Sentence examples for on obsessions from inspiring English sources

He believes in the passions bordering on obsessions that drive films noirs.

The Internet ravings of the accused gunman, Jared L. Loughner, have nothing to do with politics as understood by sane people, but rather focus on obsessions such as mind control through the teaching of grammar.

In What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, his memoir-essay on obsessions physical and mental, he puts it this way: When we set off to write a novel, when we use writing to create a story, like it or not a kind of toxin that lies deep down in all humanity rises to the surface.

I don't think it justifies the pre-launch hype, and I can't detect how the focus on obsessions rather than beats has changed the product.

Anxiety may stem from preoccupation over possible violations of routines and rituals, from being placed in a situation without a clear schedule or expectations, or from concern with failing in social encounters; the resulting stress may manifest as inattention, withdrawal, reliance on obsessions, hyperactivity, or aggressive or oppositional behavior.

Launched in 2012, Quartz is known for its lively mix of news and analysis, its Daily Brief of worldwide business news, its creative use of social media and its focus on "obsessions" of special interest to its readers rather than traditional beats.

"Those things just lead me into a full-on obsession with fermentation".

His hobby-verging-on-obsession will be on display at two exhibitions this fall, at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich and at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center.

The show hasn't been renewed for a second season, but my guilty pleasure has spiraled into a full-on obsession.

Ms. Hart's earlier show, "Shells," which she wrote with Nick Chase, involved the love life of a character named Michelle Hoffman, a self-absorbed woman whose preoccupation with one particular date she had bordered on obsession.

And their love borders on obsession.