Re "Networks Too Big for Their Own Good" (Preoccupations, Oct. 18): I agree that relying on networks to find talented job candidates makes sense, and that the way some networks are used today does not.
We got an over-all impression of good humor, preoccupation, and a high purpose with just a whiff of intrigue.
"Carnivàle" 's preoccupation with good and evil is, in fact, less simplistic than the promo would lead you to believe.
In Renaissance Italy, the rise of a rich, socially ambitious merchant class fostered a preoccupation with "good taste," whose criteria included subtlety of color and perfection of form.
The scales problematic use and preoccupation showed good sensitivity to changes during follow-up.
People may get satisfaction out of [just getting a good salary]." Dalglish's preoccupation is how to assemble his new acquisitions.
Ian had good journalistic instincts but his preoccupation was with the solution to the technical, commercial and human problems that came crowding in on the paper.
In her review of Deborah Fallows's "Dreaming in Chinese" ("Character Building," Sept. 26), Downer writes of the Chinese preoccupation with ensuring good luck: "This explains why the Beijing Olympics began on Aug. 8, 2008, at 8 08 p.m. Eight, ba, rhymes with fa, 'as in fa cai, which means "to become wealthy," ' making it a very auspicious number.
We often miss good conversations because of our preoccupation with technology.
"Good," she says, all vagueness and preoccupation.
