1.   And as winter holidays draw near, nesters can hardly contain their enthusiasm as they deck out every window with wreaths, ribbons, swags and candlelight.

2.   Attenborough, a trained biologist, simply cannot contain his enthusiasm on camera.

3.   Bardem guessed that Schnabel, a talkative man who finds it hard to contain his enthusiasm once immersed in a project, wanted to discuss his part.

4.   Dole and House Speaker Newt Gingrich and their top negotiators could barely contain their enthusiasm.

5.   Dole and Gingrich and their top negotiators could barely contain their enthusiasm.

6.   Especially now that Howard Stern has been donning drag to promote his new book, gender fanatic Camille Paglia can hardly contain her enthusiasm for him.

7.   Gore is being careful these days to contain his enthusiasm, lest he appear overconfident or give the voters the sense that he expects a coronation.

8.   I contain enthusiasm.

9.   Its brochure, too, had a problem containing its enthusiasm.

10.   Just two wins away each from an all-Williams final, Serena could hardly contain her enthusiasm for the possibility.