Spencer Johnson Dedicated to my friend Dr. Kenneth Blanchard,whose enthusiasm for this story encouraged me to write this book, and whose help brought it to so many people.

Mr. O'Reilly's enthusiasm for Atlantic and the sheer pull of his name encouraged investors to take the plunge.

Renewed enthusiasm combined with lots of new self-composed material encouraged the band to continue.

In academic workshops and lectures, her ideas and enthusiasm encouraged others to tackle the problem of making compilers more efficient.

Their infectious enthusiasm for dance encouraged admirers to try new forms of social dance.

But the booksellers' enthusiasm encouraged Mr. Bogaards to schedule a 15-city reading tour for Ms. Tartt before any of the praiseworthy reviews appeared.

Gehry's enthusiasm for the sketches encouraged Bell to develop the concept further.

The overwhelming enthusiasm for the power of science and technology to manage the human and natural world encouraged regimes to attempt monumental development projects that would rapidly catapult developing countries into Western-style development.

The near success and the enthusiasm generated by the Southwark by-election of 1870 encouraged George Odger to stand in the Bristol by-election later in the year.

Goddet was educated at a private school near Oxford, England, and maintained a love for both Britain and the enthusiasm for sport encouraged in his school.