Sentence examples for Our preoccupation from inspiring English sources

Our preoccupation with migrant children reflects the fact that as children they will encounter the least public resistance.

Our preoccupation with tweeting, posting, texting and filming destroys the intimacy of what the best live performances should be, which is a captivating and all-encompassing experience.

"Our preoccupation and everyone's preoccupation is to ensure that the stability that exists now is not undermined by this plan put forward by the Americans," Mr. Chretien said at a joint news conference.

Our preoccupation with the race and test scores of applicants sends our young people the dangerous message that their eventual advancement in their careers and their lives will come down to a simple numbers game – just focus on making the most sales or bringing in the most new clients and you will rise straight to the top.

Our preoccupation with vampires goes back a long time, with their appearance in folklore even predating stories like Snow White.

Our preoccupation with our hunger and our bludgeoning headache only serves to re-enforce how very earth-bound we are, and as a result the two feel to be at odds with one another.

"Is America wallowing in its own obsessions or are our preoccupations shared by the world?

People ask: do the US listen to us and our preoccupations?

"We wanted to find what our generation's symbol would be," Ms. Andraos said, "embodying our preoccupations, our hopes for the world".

She takes on the colour of our fantasies and is shaped by our preoccupations: witch, bitch, feminist, sexual temptress, cold opportunist.

"But what happens is that Venezuela has such serious problems and our preoccupations here are so big that we cannot spend time thinking about what happens there".