1.   He had hand and leg injuries that limited his playing time and sapped his enthusiasm.

2.   But none of this has sapped his enthusiasm.

3.   He says that certain forces conspired to sap his enthusiasm for the task.

4.   They want to snuff your opportunities and sap your enthusiasm.

5.   Today, gains in U.S. oil and electric utilities shares offset concern that disappointing second-quarter corporate profits will sap investor enthusiasm for equities.

6.   U.S. stocks are seen mixed as concern that rising interest rates will sap enthusiasm for stocks offsets optimism that an expanding economy will help corporate profits grow this year.

7.   U.S. stocks fell on concern that rising interest rates will sap investor enthusiasm for equities.

8.   U.S. stocks fell amid concern that rising interest rates will sap investor enthusiasm for stocks.

9.   U.S. stocks were mixed a day after posting steep declines amid concern that disappointing second-quarter corporate profits will sap investor enthusiasm for equities.