Leaving Ishmael Young's with the crucial tape, they were less in a state of manic enthusiasm than in a state of high fever.

"Yes, but-" Sherkaner began, but suddenly weaker, almost as if getting manic enthusiasm reflected back on him made him realize all the problems that stood between dream and reality.

I hesitated - give me at least that much credit - but in the end, Dave's manic enthusiasm was too much to withstand.

In his manic enthusiasm he arrests an innocent man, the bear-like Dan Maguire, and sets about framing him.

Politicians of all parties hope that by flinging themselves with manic enthusiasm into every aspect of community politics, they will win the undying gratitude of their electors.

The boy was shining with a kind of inner glow, an almost manic enthusiasm and vigour that made her want to step away from its heat.

So is Jerry Carroll, the on-screen pitchman who seems to have lost none of his manic enthusiasm.

The manic enthusiasm with which they threw themselves into this entirely private political gesture-artistic endeavor (which resulted in six-month prison terms for each) virtually defines their claustrophobic relationship.

Dr. Oliva speaks with almost manic enthusiasm about the transforming power of mastering not just another culture's literature, but the ordinary encounters of daily life.

His humor and imagination infuse the 17 essays collected in "The Fish's Eye" with the manic enthusiasm few anglers can ever explain.