Sentence examples for higher preoccupation from inspiring English sources

The monkey inevitably represents our baser nature and the rule of instinct, the elephant, despite its genetic remoteness from us, a higher preoccupation.

She said an Australian study of year 10 students had shown significant associations between heavy metal music and suicide ideation, depression, delinquency and drug-taking, while an American study had also shown that young adults who regularly listened to heavy metal had a higher preoccupation with suicide and higher levels of depression than their peers.

Higher scores reflect a positive quality of attachment and a high preoccupation with the fetus.

On both subscales and the GA, higher scores reflect a positive quality of attachment and a high preoccupation with the unborn child.

Negotiating an international agreement to curb Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief has been a high-stakes preoccupation for leaders around the world.

On "You Have to Go to College," one of his first songs, Toledo runs through a series of classic high-school preoccupations, from losing touch with friends to what it means to grow up and become a "decent human being".

Longer survival may be related to lower "anxious preoccupation," higher "fighting spirit," and better quality of life ratings before and soon after transplant in adults.

The authors found than women in the long leaves group had better understanding of child development, had higher levels of preoccupation with their infant, and reported that motherhood had a better impact on their self-esteem and their marriage.

The Argentine population seeks out plastic surgery at a disproportionate rate and exhibits high rates of preoccupation with bodily dissatisfaction, yet BDD is unrecognized and research is limited.

However, Asian patients who were English speaking showed significantly higher levels of anxious preoccupation compared with Caucasian patients (P=0.014), an effect not seen when English- and non-English-speaking subgroups were combined.

Given Americans' current preoccupation with high-fiber diets, and their endless parental fussing over the contents of children's diapers, one could easily argue that old fears of autointoxication must still be with us.