Sentence examples for and preoccupies from inspiring English sources

"It is not possible that the head of government goes to Genoa four times, and preoccupies himself only with flower pots, dirty laundry and building facades," Domenico Fisichella, a senator of the far-right Alleanza Nazionale, said in a radio interview on Monday, referring to Mr. Berlusconi's comments before the meeting that the city was unsightly.

But though the current Broadway revival with Laura Linney and Ben Daniels is flawed, it is still a reminder that the quest for love, however manipulative or tortured, is often what takes up most of our time and preoccupies our thoughts and, until we get it right, there is little else of higher calling that can take its place.

He is a bit tired, and preoccupied with personal matters.

She is emotionally isolated, an insomniac, and preoccupied with death.

Sitting in a detention cell, Li Mengnan was silent and preoccupied.

Life, for him, was full of spies and preoccupying espionage.

Like Palestine, Iraq is a story that has gripped and preoccupied Arabs everywhere.

Disregard those otherwise occupied and preoccupied — everyone is by no means laughing.

"He's just diligent and preoccupied with what he does, not neurotically obsessive".

Wrapped up in our selves and preoccupied with working out our salvation, we defeat our purpose.

Martínez remembers him being morose and preoccupied by his mother's illness.