical commands, and subsidiary, needing only ecclesiastical guidance and suggestion ; ( 2 ) as distinguished from the earlier protesting standpoint, e. g. of the Thirty-nine Articles, he emphasized a positive and constructive statement of the Anglican position.

Liverpool features in the film The 51st State ( also known as Formula 51 ), in which ex-hitman Felix DeSouza ( Robert Carlyle ) is a keen supporter of the team and the last scene takes place at a match between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Gell-Mann also is an avid birdwatcher, a collector of antiquities, rancher, and a keen linguist.

The key point is that if no one else is keen to bet, then the most a player can raise by ( in a limit game ) is one single bet.

Bernard Williams, who was a critic of utilitarianism, said of Singer that he " is always so keen to mortify himself and tell everyone how to live ".

Simon is quoted as saying " if you'd ever seen Widnes, then you'd know why I was keen to get back to London as quickly as possible.

Tony Blair, the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of the British intervention, is regarded as a hero by the people of Sierra Leone, many of whom are keen for more British involvement.

Always feeling a keen sense of responsibility to her family and friends, she places their welfare and interests above her own, and suppresses her own strong emotions in a way that leads others to think she is indifferent or cold-hearted.

He intends to do well by his half-sisters, but he has a keen sense of avarice, and is easily swayed by his wife.

Described as a wealthy, sporting man who served in the army with Colonel Brandon, he is very affable and keen to throw frequent parties, picnics, and other social gatherings to bring together the young people of their village.

This strange person quarrels with a cyclist because the latter is using the path rather than the highroad.

The cyclist, a sufficiently commonplace young fellow, is not named but identified simply as `` Life '' -- that and a license number, which Piepsam uses in addressing him.

that is, on the basis of his own sinfulness and abject wretchedness, Piepsam becomes a prophet who in his ecstasy and in the name of God imprecates doom on Life -- not only the cyclist now, but the audience, the world, as well: `` all you light-headed breed ''.

The cyclist, by contrast, blond and blue-eyed, is simply unreflective, unproblematic Life, `` blithe and carefree ''.

But he is more interesting than the others, the ones who come from the highroad to watch him, more interesting than Life considered as a cyclist.

A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.

For example in the Netherlands, the law assumes the stronger participant ( e. g. a car driver ) is liable in the case of an accident with a weaker participant ( e. g. a cyclist ) unless it can be proved that the cyclist's behavior could not have been expected.

One concern often expressed ( both by non-cyclists and some cyclists ) is the thought that riding in traffic exposes the cyclist to higher levels of air pollution, especially if he or she travels on or along busy roads.

It is possible to close the grooves of the tracks on critical sections by rubber profiles that are pressed down by the wheelflanges of the passing tram but that cannot be lowered by the weight of a cyclist.

" Waiting for Godot is clearly not about track cycling, but it is said that Beckett himself did wait for French cyclist Roger Godeau ( 1920 – 2000 ; a professional cyclist from 1943 to 1961 ), outside the velodrome in Roubaix.

* Recumbent bicycles are designed for variety of recreational and utility purposes, but are characterised by the reclined riding position in which the cyclist is seated.

The cyclist is very hazy at about 200m ( 219 yards ).

The Southside is connected to downtown Binghamton by the State Street Bridge, Exchange Street Bridge, Tompkins Street Bridge and the historic pedestrian and cyclist only South Washington Street Bridge.

* Jeremy Powers is a professional racing cyclist riding for Cannondale.

Spencer is also an avid endurance cyclist, racing in several national cycling events.

Orwell is the birthplace of General Adna Chaffee, and of Russell Allen, as of 2006 the oldest living American Olympic cyclist.

Abingdon is also the final stop along the Virginia Creeper Trail, which allows pedestrian, cyclist and equestrian traffic.

The bicycles were his own: he is a keen cyclist, owning an early Burrows Windcheetah as well as a mountain bike fitted with an early front monoblade.

The mountain achieved worldwide notoriety when it claimed the life of British cyclist Tom Simpson, who died here on July 13, 1967 from heat exhaustion caused by a combination of factors including dehydration ( caused by lack of fluid intake and diarrhea ), amphetamines, and alcohol, although there is still speculation as to the exact cause of his death.

For cyclist, the same approach is used with the lens blackened out for a bicycle frame.

* Sports Illustrated magazine announces that cyclist Lance Armstrong is their Sportsman of the Year.

Corking allows the mass to engage in a variety of activities, such as forming a cyclone, lifting their bikes in a tradition known as a " Bike Lift " ( in Chicago this is referred to as a Chicago hold-up ), or to perform a " die-in " where riders lie on the ground with their bikes to symbolise cyclist deaths and injuries caused by automobiles, very popular in Montreal.