If he had set out a little later or a little earlier, as I've said, if he had not been preoccupied, if he were more resolute by nature, or more agile in his movements..
John Franco, the reliever and team captain, insisted today that players have not been preoccupied with deals the team did not make, and he noted that the Texas Rangers signed Rodriguez and are buried in the standing.
With lawmakers preoccupied with inquiries into Enron, Congress has not focused on Global Crossing until now.
The National Assembly, where many of the members are preoccupied with fending off tribunal cases, has not passed a single law since it first met last June.
They insist, though, that the offensive has not hurt their forces as much as it has preoccupied them with worry about civilians.
It has not helped that the modern leaders of Detroit were preoccupied with Wall Street, the stock price, quarterly projections and stockholder values.
Preoccupied with the budget for several weeks, he has not been thinking about the debate.
And the Administration has appeared so preoccupied with fending off the impeachment efforts that it has not seriously pushed a budget agenda.
And, while he has not trained since then, Cansdell-Sherriff refuses to let the injury preoccupy him.
Jonah was diagnosed with autism when he was almost 4, and ever since we've not only been preoccupied with anticipating every behavior he has but have been analyzing why he has them: a parenting style that has effectively prevented me from thinking too far ahead.
