Sentence examples for basic obsession from inspiring English sources

As Roy notes, "all weak people share a basic obsession — they fixate on the idea of satisfaction".

"The basic obsession is how do you get the old crocodiles out of the picture legitimately," says Fernando Bustamante of Quito's San Francisco university.Past confrontations between Congress and the president have ended with the latter sprinting for exile while the army looks on.

The novel, which began in extremis (Bunyan in prison; Defoe dodging creditors), but learned to entertain, and make money (Sterne cashing in as a bestseller; Dickens selling like a box set), still follows two basic imperatives: obsession or entertainment.

As he describes the evolution from basic burrito obsession to full on nudie burrito model/artist, I can't tell if I'm hungry or horny.

One almost insures the other, underscoring the industry's basic weakness — an obsession with hype and fast money.

The report highlights a basic problem in investing — that the obsession with recent returns hurts long-term performance.

But there is a difference between not quoting a long rant, about various obsessions, and eliding the most basic information.

Mahoney's obsession started six years ago, out of a basic curiosity for what made one cheese different from another.

The obsession with oil, however, overlooks some basic facts about the Islamic State's fossil fuel portfolio, and how it factors into the group's overall financing. .

Al-Qaida is often viewed as an American obsession while millions of Yemenis have more basic things to worry about – like obtaining their next meal.

Obsession with dealmaking led them to neglect the basic task of managing their companies.