Sentence examples for general preoccupation from inspiring English sources
Most of his works were given elaborate titles that underscored his general preoccupation with mortality.
They account for a general preoccupation with the unrealistic concept of peaceful coexistence.
Through the Harry Potter movies he's become friends with JK Rowling, and gets very upset about the general preoccupation with her wealth.
Defense officials cite such developments as the Soviet Union's troop withdrawals from its border with China and Mongolia, its reduction in naval forces at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, and the general preoccupation of Moscow with domestic economic problems.
Mr. Baxter said the book grew out of a general preoccupation with "a kind of American loneliness that will not go away," and in particular with the "problem of underparented children".
One could argue that a culture's general preoccupation with form over substance has helped render such an impression accurate, but one would still be left to account for the ebullient outlier that is Gabrielle Schumanistlksinger, humandst, aspiringriNYCNYC fashion model.
The main reasons for the style's popularity seem to have been the general intellectual preoccupation with ancient Greek culture at the time, as well as a new awareness of the actual nature of Greek art brought about through widely circulated illustrations of notable ancient temples and the Elgin Marbles.
Our hypotheses are therefore that, compared to patients receiving equivalent clinician time, patients who receive ACT will show improvement in (a) overall mental state (incorporating positive, negative and general symptoms); (b) preoccupation, conviction, distress and disruption to life associated with positive psychotic symptoms; (c) social functioning, and (d) adaptive behavior.
Luggage is eloquent both of travel culture in general and the preoccupations of its owner.
Thomas's surprising and eccentric metaphoric cascades as well as his Freudian exploration of sexuality, strangeness, dreams, and childhood find a precedent in the movement's general tenets and preoccupations.
Essentially, the intelligentsia consisted of persons with a good modern education and a passionate preoccupation with general political and social ideas.
