Sentence examples for be a central preoccupation from inspiring English sources

And would the democratisation of the wider Middle East be a central preoccupation of American and European policy?

But I want to let you know that fighting inflation will be a central preoccupation of mine during the months ahead, and I want to arouse the nation to join me in this effort.

"What Otto wanted" is a central preoccupation of both groups.

Language – its imperfections, its tyranny – has long been a central preoccupation for Samuel Beckett.

The goal of an Economic and Monetary Union, sometimes also called the European Monetary Union, has been a central preoccupation of the European Community for many years.

This is a central preoccupation for Scorsese: the ability of cinema as a mechanical process to somehow plug into the human heart of an audience.

The infinite variety of sexual experience, behaviour and attitudes has been a central preoccupation of opera composers since the genre's beginnings.

As the artist Diego Rivera said in 1920: "If you look around my studio, you will see Deaths everywhere, Deaths of every size and colour". Learning how to cope with mortality has always been a central preoccupation of human existence.

But the audience reaction was a central preoccupation during the seven months it took him to write the script, especially since the characters are aging beyond their gal-about-town ways.

Mr. Danforth said the effort to enlist such help had been a central preoccupation of his first month on the job, and he described conversations on the issue as maddeningly circular.

Explaining these deviations has been a central preoccupation of reorganization scholars for decades.