Sentence examples for discussions occupied from inspiring English sources

LONDON — Papers and discussions occupied the delegates to the International Congress of Medicine for only part of yesterday [Aug. 9].

"What was happening was that the fracking discussions occupied so much time during the public participation portion of the prior meeting that the town board was not able to accomplish its regular business," he said.

Tutors fulfilled primarily a facilitative role and group discussions occupied 6 20 hours per week.

Much of the discussion was occupied with disciplinary or quasi-political decisions relating to the Investiture Controversy settled the previous year by the Concordat of Worms; simony was condemned, laymen were prohibited from disposing of church property, clerics in major orders were forbidden to marry, and uncanonical consecration of bishops was forbidden.

The connection between ethics and natural philosophy also appeared in discussions of subjects like the immortality of the soul or the human will, and consequently ethical discussions could occupy large sections both in reportationes of lessons and commentaries.

The idea that a chance to sin is also an opportunity to grow in virtue comes up in some of the religious discussions that occupy Aaron and the other men in the neighborhood.

Discussion on compliance occupied only 2% of the prescriber-patient visit.

Treatment discussion and behavior modification/counseling occupied just over 50% of the prescriber-patient visit.

But much of the day is occupied by discussions of crucial factoids, like: Did Supergirl ever have her own animated television series?

Now that Bernie Madoff has gone to jail for 150 years, there's a gaping hole in the public conversation, formerly occupied by discussions about how Bernie Madoff ought to go to jail for 150 years.

Discussion of the proposal occupied much of a weeklong meeting held in Bucharest, Romania, by the group, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.