"To the extent that Eastern is a departure from all of that, people could easily slip into thinking, 'Well, this isn't so bad, this is a viable public institution.' " Whatever impression the history project here leaves on the public, the process of pulling it all together over the last five years has engrossed the staff and inmates.
But it followed another surprising twist in the political saga that has engrossed Britons since last Thursday's unexpected referendum vote for the country to leave the European Union: Justice Minister Michael Gove, who had been expected to support Johnson's candidacy and even run on a joint ticket, instead launched his own run for the leadership with an acid attack on Johnson's abilities.
She must persuade a powerful military establishment, which has engrossed most political and economic power in the half century it has ruled, to let go.
The Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. has engrossed the American public for many reasons -- its implications span ongoing debates over healthcare, religion and reproduction.
In one project, which has engrossed him since 1972, he has been carving a vast "city" into the desert of Nevada (without allowing anybody to see it).
A direct correlation between cancer progression and cathepsin expression has engrossed extensive consideration of these enzymes as potential drug targets for anticancer therapies.
The story of Hisham Talaat Moustafa and Suzanne Tamim has engrossed men and women of all ages in the Arab world for more than two years now.
As with much of the yes/no debate that has engrossed (some) Scots for decades, those who speak with exaggerated confidence on both sides are bluffing.
Although it is one of the smaller scandals to have shaken corporate America - she cashed in fewer than 4,000 shares in the drugs company ImClone - the case of Ms Stewart, 61, has engrossed the nation more than most.
Though the Noble children and their friends are caricatures, some of their on-screen exploits parallel a real-life mini-scandal that has engrossed Mexico during the movie's run.
In order to describe what happens at very small distances or very high energies corresponding to the first moments after the Big Bang, where space and time become discontinuous, general relativity has to be merged with quantum theory, a project that has engrossed the present generation of physicists.
